Ding-A-Ling the Christmas Bell Chords by Lynn Anderson

[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ Gather round and I will [Fm] tell the story of a Christmas [Bb] bell
Who used to shine and [Eb] shine and ring _
[Fm] And why they called him [Bb] Ding-a-ling
One of the famous jingle bells [F] is what he was
But then he fell [Bb] and broke his pretty [Eb] harmony
_ And [F] he began [Bb] to ring off key _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Now they call him Ding-a-ling
[Bb] Because he has a funny ring
[Eb] And doesn't hit his note too well _
_ [F] Ding-a-ling a [Bb] Christmas bell _
The other bells met secretly
[F] And he heard one say in a real low [Bb] key
He's sure to ruin our [Eb] Christmas sound
_ [F] And we don't want him [Bb] hanging around
_ _ He overheard their secret vote
[F] And walked away with a lump in his [Bb] note
The saddest bell you've [Eb] ever seen
The [F] Christmas bell called [Bb] Ding-a-ling
_ They _ _ _
[Eb] all call him Ding-a-ling
[Bb] Because he has a funny ring
[Eb] And doesn't hit his note too well _ _
[F] Ding-a-ling [Bb] a Christmas bell
The snow was falling in the square
[F] When the children found [Bb] him there
And placed him on [Eb] the Christmas tree
_ [Ab] For everyone [Bb] in town to see
As [B] _ _ _
Christmas Eve came to the town
[Gb] A blinding snow was coming [B] down
And Ding-a-ling heard [E] someone say
Old [Gb] Santa sure to [B] lose his way
The thought occurred to Ding-a-ling
[Gb] To ring as loud as he could [B] ring
And when old Santa [E] heard the sound
[Gb] It guided him [B] into the town _ _ _ _ _
[E] Now the children shout and sing
[B] And everyone loves Ding-a-ling
[E] So everything has turned out well _ _
[Gb] For Ding-a-ling the [B] Christmas bell _ _ _
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