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Happy Xmas War Is Over by John Lennon guitar tab (text):Happy Xmas War Is Over Tab by John Lennon,
Artist's Name - John Lennon
Song Title - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Album - [Single]
Approximate Song Length - 3 min 32 sec
Release Date - November 24, 1972
The Story Behind the Tab:
Twenty-one and three quarter days before Christmas, 2005, I was looking through old Lennon
songs and happen-chanced upon Happy Xmas (War Is Over). For me, this is one of those songs
with a melody that can't be lost. Though I had forgotten it, Happy Xmas came rushing back
to me the second I started to play it. I hope it rushes back to you as well!
Notes:
I have submitted quite a bit of information below, so I will try to clear up any potential
confusion. The original recording of this song is played with at least two acoustic guitars.
The first of which plays the chords, while the second plays that chord's suspended note. For
example, the first line of the first verse appears to have four distinct chords in it: XMajor,
Xsus2, Xsus4, XMajor. This progression variably repeats throughout the whole song. However, in
his original recording, Lennon is only playing the root chord. Someone else is adding eight,
very short, very sharp eighth notes, which represent the suspended note. The first section
listed below, labeled "ACOUSTIC GUITAR I," represents the combination of the root chord and
the added suspension. The second section listed below, Labeled "ACOUSTIC GUITAR II," represents
only the suspended eighth notes. I know that this may seem to be confusing, so please, I am here
to help! Just remember, Lennon plays the simple one-chord-per-line, and, listed below, is the song
the way it sounds to us. Of historical interest - this song was originally released as a single in
1972 as a protest song against the Vietnam War. That year, John and Yoko bought the usage of scores
of billboards in eleven cities and covered them all with a simple, unified message: WAR IS OVER! IF
YOU WANT IT MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM JOHN & YOKO. It latered appeared on Lennon's Shaved Fish (1975)
anthology album. This is an incredibly covered song. Such renown artists as Neil Diamond, Celine
Dion, U2, Jimmy Buffet, and Melissa Etheridge have all released their own versions of this song.
Other artists include Julian & Sean Lennon, Sense Field, Die Roten Rosen, Street Drum Corps/ Bert
McCracken and the Pop Idols. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, concerns,
or comments! Have fun with it!
Transcribed By: Nathan Bartman
E-mail Address: NateBartman@yahoo.com
AIM Name: Nate Bartman
ACOUSTIC GUITAR I
Intro (Whispered)
Happy Christmas Yoko
(Whispered)
Happy Christmas Johnny
Verse I A Asus2 Asus4 A
So this is Christmas
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
And what have you done
Esus4 E Esus2 E
Another year over
A Asus2 Asus4 A
And a new one just begun
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
And so this is Christmas
Em Emadd9 Esus4 Em
I hope you have fun
Asus4 A Asus2 A
The near and the dear ones
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
The old and the young
Chorus G
A very Merry Christmas
A
And a happy New Year
Em7 A
Let's hope it's a good one
D E7
Without any fear
Verse II A Asus2 Asus4 A
And so this is Christmas
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
For weak and for strong
Esus4 E Esus2 E
The rich and the poor ones
A Asus2 Asus4 A
The world is so wrong
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
And so Happy Christmas
Em Emadd9 Esus4 Em
For black and for white
Asus4 A Asus2 A
For yellow and red ones
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
Let's stop all the fight
Chorus G
A very merry Christmas
A
And a happy New Year
Em7 A
Let's hope it's a good one
D E7
Without any fear
Verse III A Asus2 Asus4 A
And so this is Christmas
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
And what have we done
Esus4 E Esus2 E
Another year over
A Asus2 Asus4 A
A new one just begun
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
And so Happy Christmas
Em Emadd9 Esus4 E
We hope you have fun
Asus4 A Asus2 A
The near and the dear ones
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
The old and the young
Chorus G
A very merry Christmas
A
And a happy New Year
Em7 A
Let's hope it's a good one
D E7
Without any fear
Outtro A Asus2 Asus4 A
War is o - ver
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
If you want it
Esus4 E Esus2 E
War is o - ver
A Asus2 Asus4 A
Now
(Shouted)
Yay!
(Shouted)
Happy Christmas!
(Shouted)
Happy Christmas!
(Shouted)
Happy Christmas!
ACOUSTIC GUITAR II
Intro (Whispered)
Happy Christmas Yoko
(Whispered)
Happy Christmas Johnny
Verse I A Asus2 Asus4 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. . . Christmas
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. . . Done
Esus4 E Esus2 E
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D ----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. . . Over
A Asus2 Asus4 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. . . Begun
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
E 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. . . Christmas
Em Emadd9 Esus4 Em
E 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B ----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. . . Fun
Asus4 A Asus2 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. . . Ones
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
E 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. . . Young
Chorus G
A very Merry Christmas
A
And a happy New Year
Em7 A
Let's hope it's a good one
D E7
Without any fear
Verse II A Asus2 Asus4 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
War is o - ver
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
If you want it
Esus4 E Esus2 E
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D ----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
War is o - ver
A Asus2 Asus4 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Now
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
E 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
War is o - ver
Em Emadd9 Esus4 Em
E 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B ----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
If you want it
Asus4 A Asus2 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
War is o - ver
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
E 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Now
Chorus G
A very merry Christmas
A
And a happy New Year
Em7 A
Let's hope it's a good one
D E7
Without any fear
Verse III A Asus2 Asus4 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
War is o - ver
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
If you want it
Esus4 E Esus2 E
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D ----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
War is o - ver
A Asus2 Asus4 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Now
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
E 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
War is o - ver
Em Emadd9 Esus4 Em
E 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B ----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
If you want it
Asus4 A Asus2 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
War is o - ver
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D
E 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Now
Chorus G
A very merry Christmas
A
And a happy New Year
Em7 A
Let's hope it's a good one
D E7
Without any fear
Outtro A Asus2 Asus4 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
War is o - ver
Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
If you want it
Esus4 E Esus2 E
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D ----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
War is o - ver
A Asus2 Asus4 A
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Now
(Shouted)
Yay!
(Shouted)
Happy Christmas!
(Shouted)
Happy Christmas!
(Shouted)
Happy Christmas!
"I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it."
- Igor Stravinsky
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