| Cadd9 |
| Verse 1: |
| Cadd9 | Fmaj7 | G | Cadd9 | |
| It's Christmas | time, | there's no need to | be afraid |
| Fmaj7 | G | Cadd9 | |
| At Christmas | time, we | let in light and we | banish shade |
| Fmaj7 | G | |
| And in our | world of | plenty |
| Cadd9 | Fmaj7 | |
| We can | spread a smile of j | oy |
| Dm7 | G | Cadd9 | |
| Throw your | arms around the wo | rld at Christmas ti | me |
| Verse 2: |
| Fmaj7 | G | Cadd9 | C7 | |
| But say a p | rayer, | and pray for the | other ones |
| Fmaj7 | G | Cadd9 | |
| At Christmas | time it's ha | rd, but when you're h | aving fun |
| Fmaj7 | G | |
| There's a | world outside your wi | ndow |
| Cadd9 | Fmaj7 | |
| And it's a | world of dread and fe | ar |
| Dm7 | G | |
| And the | only water fl | owing |
| Cadd9 | Fmaj7 | |
| Is the | bitter sting of t | ears |
| Dm7 | G | |
| And the | Christmas bells that rin | g there |
| Cadd9 | Fmaj7 | |
| Are the | clanging chimes of do | om |
| Dm7 | G | Cadd9 | |
| Well ton | ight thank God it's th | em instead of yo | u |
| Verse 3: |
| Fmaj7 | G | Cadd9 | C7 | |
| There | won't be snow in Africa this | Christmas time |
| Fmaj7 | G | Cadd9 | |
| The | greatest gift they'll | get this year is | life |
| Fmaj7 | G | Cadd9 | Fmaj7 | |
| Where | nothing ever | grows, no | rain or river f | lows |
| Dm7 | G | |
| Do they know it's | Christmas time at all? |
| Instrumental break: |
| Cadd9 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Dm7 G (x2) |
| Bridge: |
| Am | G | |
| Here's to you raise a | glass for everyone |
| Am | G | |
| Here's to them u | nderneath that burning sun |
| Fmaj7 | G | |
| Do they know it's | Christmas time at all? |
| Outro: |
| Cadd9 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Dm7 G (x2) |
| Cadd9 | Fmaj7 | C | Fmaj7 | C | Dm7 | G | |
| Feed | the | wo | rld - | let them | know it's | Christmas time (x4) |
| Cadd9 |