MAKING CHRISTMAS (FROM THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS)

LEVEL 3A · 116 BPM · Danny Elfman
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Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

This time...

(Fm6)This time...

(Cm)Mak ing Christ mas.

Mak ing Christ mas.

Mak ing Christ mas, mak ing Christ mas

It’s (Fdim7)ours this (Cm6)time, and (Fdim7)won’t the (Cm6)chil dren (Fdim7)be sur (Cm6)prised?

It’s (Fm)ours this (D)time!

(Gm)Mak ing Christ mas, mak ing Christ mas, mak ing Christ mas.

(F#dim)Time to (Em)give them (F#dim)some thing (Em)fun they’ll (F#dim)talk a (Em)bout for (F#dim)years to (Em)come.

(CN.C.)Let’s have a cheer from ev ’ry one.

to par ty!

(Gm)Mak ing Christ mas, mak ing Christ mas.

(C#dim7)Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice with (Am)spi der legs and pret ty bows!

It’s (Db)ours (Fm)this (G)time!

(Dm)All to geth er, (Bb)that and this, with (G7)all our tricks we’re (Bb)mak ing Christ (A)mas (Dm)time!

I (Bbdim7)don’t be (Dm)lieve what’s (E)hap p’ning to (Bm)me.

My (Edim)hopes, my (Bm)dreams,

my (E)fan ta (B)sies.

Won’t they be im pressed?

I am a gen i us!

See (Edim7)how I (Bm)trans formed (F#7)this old (Bm)rat in (Edim7)to a (Bm)most de (F#7)light ful (Bm)hat.

My (Em)com pli ments, from (B7)me to you, on (Em)this, your most in (B7)trigu ing hat.

Con (Em)sid er, though, this (Am)sub sti tute: A (B)bat in place of this old rat.

(Dm)No, no, no, now (Gm)that’s all wrong.

This (Dm)thing will nev er (A7)make a pres ent.

(Dm)It’s been dead for (Gm)much too long.

Try (Dm)some thing fresh er, (A)some thing pleas ant.

All to geth er, (Bb)that and this, with (G7)all our tricks we’re (Bb)mak ing (A)Christ mas (Dm)time!

(Fm)Mak ing Christ mas, mak ing Christ mas, la, la, la!

It’s (Gdim7)al most (Dm)here and (A)we can’t (Dm)wait, so (Gdim7)ring the (Dm)bells and (A)cel e (Dm)brate.

’Cause (A)when the full moon starts to climb, we’ll all sing out: It’s Christ mas (Dm)time!

SONG INFO

Level
3 of 5
Key
A
Tempo
116 BPM
Plays
2
Category
Holiday/Christmas
Artist
Danny Elfman

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