I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day tab by Casting Crowns

• Capo on 3rd

Tabbed by: Javen
Tuning: Standard
Key: Bb
Capo 3 (played in G) *chords in parenthesis are with capo 3

This is the tab (for the piano part transposed for guitar)and
the chords for the song.


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-------------------|

END OF INTRO:
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        F (used in verses)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------1-----1--------------------------------------------------------------|

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Verse 1:
          *You can either keep playing the intro tab through the verses
like the piano does, or capo 3  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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*Here's a cool little series of chords you can
play that sounds good in the chorus.
You can either do a little finger picking rhythm
(as they're tabbed out) or just strum
the top 4 strings with these finger positions.

      Em                 C              G               D
e|----------------)---------------)---------------)----------------)----|
B|----------------)---------------)---------------)----------------)----|
G|------------10--)------------10-)------------10-)-------------10-)----|
D|-----8----------)------8--------)------8--------)------10--------)----|
A|-10-----10------)---6-----6-----)---------------)---8------8-----)----|
E|----x-----------)---------------)---6-----6-----)----------------)----|



Chords used (capo 3)

    (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-----|

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