Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Chords

KeyA Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays880

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, Am, D, C, Dm, F and D(pause). Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
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               G                         Am       
So this is Christmas and what have you done    
              D                         G    
Another year over and a new one just begun          
                C                        Dm    
And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun    
                    G                         C    
The near and the dear one the old and the young    
                 F                        G         
A very merry Christmas and a happy New Year    
                      Dm  F              C    D 
Let's hope it's a good one without any fear    
                       G    
And so this is Christmas    
                      Am    
For weak and for strong    
                       D    
For rich and the poor ones    
                    G     
The world is so wrong    
                    C    
And so happy Christmas    
                    Dm    
For black and for white    
                    G    
For yellow and red ones    
                     C      
Let's stop all the fight    
                 F                       G     
A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year    
                      Dm    F            C   D(pause)  
Let's hope it's a good one without any fear    
                       G    
And so this is Christmas    
                   Am    
And what have we done    
               D    
Another year over    
                     G    
And a new one just begun      
                       C      
And so this is Christmas    
                 Dm    
I hope you have fun    
                       G    
The near and the dear one    
                    C    
The old and the young    
                F                       G     
A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year    
                      Dm    F            C   D
Let's hope it's a good one without any fear    
G    
War is over     
Am    
If you want it    
D    
War is over    
D    
Now...    
G    
War is over     
Am    
If you want it    
D    
War is over    
G    
Now...
    	

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100 BPM Andante