John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over): Guitar Chords

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.

Learn Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Guitar Chords and Lyrics by John Lennon

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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

            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)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord 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.