Intro: C F C F G C F C F C F C F G It was Sunday morning in our town C F C F C And I sat on my steps and I stared at the ground ~ Am G And I bowed my head while they shuffled past C F C F G All the saints being called to the morning massINTERLUDE: C F C F G C F C F C F C F G I remember the lessons of Sunday school C F C F C And I can't help but think, maybe I'm the fool ~ Am G But I see no sign of a greater plan C F C F G Just the joy and the sorrow of my fellow manF C F C And off in the distance there rang a bell F C Way off in the distance there rang a bell ~ Am G And it rang for the saints and the sinners as well F C Way off in the distance there rang a bellInstrumental: C F C F G C F C F C ~ Am G C F C F C Bridge: F G And here we stand while life rushes past C F C G Between the first breath and the last C F C And here we stand between East and West ~ Am G And here we stand between birth and death N.C. F C F G I was watching the news the other night C F C F C There was a war on the Left, there was a war on the Right ~ Am G And it's no surprise that it's us or them C F C F G It's a long way from heaven to BethlehemF C F C And off in the distance there rang a bell F C Way off in the distance there rang a bell ~ Am G And it rang for the saints and the sinners as well F C Way off in the distance there rang a bellOUTRO: C F C F G C F C F CF C F C And off in the distance there rang a bell F C Way off in the distance there rang a bell ~ Am G And it rang for the saints and the sinners as well F C Way off in the distance there rang a bell