I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day chords by Christmas Songs (Ver. 2)

• Difficulty: Beginner

Verse 1:
 C     Am    Dm7    G7
I heard the bells on Christmas day
   Am      B7   Em
Their old familiar carols play
  Dm7   G7    Em   A7
And wild and sweet the words repeat
  Dm7         G7
Of peace on earth, good will to men

Verse 2:
  C      Am   Dm7   G7
And thought how, as the day had come,
  Am       B7   Em
The belfries of all Christendom
  Dm7   G7     Em   A7
Had rolled along the unbroken song
  Dm7         G7
Of peace on earth, good will to men

Verse 3:
   C    Am   Dm7  G7
Till ringing, singing on its way,
  Am         B7    Em
The world revolved from night to day,
Dm7 G7 Em A7
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime
  Dm7         G7   C
Of peace on earth, good will to men

Verse 4:
   C     Am    Dm7  G7
Then from each black, accursed mouth
  Am        B7   Em
The cannon thundered in the South,
  Dm7   G7    Em   A7
And with the sound the carols drowned
  Dm7         G7
Of peace on earth, good will to men

Verse 5:
  C   Am  Dm7    G7
It was as if an earthquake rent
  Am         B7  Em
The hearth-stones of a continent,
  Dm7   G7    Em     A7
And made forlorn the households born
  Dm7         G7
Of peace on earth, good will to men

Verse 6:
  C   Am   Dm7   G7
And in despair I bowed my head;
    Am       B7    Em
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
   Dm7   G7     Em    A7
"For hate is strong, and mocks the song
  Dm7         G7
Of peace on earth, good will to men"

Verse 7:
   C     Am     Dm7   G7
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
   Am        B7   Em
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
  Dm7     G7    Em    A7
The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail,
   Dm7         G7   C
With peace on earth, good will to men"