Intro: (Free time) C (3/8 time) F |Cm |Gbmaj7|Bb : G |Eb |Bbm7 |F : (4/4 time) Bb F | : Bb/D |F/C : Bb |F :
Verse 1: Bb/D F/C Ring them bells ye heathen from Bb F/C the city that dreams Bb/D F/C Ring them bells 'cross the sanctuaries Bb F/C 'cross the valleys and streams Bb/D F/C for their deep, and their wide, Dm G and the world's on it's side F and time is running backwards and Bb F so is the bride Intstrumental: Dm |Am : Bb |F : Dm |Am : Bb |F : Verse 2: Bb/D F/C Ring them bells St. Peter Bb F/C Where the four winds blow Bb/D F/C Ring them bells with an iron hand Bb F/C So the people will know Bb/D F/C Oh it’s rush hour now Dm G On the wheel and the plow F And the sun is going down Bb F Upon the sacred cow Instrumental: (6/8 time) Bb |C/Bb |Bb |Bb6 : Bbmaj7|Bb |Bbadd9|Bb : (4/4 time) F | : Bb |F : Verse 3: Bb/D F/C Ring them bells Sweet Martha Bb F/C For the poor man’s son Bb/D F/C Ring them bells so the world will know Bb F/C That God is one Bb/D C/E F Gm F/A Oh the shepherd is asleep Dm G Where the willows weep F And the mountains are filled Bb F With lost sheep Bridge: F G Ebmaj7 F/C Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf Ab6 Gm7 Gb F Ring them bells for all of us who are left Dm G Ebmaj7 F/C Ring them be-e-ells for the chosen few Bb C Dm G Who will judge the many when the game is through Dm C F Bb F Ring them bells, for the time that flies Bb F For the child that cries Bb F When innocence dies Verse 4: Bb/D F/C Ring them bells St. Catherine Bb F/C From the top of the room Bb/D F/C Ring them from the fortress Bb F/C For the lilies that bloom Bb/D F/C Oh the lines are long Dm G And the fighting is strong F And they’re breaking down the distance Bb F Between right and wrong Instrumental outro: (6/8 time) Bb |C/Bb |Bb |Bb6 : Dm |Dmb6 |Dm7 |Dm : C |Cadd4 |C |C6 : Gm |Am |Bb |C : (4/4 time) F | : Bb |F : F | : F G | : Eb F/C| : Ab Bb | : Gb F | : Dm G | : Eb F/C| : Ab Bb | : B E | : F G | : Eb F/C| : Ab Bb | : Gb F | : Dm G | : Eb F/C| : Ab Bb | : B E | : (3/8 time) F |Cm |Gbmaj7|Bb : G |Eb |Bbm7 |F : B |Bb |A |Ab : G |Gb |F |A | : F |Cm |Gbmaj7|Bb : G |Eb |Bbm7 |F : B |Bb |A |Ab : G |Gb |F |A | : (Free time - play for around 1 minute) C