I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day chords - Steven Curtis Chapman

How to Play "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" Guitar chords

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Recorded by Steven Curtis Chapman

Bm  Bm7   G/B    Bm  Bm7   G/B    Bm  Bm7   G/B      G

Verse One:
  D                  Em                   D/F#         Dsus
I heard the bells on Christmas day, their old familiar carols play
    D/F#               G     A Bm   A   G              Asus            Bm 
And wild and sweet the words repeat of, peace on earth,    goodwill to men

Bm7   G/B    Bm  Bm7   G

Verse Two:
And I thought how as the day had come, the belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song of peace on earth, goodwill to men

Verse Three:
'Til ringing, singing on its way, the world revolved from night to day
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime of peace on earth, goodwill to men

Bm


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Verse Four:
And in despair I bowed my head, "there is no peace on earth", I said
     D/F#               G     A   Bm   A  G              Asus            C2
"For hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth,    goodwill to men

Bbmaj7    C2                  Bbmaj7             C2     Bbmaj7
                  I heard the bells on Christmas day
Asus
Yeah, yeah

Verse Five:
     D                     Em                 D/F#            G
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep, God is not dead nor doth he sleep
    D/F#                  G     A  Bm   A    G                   Asus
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail with peace on earth, goodwill to men
Bm                  G
Peace on earth, goodwill to men
                    Asus A  D     Em    D/F#    G
Peace on earth, goodwill to men
            D      Em    D/F
Goodwill to men
G                              D
I heard the bells on Christmas day

(repeat and fade)