I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

	  		



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Intro: 
          Gm (Em)                                      Eb (C) 
e|----------------------------------------------)----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-(measure 1)----------------------------------)-(measure 2)----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------)----------------------------------------------------| 
D|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---)--------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------| 
A|-1----------1-----------1-----------1---------)--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------------| 
E|----3----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3)-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----| 

          Bb (G)                                       D7/A  
e|-----------------------------------------------)------------------------------------| 
B|-(measure 3)-----------------------------------)-(measure 4)------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------)------------------------------------| 
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---)-------0----------------------------| 
A|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1---------)-3-----------3-----0----------------| 
E|----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1)----2-----1-----1-------------------| 

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        F (used in verses) 
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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D|---------3-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------1-----1--------------------------------------------------------------| 


 
verse 1:  
You can either keep playing the intro tab through the verses  
like the piano does, or  
  and strum using chords in the key of G.  
The tab pattern is the same throughout pretty much the whole song. The  
chords in parenthesis are in G and the ones not in parenthesis are the  
same chords as in the intro. 

                               Gm (Em)                                   
I heard the bells on Christmas day 
Eb (C)                    Bb (G) 
Their old familiar carols play 
F (D)                           Gm (Em) 
And mild and sweet their songs repeat 
Eb (C)                         Bb (G) 
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men 


Chorus: 1 

D7/A (B7)                   Eb(C)   Bb(G) 
And the bells are ringing, (Peace on earth) 
                               Eb(C)   Bb(G) 
Like a choir they're singing, (Peace on earth) 
                         Eb(C)    Gm(Em)             F(D) 
In my heart I hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men 


verse 2:                  
                          (Em) 
And in despair I bowed my head 
(C)                          (G) 
There is no peace on earth I said 
(D)                              (Em) 
For hate is strong and mocks the song 
(C)                            (G) 
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men 


Chorus 2: 

(B7)                        (C)      (G) 
But the bells are ringing, (Peace on earth) 
                       (C)       (G) 
Like a choir singing, (Peace on earth) 
                         (C)      (Em)              (D) 
Does anybody hear them?  Peace on earth, goodwill to men 


Bridge: 

C               
Then rang the bells more loud and deep 
                              Em 
God is not dead, nor doth He sleep 
           D 
(Peace on earth, peace on earth) 
C 
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail 
              G                  D 
With peace on earth, goodwill to men 


verse 3: 

                            Em 
Then ringing singing on its way 
C                                 G 
The world revolved from night to day 
D                          Em 
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime 
C                              G 
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men 


Chorus 3: 

B7                                C        G 
And the bells, they're ringing, (Peace on earth) 
                                C        G 
Like a choir they're singing, (Peace on earth) 
                                      C        Em                D 
And with our hearts we'll hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men 
                                         C         G 
Do you hear the bells, they're ringing? (Peace on earth) 
                         C        G 
Like the angels singing (Peace on earth) 
                                   C        Em                D 
Open up your heart and hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men 
C        G      C         G 
Peace on earth, peace on earth 
C         Em                D 
Peace on earth, goodwill to men 
 
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      Em                 C              G               D 
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B|----------------)---------------)---------------)----------------)----| 
G|------------10--)------------10-)------------10-)-------------10-)----| 
D|-----8----------)------8--------)------8--------)------10--------)----| 
A|-10-----10------)---6-----6-----)---------------)---8------8-----)----| 
E|----x-----------)---------------)---6-----6-----)----------------)----| 



Chords used ( 
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    (G)       (D)       (Em)       (C)     (B7) 
e|---3---------3---------3----------3--------2-----| 
B|---3---------3---------3----------3--------------| 
G|-------------2-----------------------------2-----| 
D|-----------------------2----------x--------1-----| 
A|---x---------x---------2----------3--------2-----| 
E|---3---------x---------x----------x--------x-----|