I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day tab by Casting Crowns

• Capo on 3rd

Tabbed by: Javen
Tuning: Standard
Key: Bb
Capo 3 (played in G) *chords in parenthesis are with capo 3

This is the tab (for the piano part transposed for guitar)and
the chords for the song.


Intro:
     Gm (Em)                   Eb (C)
e|----------------------------------------------)----------------------------------------------------|
B|-(measure 1)----------------------------------)-(measure 2)----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------)----------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---)--------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------|
A|-1----------1-----------1-----------1---------)--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------------|
E|----3----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3)-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|

     Bb (G)                    D7/A
e|-----------------------------------------------)------------------------------------|
B|-(measure 3)-----------------------------------)-(measure 4)------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------)------------------------------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---)-------0----------------------------|
A|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1---------)-3-----------3-----0----------------|
E|----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1)----2-----1-----1-------------------|

END OF INTRO:
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    F (used in verses)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------1-----1--------------------------------------------------------------|

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Verse 1:
     *You can either keep playing the intro tab through the verses
like the piano does, or capo 3 and strum using chords in the key of G.
The tab pattern is the same throughout pretty much the whole song. The
chords in parenthesis are in G and the ones not in parenthesis are the
same chords as in the intro.

                Gm (Em)
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Eb (C)          Bb (G)
Their old familiar carols play
F (D)              Gm (Em)
And mild and sweet their songs repeat
Eb (C)             Bb (G)
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men


Chorus: 1

D7/A (B7)          Eb(C)  Bb(G)
And the bells are ringing, (Peace on earth)
                Eb(C)  Bb(G)
Like a choir they're singing, (Peace on earth)
             Eb(C)  Gm(Em)       F(D)
In my heart I hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men


Verse 2:
             (Em)
And in despair I bowed my head
(C)             (G)
There is no peace on earth I said
(D)               (Em)
For hate is strong and mocks the song
(C)              (G)
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men


Chorus 2:

(B7)            (C)   (G)
But the bells are ringing, (Peace on earth)
            (C)    (G)
Like a choir singing, (Peace on earth)
             (C)   (Em)       (D)
Does anybody hear them? Peace on earth, goodwill to men


Bridge:

C
Then rang the bells more loud and deep
               Em
God is not dead, nor doth He sleep
      D
(Peace on earth, peace on earth)
C
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
       G         D
With peace on earth, goodwill to men


Verse 3:

              Em
Then ringing singing on its way
C                 G
The world revolved from night to day
D             Em
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime
C               G
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men


Chorus 3:

B7                C    G
And the bells, they're ringing, (Peace on earth)
                C    G
Like a choir they're singing, (Peace on earth)
                   C    Em        D
And with our hearts we'll hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men
                     C     G
Do you hear the bells, they're ringing? (Peace on earth)
             C    G
Like the angels singing (Peace on earth)
                  C    Em        D
Open up your heart and hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men
C    G   C     G
Peace on earth, peace on earth
C     Em        D
Peace on earth, goodwill to men
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*Here's a cool little series of chords you can
play that sounds good in the chorus.
You can either do a little finger picking rhythm
(as they're tabbed out) or just strum
the top 4 strings with these finger positions.

   Em         C       G        D
e|----------------)---------------)---------------)----------------)----|
B|----------------)---------------)---------------)----------------)----|
G|------------10--)------------10-)------------10-)-------------10-)----|
D|-----8----------)------8--------)------8--------)------10--------)----|
A|-10-----10------)---6-----6-----)---------------)---8------8-----)----|
E|----x-----------)---------------)---6-----6-----)----------------)----|



Chords used (capo 3)

  (G)    (D)    (Em)    (C)   (B7)
e|---3---------3---------3----------3--------2-----|
B|---3---------3---------3----------3--------------|
G|-------------2-----------------------------2-----|
D|-----------------------2----------x--------1-----|
A|---x---------x---------2----------3--------2-----|
E|---3---------x---------x----------x--------x-----|

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