Dec262020

Passenger ft Stu Larsen – Happy Christmas My Dear Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsC G/B Am7GC/GFsus2 F Gsus4 Fadd9 Em Am FmC/BE7 D7 Dm

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[Intro]
C G/B Am7 G C/G Fsus2 F Gsus4 G
C G/B Am7 G C/G Fsus2 F Fadd9 G
Em Am Fsus2 F Fm
C G/B Am7 G C/G Fsus2 F Gsus4 C

[Verse 1]
C         C/B       Am7    
  See the Christmas lights 
    G         Fsus2     Gsus4
  beneath the evening sky
C          C/B       Am7   
  Hear the Christmas songs 
  G        Fsus2     Gsus4
  for the millionth time
Em                 Am       
  Feel the whisky burn, and 
        F           Fm
  the smoke in your eyes
      C       C/B  Am7   
And a hole in your heart 
    F           C
this Christmas time

[Chorus 1]
C             G        
  I hope you find what 
        Am7            Fsus2
  you're  searchin' for
C            G         
  A welcome hearth and 
     Am7     Fsus2
  an o-open door
G           E7        Am7     D7
(For) maybe sometimes less is more
Fsus2      Gsus4      C
  Happy Christmas, my dear

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[Instrumental]
  G/B Am7 G C/G Fsus2 F Gsus4 G
C G/B Am7 G C/G Fsus2 F Fadd9 G

[Verse 2]
C         G/B     Am7 G   
  See the winter sun upon 
       Fsus2    Gsus4
  the morning frost
C         G/B      Am7   G
  See the battles won and 
       Fsus2       G
  the wars you've lost
Em                   Am   
  See the price you paid, 	
   F        Fm
  feel the cost
     C       G/B  Am7   
Of a hole in your heart 
    F           C
this Christmas

[Chorus 2]
C             G       
  I hope you find the 
         Am7     Fsus2 F
  right road to take
C              G        
(and) Seldom dwell upon 
 Am7       Fsus2 F
honest mistakes
G                E7        
  I hope you're happy with 
        Am7        D7
  the choices you make
Fsus2      Gsus4      C
  Happy Christmas, my dear

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[Bridge]
Dm             G               
  For all the wise men in 
  E7              Am7
  the world couldn't know
Dm            G              
  Where the shepherds on the 
   E7              Am7
  hillside should go
Dm                      G     
  (but) The brightest star in 
      E7                Am
  the sky will always show
Fsus2            Gsus4 G
  Your way back home

[Chorus 3]
C                G    
  I hope you're well, 
     Am7         Fsus2
  I hope you're fine
C                       G      
  Hope your ship's come in and 
         Am7   Fsus2
  your stars align
G             E7      
  I hope the best for 
      Am7         D7
  you all of the time
Fsus2      Gsus4      Am7 G/B C G
  Happy Christmas, my dear
Fsus2      Gsus4      Am7 G/B C G
  Happy Christmas, my dear
Fsus2      Gsus4      C   
  Happy Christmas, my dear
C/B Am7 G F G C

How to play Happy Christmas My Dear: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Happy Christmas My Dear by Passenger feat. Stu Larsen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Happy Christmas My Dear by Passenger ft Stu Larsen is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 16 chords: C, G/B, Am7, G, C/G, Fsus2, F, Gsus4, Fadd9, Em, Am and Fm and 4 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G/B – Am7 – G (I – V – vi7 – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Fsus2, F, Fadd9 and Fm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.