Intro
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[Verse 1]
E
Ring them bells, ye heathen
A/C# E
From the city that dreams
E
Ring them bells from the sanctuaries
A/B
’Cross the valleys and streams
A E
For they’re deep and they’re wide
E A
And the world’s on its side
E
And time is running backwards
A/B E
And so is the bride
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
E
Ring them bells St. Peter
A/C# E
Where the four winds blow
E
Ring them bells with an iron hand
A/B
So the people will know
A E
Oh it’s rush hour now
E A
On the wheel and the plow
E
And the sun is going down
A/B E
Upon the sacred cow
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
E
Ring them bells Sweet Martha
A/B E
For the poor man’s son
E
Ring them bells so the world will know
B
That God is one
A E
Oh the shepherd is asleep
E A
Where the willows weep
E
And the mountains are filled
A/B E
With lost sheep
[Middle 8]
C#m E
Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf
C#m E
Ring them bells for all of us who are left
C#m Caug
Ring them bells for the chosen few
E/B F#9/A#
Who will judge the many when the game is through
Amaj7 E/G#
Ring them bells, for the time that flies
F#m7
For the child that cries
A/B
When innocence dies
[Verse 4]
E
Ring them bells St. Catherine
A/B E
From the top of the room
E
Ring them from the fortress
A/B
For the lilies that bloom
A E
Oh the lines are long
E A
And the fighting is strong
E
And they’re breaking down the distance
A/B E
Between right and wrong
[Outro]
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