• Song:

    Happy Xmas War Is Over

  • Artist:

    John Lennon

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________________________.
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