Intro: | Db | Db Ab | Bbm | Bbm Gb Ab | Db | % | Verse 1: Db Ring them bells, ye heathen Gb Db From the city that dreams Db Ring them bells from the sanctuaries Gb ’Cross the valleys and streams Gb Db For they’re deep and they’re wide Db Gb And the world’s on its side Db And time is running backwards Gb Db And so is the bride Interlude: | Gb Gb Ab | Db | % | Verse 2: Db Ring them bells St. Peter Gb Db Where the four winds blow Db Ring them bells with an iron hand Gb So the people will know Gb Db Oh it’s rush hour now Db Gb On the wheel and the plow Db And the sun is going down Gb Db Upon the sacred cow Interlude: | Gb Gb Ab | Db | % | Verse 3: Db Ring them bells Sweet Martha Gb Db For the poor man’s son Db Ring them bells so the world will know Ab That God is one Gb Db Oh the shepherd is asleep Db Gb Where the willows weep Db And the mountains are filled Gb Db With lost sheep Middle 8: Bbm Db Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf Bbm Db Ring them bells for all of us who are left Bbm Aaug Ring them bells for the chosen few Db Eb9 Who will judge the many when the game is through Gbmaj7 Db Ring them bells, for the time that flies Ebm7 For the child that cries Gb When innocence dies Verse 4: Db Ring them bells St. Catherine Gb Db From the top of the room Db Ring them from the fortress Gb For the lilies that bloom Gb Db Oh the lines are long Db Gb And the fighting is strong Db And they’re breaking down the distance Gb Db Between right and wrong Outro: | Ab | Gb | Ab | Gb | | Db | % | Gb Db
