Artist: They Might Be Giants Song: The Bells are Ringing Album: Factory Showroom Verse:

^CBum Bum ^FBum Bum ^CBum Bum ^FBum Bum ^CThe bells are ^Fringing ^CThe song they're ^Fsinging ^CThe sound is ^Fbringing the people '^Ground ^CThey hear the ^Finstructions ^CThey follow di^Frections ^CThey travel great ^Fdistances to the ^Gsound ^CThe bells are ^Fringing ^CThe song they're ^Fsinging ^CThe sound is ^Fbringing the people '^Ground ^CThey hear the ^Finstructions ^CThey follow di^Frections ^CThey travel great ^Fdistances to the ^Gsound

Chorus:

^AmThey are persuaded by the ^Fmusic of the be^Clls ^AmThey're not responsible for ^Fanything they d^Go ^AmThe people know ^F ^AmThe way to go ^F ^FThe bells are ri^Gnging they hear the so^Cund

Fill:

^FThey hear the sound, ^Amthey hear the sound, ^Cthey hear the sound ^FThey hear the sound, ^Amthey hear the sound, ^Cthey hear the sound

Verse: The bells are ringing And everyone's walking With arms extended in a trance Forgetting their washing Neglecting the children They're dropping all businesses at hand Chorus: A voice is telling them to act a different way They tilt their heads so they won't miss what it will say And when it's so There's this to know The bells are ringing they hear the sound Verse: The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound Chorus: They are persuaded by the music of the bells They're not responsible for anything they do The people know The way to go The bells are ringing they hear the sound Bridge:

^FA girl with cotton in her ^Cears ^FIs shielded from the bells' ef^Gfect ^AAs if by hidden signal, ^DmThe people turn to face her ^FOne thousand eyes are staring ^GThey pull away her earplugs ^C

Verse: The bells are pealing And they're revealing The simple key to happiness It isn't evil It isn't good It's only what the people miss Chorus: The bells explain what they've been lacking all along They were disorganized and that was what was wrong And now they know The way to go The bells are ringing they hear the sound Verse: The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound ( Drum Outro )

They Might Be Giants - The bells are ringing