Do They Know Its Christmas
Midge Ure
Based on the live acoustic performance for BBC4 Songbooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jQbfw0HXX0 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: C5 x35xxx F5 13xxxx G5 35xxxx Dm xx0231 [Intro] [Verse] It’s Christmas time and there’s no need to be afraid At Christmas time we let in light and we banish shade And in our world of plen-ty we can spread a smile of joy Throw your arms around the world at Christmas time But say a prayer Pray for the other ones At Christmas time it’s hard But when you’re having fun There’s a world outside your window And it’s a world of dread and fear Where the only water flowing is The bitter sting of tears And the Christmas bells that ring there Are the clanging chimes of doom Well tonight thank God it’s them instead of you! And there won’t be snow in Africa this Christmas time The greatest gift they’ll get this year is life Where nothing ever grows no rain or rivers flow Do they know it’s Christmas time at all? [Pre-Chorus] Here’s to you raise a glass for everyone Here’s to them underneath that burning sun Do they know it’s Christmas time? [Chorus] Feed the wo - rld Let them know it’s Christmas time Feed the wo - rld Let them know it’s Christmas time Feed the wo - rld Let them know it’s Christmas time again
