Do They Know It's Christmas chords

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Do They Know It's Christmas?

 
              C
Intro: 4/4 ‖     |  𝄎  |  𝄎  |  𝄎  (It's Christmas).. ‖
                   F
1. It's Christ-mas time
F/G                   C
   There's no need to be afraid
                 F
   At Christ-mas time
      F/G    G            C
   We let in light and we ban-ish shade
              F             G
   And in our world of plen-ty
          C                 F
   We can spread a smile of joy
              Dm               G6 
   Throw your arms a-round the world
                 C
   At Christ-mas time

 C           F
2. But say a prayer
 G              C
   Pray for the o-ther ones
                 F         G
   At Christ-mas time it's hard
                   C
   But when you're hav-ing fun
             F                   G
   There's a world out-side your win-dow
              C                  F  
   And it's a world of dread and fear
             Dm7         G 
   Where the on-ly water flow-ing is
       C                F
   The bit-ter sting of tears
           Dm7                   G
   And the Christ-mas bells that ring there
           C                   F
   Are the clang-ing chimes of doom
            Dm7                  G                C
   Well, to-night thank God it's them in-stead of you
     
 C           F                G             C
3. And there won't be snow in Af-ri-ca this Christ-mas time |  𝄎  |
       F                      G                C     Dm7/C   C
   The great-est gift they'll get this year is life, oh...   oh
         F              G
   Where noth-ing e-ver grows
      C               F 
   No rain or ri-vers flow
   Dm7               F/G                C     F     C
   Do they know it's Christ-mas time at all?  oh... oh...

        Am                     G
Bridge: Here's to you  Raise a glass for ev'-ry-one
        Am                      G 
        Here's to them   Un-der-neath that burn-ing sun
        F                 F/G                C
        Do they know it's Christ-mas time at all?
        
            C     F    C/E    F    C/E   Dm7   Dm7/G
Instr: ‖:       |    -      |    -     |     -       :‖    
  
        F          F    C/E    F   C/E   Dm7   Dm7/G
Outro:  Feed the | world... |    -     |     -        |
        C          F    C/E    F   C/E   Dm7   Dm7/G
        Feed the | world... |     -    |     -        |
        C        F    C/E    F   Am/E           Dm7       Dm7/G
        Feed the world       Let them know it's Christmas time a-(gain)
        C         F    C/E   F   Am/E           Dm7       Dm7/G
       (Feed) the world      Let them know it's Christmas time a-(gain)
        C        F    C/E    F   Am/E           Dm7       Dm7/G
       (Feed) the world      Let them know it's Christmas time a-(gain)
        C        F    C/E    F   Am/E           Dm7       Dm7/G
       (Feed) the world      Let them know it's Christmas time a-(gain)
        C        F    C/E    F   Am/E           Dm7       Dm7/G
       (Feed) the world      Let them know it's Christmas time a-(gain)
        C        F    C/E    F   Am/E           Dm7       Dm7/G
       (Feed) the world      Let them know it's Christmas time a-(gain)...

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