# Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon: piano chords

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Am/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C F
- Verse 1: C F C F C F C F
- Bridge 1: Am/E Dm G G7
- Chorus 1: F G C E7 F G C E7 F G C E7 F G C Am F G
- Verse 2: Am D G C Dm G C
- Chorus 2: F G Dm F C D
- Outro 1: G Am D G

## Questions

### Which chords does Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Happy Xmas (War Is Over) to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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