{title: Happy Christmas (war is over)}
{artist: John Lennon}
{time: 3/4}
{tempo: 50}
{key: A}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
so this is [A]Christmas, [E/A] [Bm/A] [A] and what have you [Bm]done? [F#/B] [Bmsus4]
another year [Esus4]over, [Esus2] a new one just be[A]gun [E/A] [Bm/A] [A]
and so this is [D]Christmas [A/D] [G/D] [D] I hope you have [Em]fun [B/E] [Emsus4]
the near and the [Asus4]dear ones [Asus2] the old and the [D]young [A/D] [G/D] [D]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
a very merry [G]Christmas and a happy New [A]Year
let's hope it's a [Em]good one, [G] without any [D]fear [E] [E7]
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
and so this is [A]Christmas [E/A] [Bm/A] [A] (war is over)
for weak and for [Bm]strong [F#/B] [Bmsus4] (if you want it)
the rich and the [Esus4]poor ones [Esus2] (war is over)
the road is so [A]long [E/A] [Bm/A] [A] (now)
and so happy [D]Christmas [A/D] [G/D] [D] (war is over)
for black and for [Em]white [B/E] [Emsus4] (if you want it)
for yellow and [Asus4]red ones [Asus2] (war is over
let's stop all the [D]fight [A/D] [G/D] [D] (now)
{end_of_verse}
{chorus: Chorus 2}
{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
so this is [A]Christmas, [E/A] [Bm/A] [A] and what have we [Bm]done? [F#/B] [Bmsus4]
another year [Esus4]over, [Esus2] a new one just be[A]gun [E/A] [Bm/A] [A]
and so happy [D]Christmas [A/D] [G/D] [D] we hope you have [Em]fun [B/E] [Emsus4]
the near and the [Asus4]dear ones [Asus2] the old and the [D]young [A/D] [G/D] [D]
{end_of_verse}
{chorus: Chorus 3}
{start_of_part: Outtro}
[A]war [E/A]is [Bm/A]o[A]ver, [Bm]if [F#/B]you [Bmsus4]want [Bm]it
[Esus4]war [E]is [Esus2]o[E]ver [A]now [E/A] [Bm/A] [A]
{end_of_part}