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Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

by Lennon & Ono

Written by: John Lennon

HAPPY CHRISTMAS (War Is Over) John Lennon Lennon & Ono 12-8 So this is | E F#m ||: ^Christ mas / ~ / ^and what^have^you | done e / ~ / ^An oth^er^year | ||: ^Christ mas / ~ / ^and what^have^we | done e / ~ / ^An oth^er^year | F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7 E | ^ov er / ~ / ^a new^one^just=be | g^u^n / ~ / ^And so^this^is | | ^ov er / ~ / ^a new^one^just=be | g^u^n / ~ / ^And so^Hap^py | A Bm | ^Christ mas / ~ / ^I hope^you^have | fun n / ~ / ^The near^and^the | | ^Christ mas / ~ / ^We hope^you^have | fun n / ~ / ^The near^and^the | E B7 A A7 | ^dear ones / ~ / ^the old^and^the | yo^u^ng / ~ / ^A ve^ry^mer=ry | | ^dear ones / ~ / ^the old^and^the | yo^u^ng / ~ / ^A ve^ry^mer=ry | D E | ^Christ mass s s / and=a Hap^py^New | Year rr rr / ^Let's hope^its^a | | ^Christ mass s s / and=a Hap^py^New | Year rr rr / ^Let's hope^its^a | Bm D | ^good one ee e / ^with out^an^y | | ^good one ee e / ^with out^an^y | A B7 E EM7 A6 E 1. | fear rr rr / ^and so^this^is | ^Christ mas / ~ / ^For weak^and^for | F#m B7 F#m7 B7 | strong g / ~ / ^the rich^and^the | ^poor ones / ~ / ^The road^is^s=o | E B7 F#m E A AM7 D6 | long g gg g / ^and So^Hap^py | ^Christ mas / ~ / ^For black^and^for | Bm E-4 E7 Bm7 E7 | white e / ~ For=the yel^low^and | ^red ones / ~ / ^Let's stop^all^the | A E7 Bm A7 D | fi^gh^ts / ~ / ^A ve^ry^mer=ry | ^Christ mas / ~ And=a Hap^py^New | E Bm D | Year rr rr / ^let's hope^its^a | ^good one ee e / ^With out^an^y | A B B7 | fear rr rr / ^and so^this^is :|| A B E EM7 A6 E F#m B7 F#m7 B7 2. | fear rr rr / ~ / ~ | War r is s ov v er r | if f you u want t it t | War r is s ov v er r | E B7 F#m E | now w ww w ww w ww w ||

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Happy Christmas (War Is Over) is performed by Lennon & Ono and written by John Lennon. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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