Christmas Cheer Chords
by Strawbs
Christmas Cheer by Strawbs is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em C Em C Em C Em C
verse 1
Em C
It was on the stroke of midnight
Em C
On the final Christmas Eve
Em C
People all around were saying
Em C
"What do you believe?"
Em C
Streets were laid with burnished gold
Em C
Statues made of chrome
Em C
Up spoke the wicked messenger
Em C
"You're welcome to my home"
G Am
Everything's going to be alright
Em C
Everything's going to be alright
G Am
Everything's going to be alright
Em C
Everything's going to be alright
Instrumental: C Am C Em C Em C Em C Em C
verse 2
Em C
Then tempers started flaring
Em C
As the heat began to rise
Em C
Fields of corn and rapeseed
Em C
Turned to dust before their eyes
Em C
People started blaming
Em C
The changing weather map
Em C
The chrome began to tarnish
Em C
The gold was sold for scrap
G Am
Everything's going to be alright
Em C
Everything's going to be alright
G Am
Everything's going to be alright
Em C
Everything's going to be alright
Instrumental: C Am C Em C Em C Em C Em C
verse 3
Em C
Then just before the end of time
Em C
The sun began to dim
Em C
People of the world began
Em C
To sing a common hymn
Em C
The Muslim kissed the Hindu
Em C
The Hindu kissed the Jew
Em C
The Jew kissed all the Buddhists
Em C
And the Christians joined the queue
G Am
Everything's going to be alright
Em C
Everything's going to be alright
G Am
Everything's going to be alright
Em C
Everything's going to be alright
G Am
Everything's going to be alright
Em C
Everything's going to be alright
G Am
Everything's going to be alright
Em C
Everything's going to be alright