Learn to play "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" smoothly on your guitar.
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A So this is Christmas Bm And what have you done E Another year over A And a new one just begun D and so this is Christmas Em I hope you have fun A The near and the dear one D The old and the young Chorus: G A very merry Christmas A And a happy New Year Em G Let’s hope it’s a good one D E Without any fear And so this is Christmas (War is over) For weak and for strong (If you want it) The rich and the poor ones (War is over) The road is so long (Now) And so happy Christmas (War is over) For black and for white (If you want it) For yellow and red ones (War is over) Let's stop all the fight (Now) Chorus: A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Christmas (War is over) And what have we done? (If you want it) Another year over (War is over) And a new one just begun (Now) And so happy Christmas (War is over) We hope you have fun (If you want it) The near and the dear ones (War is over) The old and the young (Now) Chorus: A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear War is over, if you want it War is over, now Happy Christmas Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas) Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas) Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA D E Em G Bm Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" by John Lennon.