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Hawk Nelson - I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day Chords

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I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day Chords

(ver. 1)
Hawk Nelson
Intro
   G     A     Bm      A   (guitars only)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------7--5--5-7---------|
G|-7--6-------------------6------|
D|-------7-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


Verse 1
   D                    G
I  heard  the bells on Christmas  Day
      Em7           A
Their old familiar carols  play
     F#                Bm     A     G
And wild and sweet the words  re - peat
    Em7               A       D/G
Of peace on earth goodwill to men

 _______________________________________________
| Lead guitar during Verse 2:                   |
| e|----10---------------------------7-----|    |
| B|---------------7-----------------------|    |
| G|------------------------9--------------|
  D|---------------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------------|    |
|   I  thought as how this day had  come        |
|                                               |
| e|---------------------------------------|    |
| B|------10-------------------------------|    |
| G|----------------------9----------------|
  D|---------------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------------|    |
|    The belfries of all Christendom            |
|                                               |
| e|-------9--------------14----12---10----|    |
| B|---------------7-----------------------|    |
| G|---------------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------------|    |
|     Had rung so long  unbro - ken  song       |
|                                               |
| e|---------------------------------------|    |
| B|-----8---------------------------------|    |
| G|-----------------------8/9---6--7------|
  D|---------------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------------|    |
|    Of peace on earth goodwill  to men         |
|_______________________________________________|
Verse 2 Chords:
  D                    G
I thought as how this day had come
    Em7               A
The belfries of all Christendom
    F#               Bm      A   G
Had rung so long the unbro - ken song
   Em7                A       D/G
Of peace on earth goodwill to men


Chorus 1
      D          A
I can hear Your voice
      Bm           A/C#
I can hear Your voi - ce
         D          A            G  A  Bm  A/C#  (2X)
Like the bells on Christmas Day  (Guitar Solo)

 _______________________________________________
| Solo: Lead Guitar                             |       
|     G                 A                       |
| e|---------------------------------|          |
| B|7/12--14--15-14--12--------------|          |
| G|--------------------14-----------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|           |
|                                       X2      |
|      Bm               A/C#                    |
| e|---------------------14----------|          |
| B|---12--14--15-14--12-----14--15--|          |
| G|---------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|          |
|_______________________________________________|


Verse 3:
    Bm           G
And in despair I bowed my head
       Em7              A
There  is  no peace on earth I said
    F#      (N.C.)     Bm       (N.C.)
For hate is strong and mocks the song
   Em7                A       D/G
Of peace on earth goodwill to men (to men, to men!)


Verse 4:
      D                     G
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep
     Em7               A
God  is  not dead nor does He sleep
     F#                  Bm     A     G
The wrong shall fail the right pre - vail
   Em7                A       D/G
Of peace on earth goodwill to men


Chorus 2:
      D          A
I can hear Your voice
      Bm           A/C#
I can hear Your voi - ce
         D          A                       
Like the bells on Christmas (Day)
      D          A
I can hear Your voice
      Bm           A/C#
I can hear Your voi - ce
         D          A                       
Like the bells on Christmas day

 _______________________________________________________________________________________
| Ending: All Parts                                                                     |
|     G                 A                Bm                 A/C#                        |
| e|---------------------------------------------------------14-----------------------| |
| B|7/12--14--15-14--12--------------------12--14--15-14--12--------------------------| |
| G|--------------------14------------------------------------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                         I can hear your voice             I can hear your voice       |
|                                                                                       |
|     G                 A               Bm               A/C#                           |
| e|------------------------------------------------------14--15-12-------------------| |
| B|--12--14--15-14--12-----------------12--14--15-14--12-----------------------------| |
| G|--------------------14------------------------------------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
|                              Like the bells   on        Christmas  day                |
|                                                                                       |
|     G                 A                        Bm               A/C#                  |
| e|---------------------------------------------------------14--12-------------------| |
| B|--12--14--15-14--12--------------------12--14--15-14--12--------------------------| |
| G|--------------------14------------------------------------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
|                         I can hear your voice             I can hear your voice       |
|                                                                                       |
|     G                 A               Bm               A/C#                           |
| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
| B|--12--14--15-14--12---------------------------------------------------------------| |
| G|--------------------14-------11---------------------------------------------------| |
| D|-------------------------------------14----------------12-------------------------| |
| A|---------------------------------------------------------------12/14--------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
|                               Like the bells    on     Christmas   day                |
|_______________________________________________________________________________________|            
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