The Who - Christmas: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Christmas" 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 Christmas Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Who

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 "Christmas" smoothly on your guitar.

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

G
Did you ever see the faces of the children,
               D   Dsus4 D
They get so excited.
 G
Waking up on Christmas morning
                                 D  Dsus4 D
Hours before the winter sun's ignited.

They believe in dreams and all they mean,
Including Heaven's generosity.
Peeping round the door to see what
Parcels are for free in curiosity.

Chorus:
     G              A        D       C
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is.
    G                A                   D       C
He doesn't know who Jesus was, or what praying is.
 C       G     D      C        G       A
How can he be saved from the eternal grave?

Surrounded by his friends,
he sits so silently and unaware of anything.
Playing poxy pinball, picks his nose and smiles,
Pokes his tongue at everything

I believe in love, but how can men who've never
Seen light be enlightened?
Only if he's cured will his spirit
future level ever heighten.

Chorus:
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is.
He doesn't know who Jesus was or what praying is.
How can he be saved from the eternal grave?

Gm                      Fmaj7
  Tommy, can you hear me?    Tommy, can you hear me?
Edim7                    D#/G
  Tommy, can you hear me?    Tommy, can you hear me?
G                        D#/G
  Tommy, can you hear me?    Can you hear me?
D
How can he be saved?

D#maj7  F                Gm
See me feel me touch me heal me

Tommy can you hear me?
Tommy can you hear me?
Tommy can you hear me?
Tommy can you hear me?
Tommy can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
How can he be saved?

Did you ever see the faces of the children?
They get so excited
Waking up on Christmas morning
hours before the winter sun's ignited
They believe in dreams and all they
mean including heaven's generosity
Peeping round the doors to see what
parcels are for free in curiosity

Chorus:
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is
He doesn't know who Jesus was or what praying is
How can he be saved
From the eternal grave?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

D#maj7

Guitar chord D#maj7

Dsus4

Guitar chord Dsus4

Edim

Guitar chord Edim

Edim7

Guitar chord Edim7

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Christmas" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Christmas" by The Who.

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