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Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
John Lennon
[Verse]
So this is CAhristmas
And what have you Bmdone
Another year Eover
And a new one just bAegun
and Aso this is DChristmas
I hope you have Emfun
The near and the deaAr one
The old and the Dyoung
[Chorus]
A very merry CGhristmas
And a happy New YAear
Let’s hope it’s a Emgood oneG  
Without any fDearE  
[Verse]
And so this is CAhristmas
For weak and for Bmstrong
For rich and the poor Eones
The road is so lAong
And Aso happy DChristmas
For black and for Emwhite
For yellow and red Aones
Let’s stop all the Dfight
[Chorus]
A very merry CGhristmas
And a happy New YAear
Let’s hope it’s a Emgood oneG  
Without any fDearE  
[Verse]
And so this is ChAristmas
And what have we Bmdone
Another year Eover
A new one just bAegun
And Aso happy DChristmas
We hope you have Emfun
The near and the deAar one
The old and the yDoung
[Chorus]
A very merry CGhristmas
And a happy New YAear
Let’s hope it’s a Emgood oneG  
Without any fDearE  
[Outro]
AWar is over
BmIf you want it
EWar is over
ANow

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Happy Xmas War Is Over

by John Lennon

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Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

John Lennon

[Verse]

So this is Christmas

And what have you done

Another year over

And a new one just begun

A D

and so this is Christmas

I hope you have fun

The near and the dear one

The old and the young

[Chorus]

A very merry Christmas

And a happy New Year

Em G

Let’s hope it’s a good one

D E

Without any fear

[Verse]

And so this is Christmas

For weak and for strong

For rich and the poor ones

The road is so long

A D

And so happy Christmas

For black and for white

For yellow and red ones

Let’s stop all the fight

[Chorus]

A very merry Christmas

And a happy New Year

Em G

Let’s hope it’s a good one

D E

Without any fear

[Verse]

And so this is Christmas

And what have we done

Another year over

A new one just begun

A D

And so happy Christmas

We hope you have fun

The near and the dear one

The old and the young

[Chorus]

A very merry Christmas

And a happy New Year

Em G

Let’s hope it’s a good one

D E

Without any fear

[Outro]

War is over

If you want it

War is over

Now

About Happy Xmas War Is Over Chords by John Lennon

Learn how to play Happy Xmas War Is Over by John Lennon with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Happy Xmas War Is Over chords”, “Happy Xmas War Is Over guitar chords”, or “John Lennon Happy Xmas War Is Over chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Happy Xmas War Is Over chords and for experienced players who want accurate Happy Xmas War Is Over lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, Bm, E, D, Em, G.

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