Happy Xmas War Is Over - John Lennon


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Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon

This rendition of the song includes alterations in lyrics at the end ( brackets for altered lyrics).
It is for a personal project at school and this is the general chord progression that we have decided upon.
Feel free to sing these lyrics or the original lyrics.


           
So this is Chr

istmas
              
And what have 

    
you done
             
Another year o

    
ver
              
And a new one 

          
just begun
              
And so this is

 
 Christmas
              
And I hope you

 
 have fun
              
The near and t

          
he dear one
              
The old and th

  
e young

[Chorus]
             
A very merry C

hristmas
              
And a happy Ne

     
w Year
              
Let's hope it'

           
s a good one
             
Without any fe

   
ar

[Verse]
              
And so this is

 
 Christmas
              
For weak and f

   
or strong
              
For rich and f

           
or poor ones
              
The world is s

       
o wrong
             
And so happy C

hristmas
              
For black and 

    
for white
              
For yellow and

        
 red ones
              
Let's stop all

     
 the fight

[Chorus]
             
A very merry C

hristmas
              
(To the ones w

          
e hold dear)
              
(our friends w

           
ill surround u


s)
              
(for each fall

          
en tear)

[Verse]
              
And so this is

 
 Christmas (wa

r is over begi

ns)
              
(for friend an

      
d for foe)
              
(forgive and f

            
orget some)
              
(we'll make it

        
 I know)
              
(And so happy 

 
Christmas)
              
(we'll wrap yo

        
u in light)
              
(till darkness

             
 can't hurt yo

 
u)
              
(we'll end all

     
 the fight)

[Chorus]
             
A very merry C

hristmas
              
(to every shed

     
 tear)
              
(to all bright

           
ened smiles)
              
(your people a

       
re here)

[Bridge]

War is over,

If you want it

War is over
        
Now
N.C
-DIALOGUE-
Bridge Repeats