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I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day by MercyMe
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E A
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
B E
Their old familiar carols play
B C#m
And wild and sweet the words repeat
B B E
Of peace on Earth, good will to men
[Interlude]
E
[Verse 2]
E A
And thought how as the day had come
B E
The belfries of all Christendom
B C#m
Had rolled along the unbroken song
B B E
Of peace on Earth, good will to men
[Chorus]
A
I can hear them
E
I can hear them
A
I can hear them
E
I can hear them
[Interlude]
C#m A E B E
[Verse 3]
E A
And in despair I bowed my head
B E
"There is no peace on Earth" I said
B C#m
For hate is strong and mocks the song
B B E
Of peace on Earth, good will to men
[Bridge]
G#m A
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep
E B
God is not dead nor does He sleep
G#m A
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
E B
With peace on Earth, good will to men
[Chorus]
A E
I can hear You - I can hear You
A E
I can hear You – I can hear You
C#m
I can hear You
A E B
I can hear You yea yea yeah
E
[Ending]
A
I can still hear You
E A
I can hear You
E
I can hear You now
A
I can hear You now
E
I can hear You now
A
I can hear You now
E A E
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Key of E
[Intro]
chord: E
riff: strum down 8th notes evenly top two strings:
A string 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 14
Low E string 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
[Verse 1]
E Esus A E
I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play
G# C#m E Bsus E
And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth goodwill to men
[Verse 2]
E Esus A E
I thought how as the day had come The belfries of all Christendom
G# C#m E Bsus E
Had rolled along th''unbroken song Of peace on earth goodwill to men
[Chorus]
A E A A
I can hear them I can hear them I can hear them I can hear them
[Interlude]
(2 measures each)
C#m A E Bsus E
[Verse 3]
E Esus A E
And in despair I bowed my head There is no peace on earth I said
G# C#m E Bsus E
For hate is strong and mocks the song Of peace on earth goodwill to men
[Verse 4/Bridge]
E/G# A E Bsus
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep God is not dead nor does He sleep
E/G# A E Bsus
The wrong shall fail the right prevail With peace on earth goodwill to men
[Chorus]
A E A E
I can hear You I can hear You I can hear You I can hear You
C#m A
I can hear You I can hear You E//////// B//////// A////////
E A
I can hear You I can hear You X2 Ritard to E
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version 3
Capo 2
[Intro]
D G A
[Verse 1]
D G A
I heard the bells on Christmas day
D G A
Their old familiar carols play
Bm G
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Bm G A D
Of peace on earth good will to men.
[Verse 2]
D G A
And thought how as the day had come
D G A
The belfries of all Christendom
Bm G
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Bm G A D
Of peace on earth good will to men.
[Chorus 1]
G
I can hear them
D
I can hear them [Repeat]
[Interlude]
Bm G D A
[Verse 3]
D G A
And in despair I bowed my head
D G A
?There is no peace on earth? I said
Bm G
?For hate is strong and mocks the song
Bm G A D
Of peace on earth good will to men.?
[Interlude 2]
D G A [Repeat]
[Verse 4]
D G A
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
D G A
?God is not dead nor does He sleep;
Bm G
The wrong shall fail the right prevail
Bm A
With peace on earth good will to men.?
[Chorus 2]
G
I can hear them
D
I can hear them [Repeat]
Bm
I can hear you
G
I can hear you
[Outro]
D G A [repeat as needed]
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version 4
Intro
Tuning: Standard
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-6-6-6-6-6/9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11/16-16-16-14-14-14-14-14\\---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2X
If you happen to be playing this on an acoustic, hitting the E string with each note makes a more full sound.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men
And thought how as the day had come
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men
I can hear them
I can hear them
I can hear them
I can hear them
And in despair I bowed my head
There is no peace on earth, I said
For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep
God is not dead nor does He sleep
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to men
I can hear You
I can hear You
I can hear You
I can hear You
I can hear You
I can hear You
Yeah yeah, oh
Yeah yeah yeah, oh
Well I could still hear You
And I can hear You
Oh
I can hear You now
I can hear You now
I can hear You now
I can hear You now
| / slide up
| \\ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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