Buffy Sainte Marie - "Bells" Chords

Tempo:
124.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Em

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buffy Sainte Marie - "Bells" chords
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[Em] [G] [C]
[F] I'm [C] writing this to say goodbye [C] to what you never should [Em]
reply.
[Am] That of all the lords [A#] and demons that you [Am] leave, I stand [E] entirely
[G] alone.
[Am] That [B] is to say, [Em] your loving [Bm] me would be your only [Em] crime.
[C] And isn't it [G] a pity [C]
you can see our duty [G] clearly [C]
in the midst of some great city?
[C] In [B] the midst [C]
of all [G] this love.
[C] Many men have loved the bells [F] you fasten to the rain.
[Em]
[Am] And everyone [A#] who wanted you, [Am] what she [D] would always want [G] again.
[F#m] And [Em] I'd have been the dust for you.
[Bm] And [E] I'd have been the grass for you.
But [C] tell me, [D] with your [G] beauty, [C] you can see our duty clearly.
In the midst of New [G] York City.
In [F#] the [Bm]
[C] midst of all [G] my love.
Like [D]
[F] [C]
a searchlight [F] in the
[C] fray need.
[Am] Oh, I would share [A#] your loneliness.
[Am] And I [D] demand [G] your greed.
[F#] And everything [E] depends upon [F#] how near you [Em] sleep to me.
[C] And isn't [G] it a pity [D] you [C] can see our duty [Gm]
[E] clearly.
In [C] the midst of New [G] York City.
[E] In [B] the midst of all [G] our
[F] love.
[C] You'll
[C] be writing this [G] when [F] you are so [C] very young [Em] again.
That [A] the forests that you [A#] burned [Gm] away and [Am] then sailed away are [D]
truly, [F#] truly [G]
gone.
[Bm] [B]
Waiting
[Em] where a star fishes your hand.
And [C] the jewels for [G] your
[D] shoulders [C] fall through the walls [G] of [E] sand.
Fall [F#] through the [Am] walls [G] of sand.
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Buffy Sainte-Marie - Bells chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, C, G, F and C. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ I'm [C] writing this to say goodbye _ [C] to what you never should _ _ [Em]
reply.
[Am] That of all the lords [A#] and demons that you [Am] _ leave, I stand [E] entirely _ _ _
_ [G] alone. _ _ _
[Am] That _ _ [B] is to say, [Em] your loving _ [Bm] me _ _ would be your only [Em] _ crime. _ _
[C] And _ isn't it [G] a pity _ [C]
you can see our duty _ [G] _ clearly [C] _
in the midst of some great _ city?
[C] In [B] the _ _ midst [C]
of _ all _ [G] this _ love. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Many men have loved the bells _ [F] you fasten to the rain.
_ [Em] _
[Am] And everyone _ _ [A#] who _ wanted you, [Am] _ _ _ what she [D] would always _ want [G] _ again. _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ And [Em] I'd have been the dust for you.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ And [E] I'd have been the grass for you.
But [C] tell _ me, [D] with your [G] _ beauty, _ [C] you can see our duty _ _ _ clearly.
_ In the midst of New [G] York _ City.
In [F#] the _ [Bm] _ _
[C] midst of _ all [G] my _ love.
Like [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ a _ _ searchlight [F] in the _ _ _ _
[C] fray _ need. _
[Am] Oh, I would share [A#] your _ loneliness. _
[Am] And _ _ I _ [D] _ _ demand _ [G] your greed. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ And everything _ [E] _ _ depends upon [F#] _ _ how near you [Em] sleep to me. _
_ [C] And _ isn't _ [G] it a pity [D] _ you [C] can see our duty _ _ [Gm] _ _
[E] clearly.
In [C] the midst _ of New _ [G] York _ City.
[E] In [B] the _ _ _ midst of all _ _ [G] our _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] love.
[C] _ You'll _ _ _
[C] be writing this _ [G] when [F] you are _ so [C] very young [Em] again.
That [A] the forests that you [A#] burned [Gm] away and [Am] then sailed away are [D]
truly, _ [F#] truly _ [G] _
gone. _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Waiting _
_ [Em] _ where a star fishes your _ hand.
And [C] the _ jewels for [G] your _ _
[D] _ shoulders [C] fall through the walls [G] of _ [E] sand.
_ Fall [F#] through _ the [Am] walls _ _ _ _ [G] of sand. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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