Christmas Bells

From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Fri Dec 16 13:38:58 1994

From: dwd@hpsyvae1.syntex.com (Dan Dickinson)

Date: 15 Dec 1994 17:20:26 GMT

Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature

Subject: Re: REQUEST: John Gorka's Christmas Bells

Donald L. Yarman (dyarman@infinet.com) wrote:

> I need some quick and dirty guitar chords for the Gorka

> version of the song "Christmas Bells." It's the one

> that's on the Windham Hill "A Winter's Solstice III."

Christmas Bells - John Gorka

Capo 3

| C | G6 | Fmaj7-6 | Am G | F | Am G | F G | Am G | F | Fmaj7 |

I heard the bells on Christmas day

Fmaj7-6 Am G

Their old familiar carols play

And wild and sweet, the words repeat

Of peace on earth, good will to men

Peace on earth, good will to men

I thought how, as the day had come

Fmaj7-6 Am G

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along the unbroken song

Of peace on earth, good will to men

Peace on earth, good will to men

Fmaj7-6 Am G

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

Peace on earth, good will to men

| C | G6 | Fmaj7-6 | Am G | F | Am G | F G | Am G | F | Fmaj7 |

Then pealed the bells, more loud and deep

Fmaj7-6 Am G

God is not dead, nor doth he sleep

The wrong shall fail, the right prevail

With peace on earth, good will to men

Peace on earth, good will to men

I heard the bells on Christmas day

Fmaj7-6 Am G

Their old familiar carols play

Wild and sweet, the words repeat

Of peace on earth, good will to men

Peace on earth, good will to men

Peace on earth, good will to men

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Dan Dickinson San Jose CA USA dwd@hpsyvae1.syntex.com