Ne-Yo – I Want To Come Home For Christmas (Guitar)
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written by Marvin Gaye and Forest Hairston, and originally performed by Gaye in 1972, but poshumously released
in 1988.
This version is Ne'Yo's arrangement from the soundtrack to the Christmas-themed film "The Best Man Holiday".
Its form is the same throughout as Gaye's version, except for its uptempo refrain towards the end.
Form:
- Verse: 12:8 (61bpm)
- Chorus: 12:8 (61bpm)
- Bridge: 12:8 (61bpm)
- Refrain: 4:4 (98bpm)
- Outro: 12:8 (61bpm)
[Verse]
A Bm C#m F#m I'd give anything to see Bm E A little Christmas tree A And to hear D DM7 C#m F#m Hear the laughter of children playing in the snow, hooo hoo Bm E To kiss my baby under the mistletoe
[Chorus]
A C#m7 F#m7 But I can't promise my eyes this sight Bm E Unless they stop the fight A Cause I'm a prisoner of war Em7 A7 Lying here in my cell Em7 G Hoping my family is well Bmadd4 E Wishin' they wouldn't worry so much about me C#m F#m Bm Just try to get us home E A In time for the Christmas tree D E Oh, yes oh!
[Bridge]
C#m7 Fm C#m7 Fm7 I.... want to see snow flakes fall C#m7 Fm C#m7 Fm7 I.... want to see Santa Claus Bm E Oh, I wanna hear jingle bells ringing A C#m7 F#m7 But I can't promise my eyes that sight Bm E Oh, unless, unless they stop the fight E Oooooo-oooo-ooooh
[Refrain]
Note: Speed up to 98bpm Double-time in 4:4
A Trying to get home wi' yo' AM7 Trying to get home wi' yo' D A/C# Bm Trying to get home at Christmas time wi' yo', ya-da-da-da-daya A Trying to get home wi' yo' AM7 Trying to get home wi' yo' D A/C# Bm Trying to get home at Christmas time wi' yo'
[Outro]
Note: drop back to 61bpm (original 12:8 pace)
E Oh, oh baby, oh baby, oooh C#m7 Fm C#m7 Fm7 I.... want to see snow flakes fall C#m7 Fm C#m7 Fm7 I.... want to see Santa Claus Bm F#m Oh, I wanna hear jingle bells ringing, ringing, ringing Bm Esus4 E Oh, I wanna hear jingle bells ringing, ringing, ringing C#m7 Fm C#m7 Fm7 I.... want to see snow flakes fall C#m7 Fm C#m7 Fm7 I.... want to see Santa Claus C#m7 Fm C#m7 Fm7 I.... want to see snow flakes fall C#m7 Fm C#m7 Fm7 I.... want to see Santa Claus