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Intro: D  Gmaj7/B   D/A  D/F#   G

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It’s Christmas time and suddenly
.      G                        D
We care about the world
Good will toward men and peace on Earth
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For every boy and girl
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But joyful tidings and renewed hope
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Last till January first
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Oh, tell me why’s it have to be Christmas time
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To wish for peace on Earth

Waiting on some jolly guy
To break into our house
While our friends and families fight in someplace
We cannot pronounce
It doesn’t feel right taking Mom and Dad
For every cent they’re worth
Oh, tell me why’s it have to be Christmas time
To wish for peace on Earth

We prepare for Christmas
In and out of every shop
But peace on Earth can’t be wrapped
With a shiny bow on top

Bruce comes on the radio
And he tells me to behave
But I’ve been good the whole year through
Not just these last few days
For one month airwaves flood
Familiar idealistic song and verse
Oh, tell me why’s it have to be Christmas time
To wish for peace on Earth

A new TV, a pile of toys
To celebrate the savior’s birth
Oh, tell me why’s it have to be Christmas time
To wish for peace on Earth

Why’s it have to be Christmas time
To wish for peace on Earth

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