My Grown Up Christmas List
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Intro: ||: A E F#m | E D | E Bm | E :||
A E F#m
Do you remember me
F#m E D
I sat upon your knee
D A Bm E
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
A E F#m
Well I all grown up now
F#m E D
Can you still help somehow?
D A Bm E
I not a child, but my heart still can dream
A E F#m
So here my lifelong wish
F#m E D
My grown up Christmas list
D A Bm E
Not for myself, but for a world in need
F# D#m B
No more lives torn apart
B C# A#m
That wars would never start
D#m C# B C#
And time would heal all hearts
F# D#m B
Every man would have a friend
B C# A#m
That right would always win
D#m C# g#dim7
And love would never end
A#m D#m G#m C# F#
This is my grown up Christmas list
{Break} A E
F# B
What is this illusion called the innocence of youth?
D#m G#
Maybe only in that blind belief
C# F
Can we ever find the truth
F# D#m B
No more lives torn apart
B C# A#m
That wars would never start
D#m C# B C#
And time would heal all hearts
F# D#m B
Every man would have a friend
B C# A#m
That right would always win
D#m C# g#dim7
And love would never end
A#m D#m G#m C# F#
This is my grown up Christmas list
How to play My Grown Up Christmas List
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.