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Buck Owens – Christmas Aint Christmas Dear Without You Chords

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
N.C.

[Verse 1] (Buck)
N.C.    G            C
I heard no Christmas carols
     A7              D7
as I walked down the street
        G        C
I heard no Merry Christmas
     A7         D7
from people I'd meet
   G             G7
It seemed you've made
    C           Am
the whole world blue
D7
Christmas ain't Christmas
             G   G
dear without you

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[Verse 2] (Buck)
  G           C
I talked to a snowman
    A7       D7
and to my surprise
     G          C
When I spoke of you
   A7         D7
he started to cry
    G             G7
Now that's pretty sad to
      C            Am
see a snowman turn blue
D7
Christmas ain't Christmas
             G
dear without you

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[Solo]
G   G   C   C

[Verse 3] (Susan)
   C               F
No Christmas ain't Christmas
      D7        G
since you went away
C          F
And now it seems
          D7        G
like just any other day
C       C7        F           D7
Yes you turned my whole world blue

(Buck and Susan)
G
Christmas ain't Christmas
             C    C
dear without you
G
Christmas ain't Christmas
             C    C
dear without you

How to play Christmas Aint Christmas Dear Without You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Christmas Aint Christmas Dear Without You by Buck Owens on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Christmas Aint Christmas Dear Without You by Buck Owens sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 8 chords to play it: G, C, A7, D7, G7, Am, F and C7.

The backbone of the song is G – C – A7 – D7 (I – IV – II7 – V7 in G major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – reh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.