Jesse Welles – Merry Xmas War Is Raging (Guitar)

Key

Auto-scroll

Chords

As recorded by Jesse Welles (2024 release) The C chord is always altered between the regular C and a C/G chord by fretting the C on the third fret of the A string altered with the G on the third fret of the low E string fretted with the ring finger. [Verse 1]

          C
I'm about chestnutted jingle-belled and ho ho'd out

C
There's a tree in my house I'm tired of rocking around

          G7
Someone's big ass socks hanging off of the mantle

G7
The whole subdivision's lit up like a Roman candle

    F
I'm testifying now Santa's my witness

G                         C
Jesus Christ help me it's Christmas

C
Now nothing gives the holiday it's festive feel

C
Like the American tradition of a big arms deal

   G7
So let's see what Uncle Sammy Claus has in a ssying sleigh tonight

G
Shall we

[Verse 2]

C
Egypt - under the tree is 5 billion for Hellfire missiles and tanks

G7
Israel go check your stalking

G7
I think we left the check blank

 F
Ukraine here's 1.2 billion but that's your last one for the year

                  G
I know we got you into this mess

             G7    N.C.
But you have never guessed things are up and changed a little around here

[Verse 3]

        C
Now the folks back home may be wondering

C
Can't we just forget about the wars, if just for one day

      G7
I say sure we can but first we got some Merry Christmases to say

      C
Merry Christmas first responders all your nurses who care

C
Power plant operators, folks that work in the air 

      G7
Merry Christmas train conductors, folks that work at the zoo

G
All you volunteers doing what you don't have to do

    F                 G                Cadd9
And most of all Merry Christmas to you

N.C. Merry Christmas