The Civil Wars - I heard the bells on christmas day
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Tuning:
This is my interpretation of the song, there are no actual tabs anywhere else for it so I tried to do it by
ear, but there are quite a few changes from the original in the chorus.
To play along with the original use capo 5th but I play with no capo.
Short Riff h= Hammer On
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I AmHeard the E/AmBells on DChristmas GDay
Their Amold faE/Ammiliar F#/Gcarols Gplay,
And Dmwild and Gsweet the Emwords Arepeat
Of pCeace on earth, good wFill tEo mAmen
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I Amthought how, E/Amas the Dday had Gcome,
The Ambelfries E/Amof all F#/GChristenGdom
Had Dmrolled Galong the unEmbroken Csong
Of Cpeace on earth, good Fwill Eto Ammen
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And Cin despair I Dmbowed my Ghead:
"There Cis no peace on Fearth," I Gsaid,
"For A7hate is strong and Dmmocks the Gsong
Of Cpeace on earth, good Fwill Gto Ammen"
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Then Ampealed the E/Ambells more Dloud and Gdeep:
AmGod is E/Amnot dead, F#/Gnor doth he Gsleep,
The Dmwrong shall Gfail, the Emright Aprevail,
With Cpeace on earth, good Fwill Eto Ammen"