Do They Know It's Christmas
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Midi 1(C120)*
      Midi 1(C120)*-harp
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 Chromatic Version

 

 RRR   1     1 ---> -3  -3 R  RRR  -3    -3     3   3  3    -3  R
|    It's Christ | mas time, |   there's no | need to be 'fraid. |
 RRRr   1-->   1   -3  -3 R  Rr-3  -3 -3   3    -3    -3 3   2   3 -3
|      At | Christmas time  |  we let in light and | banish the shade. |
 RRRR    3  -3  4    -5   R 4  6-5 4-->-5 -3  3    4     4    -5  -3 -3 3 -2
|     | And in our world | of plenty | we ca an spread | a smile of Jo o oy. |
->r  -3    4   -5 --> 4 -5   4    6    R 3    6   6    -5 4
|  Throw your arms | around the world | at Christmas | time. |

 RR 6   -5 4 -5 4 -5  -5 RR RR-5   -5  4   -5 6   6  R
|  But say a pr  a   yer,  | Pray for the other ones.  |
 RRR 4    4----> -5   4 RR r  4   -4 R -5    -5     4    -5 6   6 ---> -5 6 -5 4  4
|   At Christ | mas time  | it's hard but | when you're havin' fun, |          there's |
  4   4    4 r    4   -5  -4 -3 3   R 4   4   4   4   -5  r   4   3   -3 r
| a world out | side your wi indow | and it's a world of | dread and fear. |

 RR  4    4   4    4  4 -5  -4 -3    3   4  4   4     -5    4   3   -3
|  Where the on | ly water flo ow | ing is the bit | ter sting of tears. |
 RR  4    4     4      4    4    -5   -4 -> -3    3 r 4 r  4     -5   r 4    3
|  Where the Christ | mas bells that ring| there are the clang | ing chimes of |
   -3  R  -6--->-6  -6    -6   -6  -6     -5   6  -6   6  6    RRRR
| doom.  Well,| tonight thank God it's | them instead of you. |     |
 r 4     4     4   4   4 --> 4-4 -3 3    -3    -3   3    3 ---| r RR
| And there won't be snow | in Africa | this Christmas time. |       |

 RR 3    4   4      4    -5     -4  -3   r  3  -3   3    RRR   -5
|  The greatest | gift they'll get this | year is life. |     Ohh.. |
   4 -5   4  -3  4  4 -3-->-3 -3  4   -4    RRR  4     4  -5  4  3   -3 ----> RRR
| where nothing ev er er | er er er grows, |    no | rain or rivers flow. |       |

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

 r -6   6    4    3   R   -6  6    4   -5 4  4  
                                             10 R -10 11 r 9 r -11 R 11 -10 11 
|  Do they know it's | Christmas time | a t all?          |                   |

        6     6  6 --->  -5  4   -5   6  -5     4 -4      6    6
 r 8 R  R     R                RRRR                   RRRR
|     Here's to you, | raise a glass for ev | 'ryone.  Here's to |
    6  -5 4  -5     6---> -5  4   -4  -6   6      4    3    -6   6
         RRRR                     RRRR                   RRRRR
| them underneath that | burning sun. Do they | know it's Christmas |
    4  -5 4 -5 4 --------------->  R         RRRR                  RRRR
    RR  r      R    
               6    -6 r 7 r 4 r -7 r r 7 -6 7 r 4 r -7 r  8 r 7 r 4 r -5
| time a  t al l? |                  |                    |               |

   RRRR       RRRR                RRRR               RRRR       RRRR  
 RRR r 6   R -6 7 R 4 r   -7 R 7 -6 7 r 4 r  -7 r 8 r 7 r 4 r   -5 RRR
|        |              |                   |                 |        |    

  r   7      4      R -6        6           RRRR            RRRR
  r   6 R -6 7 r 4  R -7 R 7 -6 7 r   4 r -7 r 8 r 7 r   4 r -5 RR
|   Feed    the   |   wor      ld.  |                  |            |

 Rr  7      4 --->    -6           6 r RR                RRRR
 Rr  6 R -6 7   R 4 r -7 R 7 -6    7 r 4 r -7 r 8 r r 7 r 4 r -5 R
|  Feed    the |      wor       | ld.              |                |

RRr  7 -->    4       -6         6   r     -7     7   -6   6    -6
RRr  6 R r -6 7 r 4 r -7 r  r 7 -6 7 r 4 r -7  r  7 r  8 r 4  r -5
|  Feed |    the      wor  |    ld.       Let | them know it's Christ |

   6   -5  4       7      4         -6        6    r -7     7   -6   6
       RRRR        6 R -6 7 r 4 r   -7 R 7 -6 7 4  r -7 r   8 r  7 r 4 
| mas time a.. | Feed    the      | wor      ld.  |  Let  them know it's |

    -6   6   -5    4     7      4      -6        6    r     -7    7   -6
 r  -5 R R    R    R     6 R -5 6   4 r-7 R 7 -6 7    r 4 r -7 r  7 r  7
| Christmas time | a.. Feed    the |   wor       ld. |     Let  them know |

    6    -6    6     -5  4     7         4 r     -6---->    6     r -7   7
 r  4    -5    RR     R  R     6 R -7 R  7 r 4 R -7 R  7 -6 7 r 4 r -7 r 8 
| it's Christ mas | time a.. Feed      | the     wor  |    ld.      Let them |

    -6    6    -6      6   -5   4    4
  R  7 r  4 r  -6 r    6 r -5 r 4 r  4
|  know it's Christ | mas time  a  gain. |

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