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Do They Know Its Christmas

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Tune down a full step and play the chord shapes shown in the tab.
If in standard tuning, transpose -2 (with no capo) for correct pitch
(or you could not transpose and just play the chords below to match the
C major key of the original Band Aid recording).
If you aren't comfortable with 5th chords just play the full chords.
Chords:
 C5x35xxx
 F513xxxx
 G535xxxx
 Dmxx0231
* Single Strum
[Intro]
C5
[Verse]
C5It's Christmas F5time,    G5and there's no need C5to be afraid
At Christmas F5time, we G5let in light and C5we banish shade
And in our F5world of plen-G5ty we can C5spread a smile of F5joy
Throw Dmyour arms around the G5world at Christmas C5time
But say a F5prayerG5  
Pray for the C5other ones
At Christmas F5time it's G5hard
But when you're C5having fun
There's a F5world outside your G5window
And it's a C5world of dread and F5fear
Where the Dmonly water floG5wing is
The C5bitter sting of teaF5rs
And the DmChristmas bells that ring G5there
Are the C5clanging chimes of F5doom
Well, toDmnight thank God it's them    Ginstead of Cyou!
[Chorus}
And there Fwon't be snow in AGfrica this ChristCmas time
The Fgreatest gift they'll Gget this year is ClifeC7  C  
Where Fnothing ever Ggrows, no Crain or rivers Fflow
DmDo they know it's GChristmas time at Call?F  C  
[Bridge]
AmHere's to you, raise a Gglass for everyone
   AmHere's to them, underGneath that burning sun
F*                   G*
   Do they know it's Christmas time?
[Outro]
CFeed the Fwo - Crld
DmLet them know it's GChristmas time
CFeed the Fwo - Crld
DmLet them know it's GChristmas time
CFeed the Fwo - Crld
Dm*                G*              C*
Let them know it's Christmas time again

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Do They Know Its Christmas

by Midge Ure

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tune down a full step and play the chord shapes shown in the tab.

If in standard tuning, transpose -2 (with no capo) for correct pitch

(or you could not transpose and just play the chords below to match the

C major key of the original Band Aid recording).

If you aren't comfortable with 5th chords just play the full chords.

Chords:

x35xxx

13xxxx

35xxxx

xx0231

* Single Strum

[Intro]

[Verse]

C5 F5 G5 C5

It's Christmas time, and there's no need to be afraid

F5 G5 C5

At Christmas time, we let in light and we banish shade

F5 G5 C5 F5

And in our world of plen-ty we can spread a smile of joy

Dm G5 C5

Throw your arms around the world at Christmas time

F5 G5

But say a prayer

Pray for the other ones

F5 G5

At Christmas time it's hard

But when you're having fun

F5 G5

There's a world outside your window

C5 F5

And it's a world of dread and fear

Dm G5

Where the only water flowing is

C5 F5

The bitter sting of tears

Dm G5

And the Christmas bells that ring there

C5 F5

Are the clanging chimes of doom

Dm G C

Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you!

[Chorus}

F G C

And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time

F G C C7 C

The greatest gift they'll get this year is life

F G C F

Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow

Dm G C F C

Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

[Bridge]

Am G

Here's to you, raise a glass for everyone

Am G

Here's to them, underneath that burning sun

F G

* *

Do they know it's Christmas time?

[Outro]

C F C

Feed the wo - rld

Dm G

Let them know it's Christmas time

C F C

Feed the wo - rld

Dm G

Let them know it's Christmas time

C F C

Feed the wo - rld

Dm G C

* * *

Let them know it's Christmas time again

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