Do They Know It's Christmas
Band Aid

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|    It's Christ | mas time, |   there's no | need to be 'fraid. |
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|      At | Christmas time  |  we let in light and | banish the shade. |
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|     | And in our world | of plenty | we ca an spread | a smile of Jo o oy. |
->r  -6    7   -8 -->7  -8   7    8    R 6    8   8    -8 7
|  Throw your arms | around the world | at Christmas | time. |

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|  But say a pr  a   yer,  | Pray for the other ones.  |
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|   At Christ | mas time  | it's hard but | when you're havin' fun, |          there's |
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| a world out | side your wi indow | and it's a world of | dread and fear. |
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| Where the on | ly water flo ow | ing is the bit | ter sting of tears. |
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| Where the Christ | mas bells that are | ringing are | the clangin' bells of |
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| doom. Well,| tonight thank God it's | them instead of you. |     |
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| And there won't be snow | in Africa | this Christmas time. |       |
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| The greatest | gift they'll get this | year is life. |     Ohh.. |
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| Where nothing ev er er | er er er grows, |    no | rain or rivers flow. |       |
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|  Do they know it's | Christmas time | a t all? |       |                  |

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|     Here's to you, | raise a glass for ev | 'ryone.  Here's to |
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| them underneath that | burning sun. Do they | know it's Christmas |

(at this point, play EITHER the 1st OR the 2nd line through the balance of the song.)

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    RR  r    8 R     -9 r 9 r 7 r -10 r r 9 -9 9 r 7 r -10 r   10 r 9 r 7 r -8
| time a  t al l? |                  |                     |                  |

   RRRR    R  R   R R       R R R        R      R    R   R   R      R RRR
 RRR r 8   R -9 9 R 7 r   -10 R 9 -9 9 r 7 r  -10 r 10 r 9 r 7 r   -8 RRR
|        |              |                    |                   |         | 

 r   9      7     R  -9        8    R      R    R   R    R    R RR
     8 R -9 9 r 7 R -10 R 9 -9 9 r  7 r  -10 r 10 r 9 r  7 r -8 RR
|  Feed    the   |   wor      ld.  |                    |           |

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 Rr  8 R -9 9   R 7 r -10 R 9 -9    9 r 7 r -10 r 10 r  r 9 r 7 r -8 R
|  Feed    the |      wor        | ld.                |                |

RRr  9 -->    7        -9          8   r     -10      9   -9   8    -9
RRr  8 R r -9 9 r 7 r -10 r   r 9 -9 9 r 7 r -10 r r 10 r  9 r 7  r -8
|  Feed |    the      wor    |    ld.        Let  | them know it's Christ |

   8   -8  7       9      7          -9        8    r -10    9   -9   8 -----
   R    R  R R     8 R -9 9 r 7 r   -10 R 9 -9 9 7  r -10 r 10 r  9 r 7 
| mas time a.. | feed    the      | wor       ld.  |  Let  them know it's |

--> -9   8   -8    7     9      7 -->   -9        8--> r   -10    9   -9
 r  -8 R R    R    R     8 R -8 8   7 r-10 R 9 -9 9   r 7 r-10 r 10 r  9
| Christmas time | a.. Feed    the |   wor       ld. |     Let  them know |

    8    -9    8     -8  7     9        7 r      -9        8       -10    9--
 R  7    -8    RR     R  R     8 R -9   9 r 7 R -10 R 9 -9 9 r 7 r -10 r 10 
| it's Christ mas | time a.. Feed    | the      wor  |    ld.      Let them |

->  -9    8    -9      8   -8   7    7
  R  9 r  7 r  -9 r    8 r -8 r 7 r  7
|  know it's Christ | mas time  a  gain. |

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