Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: Em C Born in a sorry cot, left on the stairs of the cold stone D B7 Damned to be scorned, in darkness, damned to be alone Em C Taken by the church, his soul will be a slave of God D B7 In the belfry's beauty is his figure something odd Pre-Chorus 1: C G D Em We see the hunchback in Notre Dame C G D B7 Dancing on the tallest to-wers
Em B7 D F#m Arcades and spires, filling his heart Em B7 D A Deep like the choir, fine like the art Em B7 Is the place my cell, is it? D A Is God's home my hell? C G A Oh, my body imprisons my poor soul B7 Until I toll Chorus: Em C I am grim, full of gloom D G In my dim gothic tomb C G Am But the bells in my heart chime forever Em C With the ding that be-longs D G To the king of their songs C G D Em I'm the sound of Notre Dame Verse 2: Em C In the wheel of life, he is a horror for the crowd D B7 When will be the time he'll see the sun between the clouds? Em C Looking at the bells he thinks about his tragic fate D B7 Wants to be a rock or metal like his soulless mates Pre-Chorus 2: C G D Em We hear the hunchback in Notre Dame C G D B7 Crying on the tallest to-wers Em B7 D F#m Gargoyles and columns, his reality Em B7 D A Chants which are solemn, his agony Em B7 Is the place my cell, is it? D A Is God's home my hell? C G A Oh, my body imprisons my poor soul B7 Until I toll Chorus: Em C I am grim, full of gloom D G In my dim gothic tomb C G Am But the bells in my heart chime forever Em C With the ding that belongs D G To the king of their songs C G D I'm the sound of Notre Dame (Repeat to End)