Band Aid
Do They Know It's Christmas?
(1984)

C  x 2

              F     G                     C
It's Christmastime     there's no need to be afraid
            F        G                   C
At Christmastime, we let in light and we banish shade
           F        G             C                 F
And in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy
           Dm              G                 C              (rentre sur C)
Throw your arms around the world at Christmastime

          F       G               C
But say a prayer     pray for the other ones
            F          G                    C
At Christmastime, it's hard but when you're having fun
          F                  G                 C                  F
There's a world outside your window and it's a world of dread and fear
          Dm         G              C               F
Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears
        Dm                   G                  C                  F
And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom
       Dm                   G                C    Csus4
Well tonight thank God it's them, instead of you

          F                G           C              Csus4
And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime
    F                     G                C     Csus4
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life, oh
      F            G         C               F
Where nothing ever grows, no rain nor rivers flow
Dm                G                C     F  C
Do they know it's Christmastime at all?

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 Christmastime at all?

[ drum w/ témoignages d'artistes dans version longue ]

C  F  C  F  C  Dm  x 2  w/ mélodie dans version courte

C        F     C/E  F  C/E  Dm
Feed the world                   x 2

C        F     C/E  F        C/E       Dm
Feed the world      let them know it's Christmastime again   x N

(fade out)


(Band Aid 20: avec rap bout dans bout Am  G
              Feed the world: C  F  Dm  G  puis débauche)