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Black Bells by Wax Mannequin




                                Black Bells






Tuning: Half-step down Capo 5

I have tabbed all the Wax Mannequin songs to half step down for ease of playing whole albums but you can
 move the capo at your discretion

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Verse
C               Am     Em
Chorus
F               Am     Em
Post-chorus
F       G              

Three black bells ring out for something
one of them is call you to war
another one is somber 
and it's making me feel ill

the last bell has a wise intention 
listens really close to those before
as we gather around in tears in anguish 
it burns us with careful tone
what you singing for

once young boy he built a fort 
call around his pals and come to play 
if there ain't enough room in there 
you got to beg and choose
hey boy don't make no mistake 
gotta a right to do stuff as you will 
remember we are like these teams, embrace us 
blind will come and cut your face

once poor man he got a boy 
talks about a proper way to be
and if get done whats proper 
you'll probably want in
hey man don’t make no mistake
if you go demanding something from us
better lead the way with perfect grace
so your soldiers march on home to you
there asking did you really mean it


once poor man he made a sound
if the worker ever put them young guns down
would he ever be bothered 
to listen to what they said
hey dad don't you know by now
can't you see that you once was but isn’t
your looking mighty noble in my eye 
advice has never changed your mind only old mistakes

three black bells ring out for reason 
one of them is calling you to fight 
one of them is somber and its making me feel right 

the last bell has a wise intention 
listens really close to those before 
as we gather round in joy in anguish 
in burns us with careful tone 

what you fighting for 
what you singing for
what you fighting for 

what you fighting for
what you singing for 
what is something for









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