Guitar Tab:The Bells Are Ringing
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| The Bells Are Ringing |
| By: They Might Be Giants |
| Key: C Major |
| Year: 1996 |
| Tabbed By: Samuel Prinzi and AtionSong |
C F C F
Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum
e|-8--------8-----------
B|---8-10-----8-10---8--
G|--------7--------7----
D|----------------------
A|----------------------
E|----------------------
C Dm
The bells are ringing
C/E
The song they're singing
F G
The sound is bringing the people 'round
C Dm
They hear the instructions
C/E
They follow directions
F G
They travel great distances to the sound
C Dm
The bells are ringing
C/E
The song they're singing
F G
The sound is bringing the people 'round
C Dm
They hear the instructions
C/E
They follow directions
F G
They travel great distances to the sound
Am Dm C/E F
They are persuaded by the music of the bells
Dm C/E F G
They're not responsible for anything they do
Am Dm
The people know
Am Dm
The way to go
F G C
The bells are ringing they hear the sound
F Am D
They hear the sound, they hear the sound, they hear the sound
F Am D
They hear the sound, they hear the sound, they hear the sound
C C
C Dm
The bells are ringing
C/E
And everyone's walking
F G
With arms extended in a trance
C Dm
Forgetting their washing
C/E
Neglecting the children
F G
They're dropping all businesses at hand
Am Dm C/E F
A voice is telling them to act a different way
Dm C/E F G
They tilt their heads so they won't miss what it will say
Am Dm
And when it's so
Am Dm
There's this to know
F G C
The bells are ringing they hear the sound
CAR ALARM GUITAR:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----13----13-------13----|-13----13----13----------|
G|-------------12----------|-------------------12----|
D|-10----10-------10----10-|----10----10----10-------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Am Dm C/E F Dm C/E F G
e|-------------------------|-------------|
B|----13----13-------13----|-13----------|
G|-------------12----------|-------12----|
D|-10----10-------10----10-|----10-------|
A|-------------------------|----------10-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|
Am Dm Am Dm F G
C Dm
The bells are ringing
C/E
The song they're singing
F G
The sound is bringing the people 'round
C Dm
They hear the instructions
C/E
They follow directions
F G
They travel great distances to the sound
Am Dm C/E F
They are persuaded by the music of the bells
Dm C/E F G
They're not responsible for anything they do
Am Dm
The people know
Am Dm
The way to go
F G C
The bells are ringing they hear the sound
F C Dm C/E C
A girl with cotton in her ears
D G Am G/B G
Is shielded from the bells' effect
A
As if by hidden signal
Dm
The people turn to face her
F
One thousand eyes are staring
G
They pull away her earplugs
C Dm
The bells are pealing
C/E
And they're revealing
F G
The simple key to happiness
C Dm
It isn't evil
C/E
It isn't good
F G
It's only what the people miss
Am Dm C/E F
The bells explain what they've been lacking all along
Dm C/E F G
They were disorganized and that was what was wrong
Am Dm
And now they know
Am Dm
The way to go
F G C
The bells are ringing they hear the sound
C Dm
The bells are ringing
C/E
The song they're singing
F G
The sound is bringing the people 'round
C Dm
They hear the instructions
C/E
They follow directions
F G
They travel great distances to the sound
C Dm
The bells are ringing
C/E
The song they're singing
F G
The sound is bringing the people 'round
C Dm
They hear the instructions
C/E
They follow directions
F G
They travel great distances to the sound
C Dm
The bells are ringing
C/E
The song they're singing
F G
The sound is bringing the people 'round
C Dm
They hear the instructions
C/E
They follow directions
F G
They travel great distances to the sound
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