From: “Glee”

Do They Know It's Christmas?

by

M. URE and BOB GELDOF

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© 1984 by M. Ure and B. Geldof

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 DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS?
Words and Music by M. URE
Medium Rock and B. GELDOF
C
x o o

F F/ G C
xx x x o o

It’s Christ - mas - time, there’s no need to be a - fraid.

F F/ G G C
xx x ooo x o o

At Christ - mas - time, we let in light and we ban - ish shade

F G C
xx ooo x o o

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

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F Dm G6 C
xx xxo oooo x o o

Throw your arms a - round the world at Christ-mas - time.

F G C
xx ooo x o o

But say a prayer, to pray for the oth-er ones

F G C
xx ooo x o o

at Christ - mas - time It’s hard, but when you’re hav-ing fun

F G C
xx ooo x o o

there’s a world out - side your win - dow, and it’s a world of dread and fear

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F Dm7 G C
xx xxo ooo x o o

where the on - ly wa - ter flow-ing is the bit - ter sting of

F Dm7 G C
xx xxo ooo x o o

tears. And the Christ-mas bells that ring these are the clang-ing chimes of doom.

F Dm7 G C
xx xxo ooo x o o

Well, to - night thank God it’s them in-stead of you.

Csus C F G C
xx o x o o xx ooo x o o

And there won’t be snow in Af - ri - ca this Christ - mas - time,

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F G C
xx ooo x o o

the great-est gift they’ll get this year is life Oh.

Dm/ C C F G C
x x x o o
xx ooo x o o

Where noth-ing ev - er grows, no rain or riv-ers flow,

F Dm7 F/ G C
xx xxo x x o o

do they know it’s Christ - mas - time at all?

F C Am G Am G
xx x o o xo o ooo xo o ooo

Here’s to you, raise a glass for ev-’ry-one; here’s to them un-der - neath that burn-ing sun.

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F F/ G C F C/ E F C/ E
xx x x o o xx xx o o xx xx o o

Do they know it’s Christ-mas - time at all?

F C/ E
Dm7 Dm7/ G C xx xx o o F C/ E Dm7 Dm7/ G
xxo xo x o o xx xx o o xxo xo

Feed the world.

C F C/ E F Am/ E Dm7 Dm7/ G

x o o xx xx o o xx xx o xxo xo

Feed the world, let them know it’s Christ - mas - time a -

C F C/ E
x o o xx xx o o Repeat and Fade
F Am/ E Dm7 Dm7/ G
xx xx o xxo xo

Feed the world,

gain. Let them know it’s Christ - mas - time a -

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