Silver Bells Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
71 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks Dressed [D] in holiday style
[E] In the air there's a feeling [A] of Christmas Children laughing, people passing
[D] Meeting smile after smile [E] And on every street corner [A] you'll hear
Silver bells, [D] silver [E] bells It's Christmas time [A] in the city
[E] [A] Ring-a-ling,
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
Strings of street lights, even stoplights [D] Blink of bright red and green
[E] As the shoppers rush home [A] with their treasures [E] Hear [A] the snow crunch, see the kids punch
[D] It's Santa's big day [E] And above all else [A] you'll hear
Silver bells, [D] silver [E] bells It's Christmas time [A] in the city
[E] [A] Ring-a-ling,
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
Silver bells, [D] silver bells [E] It's Christmas time [A] in the city
[E] [A] Ring-a-ling,
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
Soon [E] it will be Christmas [A] Day [E] Soon it will be Christmas [A] Day
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[B] [A]
[E] In the air there's a feeling [A] of Christmas Children laughing, people passing
[D] Meeting smile after smile [E] And on every street corner [A] you'll hear
Silver bells, [D] silver [E] bells It's Christmas time [A] in the city
[E] [A] Ring-a-ling,
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
Strings of street lights, even stoplights [D] Blink of bright red and green
[E] As the shoppers rush home [A] with their treasures [E] Hear [A] the snow crunch, see the kids punch
[D] It's Santa's big day [E] And above all else [A] you'll hear
Silver bells, [D] silver [E] bells It's Christmas time [A] in the city
[E] [A] Ring-a-ling,
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
Silver bells, [D] silver bells [E] It's Christmas time [A] in the city
[E] [A] Ring-a-ling,
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
Soon [E] it will be Christmas [A] Day [E] Soon it will be Christmas [A] Day
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[B] [A]
Key:
A
E
D
B
A
E
D
B
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_ _ _ City sidewalks, busy sidewalks Dressed [D] in holiday style
[E] In the air there's a feeling [A] of Christmas _ Children laughing, people passing _
[D] Meeting smile after smile [E] And on every street corner [A] you'll hear
_ _ Silver bells, [D] _ silver [E] bells It's Christmas time [A] in the city
[E] _ _ [A] Ring-a-ling, _
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
_ Strings of street lights, even stoplights [D] Blink of bright red and green
[E] As the shoppers rush home [A] with their treasures [E] Hear [A] the snow crunch, see the kids punch
[D] It's Santa's big day [E] And above all else [A] you'll hear
_ _ _ _ Silver bells, [D] silver _ [E] bells It's Christmas time [A] in the city
[E] _ _ [A] Ring-a-ling, _
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
_ _ Silver bells, [D] _ silver bells [E] It's Christmas time [A] in the city
_ [E] _ _ [A] Ring-a-ling, _
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
Soon _ [E] it will be Christmas [A] Day _ _ [E] Soon it will be Christmas [A] Day _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ City sidewalks, busy sidewalks Dressed [D] in holiday style
[E] In the air there's a feeling [A] of Christmas _ Children laughing, people passing _
[D] Meeting smile after smile [E] And on every street corner [A] you'll hear
_ _ Silver bells, [D] _ silver [E] bells It's Christmas time [A] in the city
[E] _ _ [A] Ring-a-ling, _
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
_ Strings of street lights, even stoplights [D] Blink of bright red and green
[E] As the shoppers rush home [A] with their treasures [E] Hear [A] the snow crunch, see the kids punch
[D] It's Santa's big day [E] And above all else [A] you'll hear
_ _ _ _ Silver bells, [D] silver _ [E] bells It's Christmas time [A] in the city
[E] _ _ [A] Ring-a-ling, _
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
_ _ Silver bells, [D] _ silver bells [E] It's Christmas time [A] in the city
_ [E] _ _ [A] Ring-a-ling, _
[D] hear them [E] ring Singing it'll be Christmas [A] Day
Soon _ [E] it will be Christmas [A] Day _ _ [E] Soon it will be Christmas [A] Day _ _ _ _
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