Merry Christmas War Is Over Chord Chart by John Lennon
Merry Christmas War Is Over Chord Chart by John Lennon. Probably one of my favorite Christmas songs. This song is a little bit more of an intermediate song due to it's use of the Bm chord which is a barre chord.
Merry Christmas War Is Over Chords:
A, Bm, D, E, Em G
I have put a diagram below of a 'simple' Bm chord that you can use to get through the song. It uses the same fingers and angle as a C chord. It's doesn't sound like a full Bm chord, but it will get beginners through the song.
Merry Christmas War Is Over STrumming Patterns:
This song has a waltz feel to it. You can either count to 3 using 3/4 time for each chord
Easy Strumming:
1 2 3
D D D
Strumming with Accent on 1:
>
1 + 2+ 3+
DU DU DU
Each chord below is 4 measures long, so for each chord you would play the strumming pattern 4 times in a row before switching chords.
Merry Christmas War Is Over Chord Chart
by John Lennon
We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.
Verse:
A Bm
So this is Christmas And what have you done
E A
Another year over And a new one just begun
D Em
and so this is Christmas I hope you have fun
A D
The near and the dear one The old and the young
Chorus:
G A
A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year
Em D
Let’s hope it’s a good one Without any fear
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Verse:
A Bm
And so this is Christmas For weak and for strong
E A
For rich and the poor ones The world is so wrong
D Em
And so happy Christmas For black and for white
A D
For yellow and red ones Let’s stop all the fight
Chorus:
G A
Have a very merry Christmas And a happy New Year
Em D
Let’s hope it’s a good one Without any fear
Verse:
A Bm
So this is Christmas And what have you done
E A
Another year over And a new one just begun
D Em
and so this is Christmas I hope you have fun
A D
The near and the dear one The old and the young
Outro:
A Bm E A (repeat out)
War is over, If you want it War is over Now
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.