Bells Of New York City chords by Josh Groban

Chords with lyrics

Tabbed by: John L.


*** CAPO III ***

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Intro Part I (6/8) - 8 bars
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[Fig. 1]:

e|-----------------------------|
BB|-------3--0-------3--0-------|
G+G|---0----------0--------------|
D MajorD|-4---2------4---2------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

|  E minorEm  | or [Fig. 1] (x8)

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Intro Part II - 10 bars
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To make it sound like the piano, strike the bass note of the chord and quickly arpeggiate the rest.
This section alternates between 5/8 and 6/8 time.

|(5/8) E minorEm  D MajorD | G+G   C majorC | G+G  D/F#D/F# |(6/8) E minorEm  |

|(5/8) E minorEm  D MajorD | G+G  A minorAm | G+G   B7B7 |(6/8) E minorEm  |  E minorEm  |  E minorEm  |


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Verse I (6/8)
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* Denotes single strum

     E minorEm            G+G     C majorC     G+G
There's a pale winter moon in the sky coming through my window
    E minorEm        A minorAm    B minorBm    D MajorD
And the park is laid out like a bed below
    C*  D*  E minorEm      G+G          C/E* D/F#* C/GC/G
It's a cold dark night and my heart melts like the snow
    Em*   G*    C*  D*   E minorEm   [Fig. 1]
And the bells of New York City tell me not to go

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Chorus
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|(5/8) E minorEm  D MajorD | G+G   C majorC | G+G  D/F#D/F# |(6/8) E minorEm |
   Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh  -ooh
|(5/8) E minorEm  D MajorD | G+G  A minorAm | G+G   B7B7 |(6/8) E minorEm |  E minorEm  |  E minorEm  |
   Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh  -ooh

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Verse II (6/8)
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* Denotes single strum

   E minorEm         G+G      C majorC     G+G
It's always this time of year that my thoughts undo me
     E minorEm       A minorAm     B minorBm    D MajorD
With the ghosts of many lifetimes all abound
     C*  D* E minorEm       G+G       C/E* D/F#* C/GC/G
But from these mad heights I can always hear the sound
    Em*   G*    C*  D*    E minorEm   [Fig. 1]
Of the bells of New York City singing all around

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Chorus
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|(5/8) E minorEm  D MajorD | G+G   C majorC | G+G  D/F#D/F# |(6/8) E minorEm |
   Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh  -ooh
|(5/8) E minorEm  D MajorD | G+G  A minorAm | G+G   B7B7 |(6/8) E minorEm |  E minorEm  |  E minorEm  |
   Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh  -ooh

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Bridge (6/8)
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A minorAm
Stay with me
G+G
Stay with me
 A minorAm         G+G
A augmentedA refuge from these broken dreams
A minorAm
Wait right here
 G+G
Awake with me
  A minorAm         B7B7
On silent snow-filled streets

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Verse III (6/8)
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* Denotes single strum

E minorEm           G+G      C majorC   G+G
Sing to me one song for joy and one for redemption
    E minorEm     A minorAm        B minorBm    D MajorD
And whatever's in between that I call mine
     C*   D*  E minorEm     G+G      C/E* D/F#* C/GC/G
With the street lamp light to illuminate the grey
    Em*   G*    C*  D*    C/E* D/F#* C/GC/G
And the bells of New York City calling me to stay
  C majorC         Em* G* C* D*   E minorEm   [Fig. 1]
The bells of New York City   calling me to stay.

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Chorus
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|(5/8) E minorEm  D MajorD | G+G   C majorC | G+G  D/F#D/F# |(6/8) E minorEm |
   Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh  -ooh
|(5/8) E minorEm  D MajorD | G+G  A minorAm | G+G   B7B7 |(6/8) E minorEm :||
   Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh  -ooh


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