John Lennon - Happy Xmas War Is Over Chords & Tabs

 

Happy Xmas War Is Over Chords & Tabs

John Lennon Chords & Tabs

Version: 5 Type: Chords

Happy Xmas War Is Over Chords

   
                                     John Lennon
                               Happy Xmas (War is Over)
                                        1971


Simplified version for anyone struggling with some of the chords in
the other versions. Merry Christmas B)


                    **Capo 2nd fret**


Chords:   G       (320033)     Dsus2    (xx0230)
          Gsus2   (3x0233)     C        (x32010)
          Gsus4   (3x0013)     Cadd9    (x3x030)
          Am      (x02210)     Csus4    (x33010)
          Asus2   (x02200)     Dm       (xx0321)
          Asus4   (x02230)     Dmadd9   (x03230)
          Dsus4   (xx0233)     F        (133211)
          D       (xx0232)     D7       (xx0212)



                           G         Gsus2     Gsus4     G
Verse 1:        So this is Christmas,
                                  Am     Asus2    Asus4    Am
                And what have you done,
                             Dsus4    D    Dsus2    D 
                Another year over,
                                     G     Gsus2    Gsus4    G
                And a new one just begun.


                                C         Cadd9    Csus4    C
Verse 2:        And so this is Christmas,
                                Dm    Dmadd9    Dsus4    Dm
                I hope you have fun,
                                 Gsus4      G    Gsus2    G
                The near and the dear ones,
                                C      Cadd9    Csus4    C
                The old and the young.


                             F
Chorus 1:       A very Merry Christmas,
                                G
                And a happy New Year,
                                  Dm         G
                Let's hope it's a good one,
                             C        D7
                Without any fear.


                               G         Gsus2     Gsus4     G
Verse 3:        And so this is Christmas,
                                  Am     Asus2    Asus4    Am
                For weak and for strong,
                                 Dsus4    D    Dsus2    D 
                The rich and the poor ones,
                                G         Gsus2     Gsus4     G
                The world is so wrong.

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                              C         Cadd9    Csus4    C
Verse 4:        And so Happy Christmas,
                                 Dm    Dmadd9    Dsus4    Dm
                For black and for  white,
                               Gsus4      G    Gsus2    G
                For yellow and red ones,
                                    C      Cadd9    Csus4    C
                Let's stop all the fight.


                             F
Chorus 2:       A very Merry Christmas,
                                G
                And a happy New Year,
                                  Dm         G
                Let's hope it's a good one,
                             C        D7
                Without any fear.


                                G         Gsus2     Gsus4     G
Verse 5:        And so this is Christmas,
                                 Am     Asus2    Asus4    Am
                And what have we done,
                             Dsus4    D    Dsus2    D 
                Another year over,
                                     G     Gsus2    Gsus4    G
                And a new one just begun.


                              C         Cadd9    Csus4    C
Verse 2:        And so happy Christmas,
                                Dm    Dmadd9    Dsus4    Dm
                I hope you have fun,
                                 Gsus4      G    Gsus2    G
                The near and the dear ones,
                                C       Cadd9    Csus4    C
                The old and the young.

                             F
Chorus 3:       A very Merry Christmas,
                                G
                And a happy New Year,
                                  Dm         G
                Let's hope it's a good one,
                             C        D7
                Without any fear.


                G     Gsus2   Gsus4   G
Coda:           War___ is____ o______ ver,
                Am     Asus2     Asus4     Am
                If____ you______ want_____ it,
                Dsus4   D     Dsus2    D
                War____ is____ o______ ver,
                G     Gsus2     Gsus4     G
                Now________________________.