Chords with lyrics
Verse:
G7G7
Who's that chubby old hippy stuck in your chimney
Bmadd11
Sliding down in your fireplace, and now you see him knee-high
Cadd9Cadd9
He's dropping out of the sky, dropping in just to lay it on you on a
G7G7
Christmas mornin'
Verse:
G7G7
Got a pipe in one hand and a peace sign in the other
Bmadd11
Got a sack on his back full of toys, love and brotherhood
Cadd9Cadd9
A augmentedA Volkswagen bus pulled by eight tiny reindeer, a twinkle in his eye
G7G7
and granola in his grin
Chorus:
B minorBm FF A minorAm Eb MajorEb G7G7
Peace.............Nick
Verse:
G7G7
To the children of the world he says Love is the answer
Bmadd11
To the grown-ups, says are you gonna give peace a chance or what?
Cadd9Cadd9
In a trance on a transcontinental transcendental trip, can you dig what
G7G7
a long strange trip it's been?
Chorus:
B minorBm FF A minorAm Eb MajorEb G7G7
Peace.............Nick is flyin'
Bridge:
FF
Now he shouting, "On Janis! On Jimi! On Jerryyyeah!"
C majorC
And he shakes when he laughs like a bowl full of Cherry Garcia
F#F# E MajorE F# minorF#m
Singing, "Ahhhhhhhhhhh...vay Maria"
Chorus:
G7G7
Some would tell him his message is silly and saccharine
Bmadd11
Some would call him a walking North Pole anachronism
Cadd9Cadd9
And yeah, he's far out, but he's never far out of style - he'll turn
G7G7
you on, but he'll never turn you in
Chorus:
B minorBm FF A minorAm Eb MajorEb G7G7
Peace.............Nick is flyin'
Outro:
Cadd9Cadd9
Merry Christmas to all, and to all peace tonight
Cadd9Cadd9
And I heard his exclaim as he rode...
G7G7
Outta sight!
G7G7
Outta sight!
G7G7
Outta sight ...