(C)Ev ’ry year at Christ mas, all (F)I can see

are (C)pic tures of the things I want a (F)round the tree.

But this (Dm)year’s a lit tle dif f’rent; I’m not (F)think ing of my self.

So my (F)prayer for this Christ mas is (C)for some bod y (G)else.

So (Gsus)I (G)pray (C)joy

to the (G)world,

(Am7)peace

for ev ’ry (F)boy and girl.

(C)God, I know You’re lis t’ning, and (F)You can hear

the (C)need of ev ’ry bro ken heart and (F)all their tears.

I don’t (Dm7)have a lot to of fer, just this (F)one sim ple prayer,

that this (F)Christ mas, ev ’ry one would know some (C)bod y (G)cares.

So (Gsus)I (G)pray (C)joy

to the (G)world,

(Am7)peace

for ev ’ry (F)boy and girl,

(C)hope

when life is (G)hard,

(Am7)light

when ev ’ry (F)thing seems dark.

I (Dm7)pray that ev ’ry hun gry soul will be (F)fed and will be warm, that not a (Dm7)sin gle sol i tar y child would (F)suf fer harm.

And (Dm7)Lord, we find their end ing as we (F)take an oth er view.

My (Dm7)hope is that this Christ mas prayer would (F)some how come (Gsus)true.

I (C)pray hu (F)man i ty

would (C)rise and (G)join (A)with me, and to (G)geth (A)er (G)we’ll (A)sing.

Whoa, whoa, (D)joy

to the (A)world,

(Bm7)peace

for ev ’ry (G)boy and girl.

Talk in’ ’bout (D)hope

when life is (A)hard,

(Bm7)light

when ev ’ry (G)thing seems dark.

I (Em7)pray that ev ’ry hun gry soul will be (G)fed and will be warm, and not a (Em7)sin gle sol i tar y child would (G)suf fer harm.

And (Em7)Lord, we find their end ing as we (G)take an oth er view.

So now my (Em7)hope is that this Christ mas prayer would (G)some how come (A)true.

(D)Joy

to the (A)world,

(Bm)peace

for ev ’ry (G)boy and girl.