[Verse] It's Christmas [F] time, [G] there's no need to [C] be afraid At Christmas [F] time, we [G] let in light and we [C] banish shade And in our [F] world of [G] plenty we can [C] spread a smile of [F] joy Throw your [Dm] arms around the [G] world at Christmas [C] time
[Vamp - Drums in] [C]
[Verse] But say a [F] prayer, [G] pray for the [C] other ones At Christmas [F] time it's [G] hard, but when you're [C] having fun
[Bridge] There's a [F] world outside your [G] window And it's a [C] world of dread and [F] fear Where the [Dm] only water [G] flowing is The [C] bitter sting of [F] tears And the [Dm] Christmas bells that [G] ring there Are the [C] clanging chimes of [F] doom Well to [Dm] night, thank God, it's [G] them instead of [C] you
[Chorus] And there [F] won't be snow in [G] Africa this [C] Christmastime The [F] greatest gift they'll [G] get this year is [C] life (oh-oh-oh) Oh, where [F] nothing ever [G] grows No [C] rain or rivers [F] flow [Dm] Do they know it's [G] Christmastime at all
[Quick keyboard riff] [C][C][F][C]
[Middle 8 - Just bass drum] [Am] Here's to you Raise a [G] glass for everyone [Am] Here's to them Under [G] neath that burning sun [F] Do they know it's [G5] Christmastime at [C] all?
[Interlude] | C Csus4| F C | F C | Dm G | | C Csus4| F C | F C | Dm G | (C Csus4 C-x32013 - F at 5th fret, C at 3rd Csus4 C, then F at 5th fret then 8th, then C at 3rd fret then open Dm line is Dm, Dsus2 G is G5 Gsus4)
[Outro - Play second half of intro riff over "let them know"] [C] Feed the [F] wo- [C] orld..... [F] .. [C] .... [Dm] ... [G] ... [C] Feed the [F] wo- [C] orld..... [F] .. [C] .... [Dm] ... [G] ...
[C] Feed the [F] wo- [C] orld [F] Let them [C] know it's [Dm] Christmas [G] time ag [C] ain
[C] Feed the [F] wor [C] ld [F] Let them [C] know it's [Dm] Christmas [G] time ag [C] ain(repeat and fade)
[Intro Riff] [C][F][C][F][C][Dm][G] E 0-1-3---5--3-3-3---5--10--3--0--1-0-x-x------- B 1-x-x---6--5-3-5---6--12--5--1--3-3-3-1------- G 0-0-0---5--5-3-5---5--12--5--0--2-2-0-0------- D 2-2-2---7--5-3-5---7--12--5--2--0-0-0-0------- A 3-3-3---8--3-3-5---8--10--3--3------x-x-------- E --------5----------5--10--3---------3-3--------
[Verse 1] [Am7] .... [G] Take me [Am7] out.. [G] ..to [Fmaj7] night... [C] ... [G] ..... where there's [Am7] music and there's [G] people who are [Am7] young and a [G] live [Fmaj7][C][G] [Am7] Driving [G] in your [Am7] car [G] I [Fmaj7] never never want to go [C] home be [G] cause I haven't [Am7] got one [G][Am7][G] any [Fmaj7] more.... [C] ... [G]
[Verse 2] [Am7] .... [G] Take me [Am7] out.. [G] ..to [Fmaj7] night... [C] ... [G] ..... because I [Am7] want to see [G] people and I [Am7] want to see [G] lights [Fmaj7][C][G] [Am7] Driving [G] in your [Am7] car [G] Oh, [Fmaj7] please don't drop me [C] home be [G] cause it's not [Am7] my home, it's [G] their home and I'm [Am7] welcome no [G] more [Fmaj7][C][G]
[Bridge] Dm Fmaj7 G
[Chorus] And if a [C] double-decker [Am7] bus [Fmaj7] crashes into us [G] to die by [C] your side is such a [Fmaj7] heavenly way to [Dm] die And if a [C] ten ton truc [Am7] k [Fmaj7] kills the both of us [G] to die by [C] your side the [Fmaj7] pleasure the privilege is [Dm] mine
[Verse 3] [Am7] .... [G] Take me [Am7] out.. [G] ..to [Fmaj7] night... [C] ... [G] ..... oh take me [Am7] anywhere, I don't [G] care I don't [Am7] care.. [G] .. [Fmaj7] ...... [C] .. [G] And in the [Am7] darkened [G] under [Am7] pass I [G] thought Oh [Fmaj7] God, my chance has come at last [C][G]
(but then a [Am7] strange fear g [G] ripped me and I [Am7] just couldn't a [G] sk) [Fmaj7][C][G]
[Verse 4] [Am7] .... [G] Take me [Am7] out.. [G] ..to [Fmaj7] night... [C] ... [G] ..... take me [Am7] anywhere, I don't [G] care I don't [Am7] care.. [G] .. [Fmaj7] ...... [C] .. [G] Just [Am7] driving [G] in your [Am7] car [G] I [Fmaj7] never never want to go [C] home be [G] cause I haven't [Am7] got one [G][Am7][G] I haven't [Fmaj7] got one..... [C] .. [G]
[Bridge] Dm Fmaj7 G
[Chorus] And if a [C] double-decker [Am7] bus [Fmaj7] crashes into us [G] to die by [C] your side is such a [Fmaj7] heavenly way to [Dm] die And if a [C] ten ton truc [Am7] k [Fmaj7] kills the both of us [G] to die by [C] your side the [Fmaj7] pleasure the privilege is [Dm] mine
[Outro] [Am7] There is a [G] light and it [Am7] never goes [G] out [Fmaj7] There is a light and it [C] never goes [G] out
