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Verse 1:
D                    A7
I heard the bells on Christmas day
      D     G      A7
their old familiar carols play,
    G        D         Em      D
and wild and sweet the words repeat
   B7       Em          A7      D
of peace on earth, good will to men.

Verse 2:
D                       A7
And thought how, as the day had come,
    D        G      A7
the belfries of all Christendom
    G       D          Em     D
had rolled along the unbroken song
   B7       Em          A7      D
of peace on earth, good will to men.

Verse 3:
D                     A7
Till ringing, singing on its way
    D       G           A7
the world revolved from night to day,
  G        D        Em       D
a voice, a chime, a chant sublime
   B7       Em          A7      D
of peace on earth, good will to men.

Verse 4:
D                A7
And in despair I bowed my head:
       D     G        A7
“there is no peace on earth,” I said,
     G       D           Em        D
“for hate is strong, and mocks the song
   B7       Em          A7      D
of peace on earth, good will to men.”

Verse 5:
D                          A7
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
     D      G         A7
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
    G           D         Em       D
the wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
     B7       Em          A7      D
with peace on earth, good will to men.”

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