The Irish Rovers – Bells Over Belfast (Guitar)

G          D         C         G
The Antrim hills are dark and still

        C       D7       G
And the snow is tum'blin down

G                          D      Em
This Christmas time there's hope again

    C              D7
For all in Belfast town

     G             D
With love and understanding

      C             D
We'll find a better way

    G       D        C    D
The gift of peace is ours now

C         D         G
Upon this Christmas Day

G          C            D            G
Bells over Belfast- how merrily they play

                 C        D                 G
Peace and joy be with you on this Christmas Day

  G       D         C        G
A star of light did fill the night

C    D7     G
Many years ago

                        D       Em
When the maji found the blessed child

    C               D7
Who set our hearts aglow

    G                 D
And since that day of wonder

      C            D
We'll live forever more

   G        D       C       D
We hail the newborn King of Kings

    C      D        G
Who opened Heaven's door

G          C            D            G
Bells over Belfast- how merrily they play

                 C        D                 G
Peace and joy be with you on this Christmas Day

       G     D         C        G
It's a rocky road that leads to peace

      C           D7      G
And a road that's hard to find

                    D        Em
And them that never look for it

                 D7
They're deaf and dumb and blind

G                 D
People have their customs,

   C                D
religions and their laws

    G      D       C      D
But we can stand together now

  C       D   G
United in one cause

G          C            D            G
Bells over Belfast- how merrily they play

                 C        D                 G
Peace and joy be with you on this Christmas Day

      G         D        C        G
We'll dance and sing the new year in

    C       D7     G
And share a cup of cheer

                        D    Em
And drink to health and happiness

       C              D7
Throughout the coming year

      G                    D
We'll put our differences aside

    C               D
Our trouble's all behind

    G       D      C        D
And drink a cup o' kindness yet

    C        D         G
For days of "auld lang sine"

G          C            D            G
Bells over Belfast- how merrily they play

                 C        D                 G
Peace and joy be with you on this Christmas Day

G          C            D            G
Bells over Belfast- how merrily they play

                 C        D                 G
Peace and joy be with you on this Christmas Day