The Civil Wars – I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day (Guitar)
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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
E----0-------------0---------------| B----1-------------1---------------| G----0--h2---------0--h2-------0---| D----2-------------2---------0---0-| A--0-0-----------0-0-----0-2-------| E----------0--3--------------------| Am E/Am D G I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Am E/Am F#/G G Their old familiar carols play, Dm G Em A And wild and sweet the words repeat C F E Am Of peace on earth, good will to men E----0-------------0---------------| B----1-------------1---------------| G----0--h2---------0--h2-------0---| D----2-------------2---------0---0-| A--0-0-----------0-0-----0-2-------| E----------0--3--------------------| Am E/Am D G I thought how, as the day had come, Am E/Am F#/G G The belfries of all Christendom Dm G Em C Had rolled along the unbroken song C F E Am Of peace on earth, good will to men E----0-------------0-------| B----1-------------1-------| G----0--h2---------0--h2---| D----2-------------2-------| A--0-0-----------0-0-----2-| E----------0--3------------| C Dm G And in despair I bowed my head: C F G "There is no peace on earth," I said, A7 Dm G "For hate is strong and mocks the song C F G Am Of peace on earth, good will to men" E----0-------------0---------------| B----1-------------1---------------| G----0--h2---------0--h2-------0---| D----2-------------2---------0---0-| A--0-0-----------0-0-----0-2-------| E----------0--3--------------------| Am E/Am D G Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: Am E/Am F#/G G God is not dead, nor doth he sleep, Dm G Em A The wrong shall fail, the right prevail, C F E Am With peace on earth, good will to men"