Casting Crowns – I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day (Guitar Tab)

Tabbed by: Javen Key: Bb This is the tab (for the piano part transposed for guitar)and the chords for the song.

Intro:
          Gm (Em)                                      Eb (C)
e|----------------------------------------------)----------------------------------------------------|
B|-(measure 1)----------------------------------)-(measure 2)----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------)----------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---)--------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------|
A|-1----------1-----------1-----------1---------)--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------------|
E|----3----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3)-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|

          Bb (G)                                       D7/A 
e|-----------------------------------------------)------------------------------------|
B|-(measure 3)-----------------------------------)-(measure 4)------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------)------------------------------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---)-------0----------------------------|
A|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1---------)-3-----------3-----0----------------|
E|----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1)----2-----1-----1-------------------|

END OF INTRO:
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        F (used in verses)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------1-----1--------------------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 1: *You can either keep playing the intro tab through the verses like the piano does, or capo 3 and strum using chords in the key of G. The tab pattern is the same throughout pretty much the whole song. The chords in parenthesis are in G and the ones not in parenthesis are the same chords as in the intro. Gm (Em) I heard the bells on Christmas day Eb (C) Bb (G) Their old familiar carols play F (D) Gm (Em) And mild and sweet their songs repeat Eb (C) Bb (G) Of peace on earth, goodwill to men Chorus: 1 D7/A (B7) Eb(C) Bb(G) And the bells are ringing, (Peace on earth) Eb(C) Bb(G) Like a choir they're singing, (Peace on earth) Eb(C) Gm(Em) F(D) In my heart I hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men Verse 2: (Em) And in despair I bowed my head (C) (G) There is no peace on earth I said (D) (Em) For hate is strong and mocks the song (C) (G) Of peace on earth, goodwill to men Chorus 2: (B7) (C) (G) But the bells are ringing, (Peace on earth) (C) (G) Like a choir singing, (Peace on earth) (C) (Em) (D) Does anybody hear them? Peace on earth, goodwill to men Bridge: C Then rang the bells more loud and deep Em God is not dead, nor doth He sleep D (Peace on earth, peace on earth) C The wrong shall fail, the right prevail G D With peace on earth, goodwill to men Verse 3: Em Then ringing singing on its way C G The world revolved from night to day D Em A voice, a chime, a chant sublime C G Of peace on earth, goodwill to men Chorus 3: B7 C G And the bells, they're ringing, (Peace on earth) C G Like a choir they're singing, (Peace on earth) C Em D And with our hearts we'll hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men C G Do you hear the bells, they're ringing? (Peace on earth) C G Like the angels singing (Peace on earth) C Em D Open up your heart and hear them, Peace on earth, goodwill to men C G C G Peace on earth, peace on earth C Em D Peace on earth, goodwill to men -------------------------------------------------------------------- *Here's a cool little series of chords you can play that sounds good in the chorus. You can either do a little finger picking rhythm (as they're tabbed out) or just strum the top 4 strings with these finger positions.

      Em                 C              G               D
e|----------------)---------------)---------------)----------------)----|
B|----------------)---------------)---------------)----------------)----|
G|------------10--)------------10-)------------10-)-------------10-)----|
D|-----8----------)------8--------)------8--------)------10--------)----|
A|-10-----10------)---6-----6-----)---------------)---8------8-----)----|
E|----x-----------)---------------)---6-----6-----)----------------)----|

Chords used (capo 3)

    (G)       (D)       (Em)       (C)     (B7)
e|---3---------3---------3----------3--------2-----|
B|---3---------3---------3----------3--------------|
G|-------------2-----------------------------2-----|
D|-----------------------2----------x--------1-----|
A|---x---------x---------2----------3--------2-----|
E|---3---------x---------x----------x--------x-----|

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