I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

Chris Tomlin

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
Intro
|Db Ab/C Bbm7 Ab | Ebsus / |Ab / / Db/Ab | 
Verse 1
Ab 
I heard the bells on Christmas
Db/Ab 
Day
Ab 
Their old, familiar carols
Csus 
play
And
Fm 
wild and sw
Ab/Eb 
eet
Their
Bb/D 
words repeat
Of
Db 
peace
Ab/C 
on
Bbm7 
earth
Ab 
Good
Ebsus 
will to
Ab 
men
Db/Ab 
Verse 2
Ab 
And thought how, as the day had
Db/Ab 
come
Ab 
The steeples of all Christen
Csus 
dom
Had
Fm 
rolled alo
Ab/Eb 
ng
The un
Bb/D 
broken song
Of
Db 
peace
Ab/C 
on
Bbm7 
earth
Ab 
Good
Ebsus 
will to
Db 
men
Chorus
I heard them
Ab/C 
ringing
I heard them
Db 
ringing
Ab/Eb 
All across the earth
I heard them
Ab/Eb 
ring
Eb 
ing
Db 
The bells re
Ab/C 
member
They ring for
Db 
ever
Ab/Eb 
Unto us a Child is born
Our
Ab/Eb 
Sav-
Eb 
ior
Our
Ab/Eb 
Sav-
Eb 
ior
Verse 3
Ab 
But in despair I bowed my he
Db/Ab 
ad
Ab 
There is no peace on earth I
Csus 
said
For
Fm 
hate is st
Ab/Eb 
rong
And
Bb/D 
mocks the song
Of
Db 
peace
Ab/C 
on
Bbm7 
earth
Ab 
Good
Ebsus 
will to
Db 
men
REPEAT CHORUS
Verse 4
Ab 
Then pealed the bells more loud and
Db/Ab 
deep
Ab 
God is not dead nor does He
Csus 
sleep
The
Fm 
Wrong shall fa
Ab/Eb 
il
The
Bb/D 
Right prevail
With
Db 
peace
Ab/C 
on
Bbm7 
earth
Ab 
Good
Ebsus 
will to
Db 
men
Eb/Db 
Ab/Db 
Db 
REPEAT CHORUS
Tag
Our
Ab/Eb 
Sav -
Eb 
ior
Ending
Ab 
I heard the bells on Christmas
Db/Ab 
Day
|Ab / / / | Db/Ab / / / | Ab 
Writer(s):

Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash

Theme(s):

Christmas

Tempo:

Slow

BPM:

73

Original Key:

Ab

Recommended Key(s):

C, Ab

CCLI #:

7183149