I tweaked the earlier submitted version.  The chorus on the earlier version was not 
consistent with the version of the song that I downloaded.
EADGBE, Capo 1st fret

C (x32010@1)                      FEvery (133211@1)year at Christmas, all I can see
C (x32010@1)                               FAre (133211@1)pictures of the things I want around the tree
Dm (xx0231@1)                     CBut (x32010@1)this year's a little different
F (133211@1)                      AmI'm (x02210@1)not thinking of myself
FSo (133211@1)my prayer for this Christmas
C (x32010@1)            GIs (320003@1)for somebody else
Gsus4 G
So    I pray
C (x32010@1)         GJoy (320003@1)To the World
Am7 (x02010@1)           FPeace (133211@1)for every boy and girl
C (x32010@1)               GHope (320003@1)when life is hard
Am7 (x02010@1)        FLight (133211@1)when everything seems dark
C (x32010@1)                             FGod (133211@1)I know you're listening and you can hear
C (x32010@1)                                 FThe (133211@1)need of every broken heart and all their tears
Dm (xx0231@1)           CI (x32010@1)don't have a lot to offer
F (133211@1)            AmJust (x02210@1)this one simple prayer
FThat (133211@1)this Christmas everyone would know
C (x32010@1)          GSomebody (320003@1)cares...
Gsus4 G
So I pray
C (x32010@1)        GJoy (320003@1)to the world
Am7 (x02010@1)            FPeace (133211@1)for every boy and girl
C (x32010@1)               GHope (320003@1)when life is hard
Am7 (x02010@1)       FLight (133211@1)when everything seems dark
Dm7               CI (x32010@1)pray that every hungry soul
F (133211@1)             CWill (x32010@1)be fed and will be warm
Dm7         CThat (x32010@1)not a single solitary child
FWould (133211@1)suffer harm
Dm7 C/E
And wars would find their ending
F C/E
As we take another view
Dm7                  CMy (x32010@1)hope is that this Christmas prayer
F (133211@1)  Gsus4 (3x0013@1)     GWould (320003@1)somehow come true
BbI (x1333x@1)pray
F (133211@1)      BbHumanity (x1333x@1)would rise
G (320003@1)      AAnd (x02220@1)join with me
G (320003@1)        AAnd (x02220@1)together we'll sing
Woah, woah
D (xx0232@1)                    AJoy (x02220@1)[To the World] To all the world
Bm7 (x20202@1)          GPeace (320003@1)for every boy and girl
D (xx0232@1)          ATalking (x02220@1)'bout hope when life is hard
Bm7 (x20202@1)              GLight (320003@1)when everything seems dark
Em7           DI (xx0232@1)pray that every hungry soul
G (320003@1)        DWill (xx0232@1)be fed and will be warm
Em7             DThat (xx0232@1)not a single solitary child
G (320003@1)       Bm7Would (x20202@1)suffer harm
Em7                  DAnd (xx0232@1)Lord, we find their ending
G (320003@1)           DAs (xx0232@1)we take another view
Em7                         DSo (xx0232@1)now my hope is that this Christmas prayer
G (320003@1)            AWould (x02220@1)somehow come true
D (xx0232@1)        AJoy (x02220@1)To the World
Bb (x1333x@1)                    GPeace (320003@1)for every boy and girl
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