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.
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________________________.
