I Can Hear The Bells (Hairspray) chords by Nikki Blonsky (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Db
E
C
F
Am
Bb
Dm
G
Csus4
Csus2
F/A
Gsus4
C#sus4
C#
F#
D#m
B
F#/A#
G#sus4
G#
C#sus2
B/F#
Dsus4
C/E
Em
G/B
Asus4
A
D
Dsus2
G/F
Cm
Gadd9

Intro 1
Db 
E 
C 
 (D flat major)  (E major)  (C major) 
F 
 (F major) I can hear the bells
Am 
 (A minor) Well, don't cha hear 'em chime?
Bb 
Dm 
 (B flat major) Can't 'cha feel my  (D minor) heartbeat keeping
G 
 (G major) perfect time?
Csus4 
C 
Csus2 
C 
And  (Csus4) all       (C major) be  (Csus2) cause     (C major) he

Verse 1
F 
 (F major) Touched me
He looked at me and stared, yes he
Dm 
 (D minor) Bumped me
My heart was unprepared when he
Bb 
 (B flat major) Tapped me
F/A 
And  (F/A) knocked me off my feet
Gsus4 
G 
 (Gsus4) One      little  (G major) touch
Csus4 
Now my  (Csus4) life's   complete 'cause when he
F 
 (F major) Nudged me
Love put me in a fix, yes it
Dm 
 (D minor) Hit me
Just like a ton of bricks, yes my
Bb 
 (B flat major) Heart burst
F/A 
Now I  (F/A) know  what life's about
Gsus4 
G 
 (Gsus4) One      little  (G major) touch
Csus4 
C 
Csus2 
C 
And love's  (Csus4) knocked   (C major) me  (Csus2) out       (C major) and

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Chorus 1
F 
 (F major) I  can hear the bells
My head is spinning
Dm 
 (D minor) I   can hear the bells
Something's beginning
Bb 
 (B flat major) Everybody says
F/A 
That a girl  (F/A) who looks like me
Gsus4 
G 
 (Gsus4) Can't    win his  (G major) love
Csus4 
C 
Csus2 
C 
Well, just  (Csus4) wait      (C major) and  (Csus2) see       (C major) 'cause
F 
 (F major) I  can hear the bells
Just hear them chiming
Dm 
 (D minor) I   can hear the bells
My temperature's climbing
Bb 
I  (B flat major) can't contain my joy
F/A 
'Cause I  (F/A) finally found the boy
Gsus4 
G 
I've been  (Gsus4) miss      (G major) ing
Csus4 
 (Csus4) (Listen!) I can hear
F 
C#sus4 
C# 
 (F major) the bells  (C sharpsus4)  (C sharp major) 

Verse 2
F# 
 (F sharp major) Round one
He'll ask me on a date and then
D#m 
 (D sharp minor) Round two
I'll primp, but won't be late because
B 
 (B major) Round three
F#/A# 
Is when we  (F sharp/A#) kiss     inside his car
G#sus4 
G# 
Won't  (G sharpsus4) go        all the  (G sharp major) way
C#sus4 
C# 
C#sus2 
C# 
But I'll  (C sharpsus4) go         (C sharp major) pretty  (C sharpsus2) far        (C sharp major) 
F# 
 (F sharp major) Round four
He'll ask me for my hand and then
D#m 
 (D sharp minor) Round five
We'll book the wedding band so by
B 
 (B major) Round six
F#/A# 
Amber,  (F sharp/A#) much     to your surprise
G#sus4 
G# 
This  (G sharpsus4) heavyweight  (G sharp major) champion
C#sus4 
C# 
C#sus2 
C# 
 (C sharpsus4) Takes      (C sharp major) the  (C sharpsus2) prize      (C sharp major) and

Chorus 2
F# 
 (F sharp major) I   can hear the bells
My ears are ringing
D#m 
 (D sharp minor) I     can hear the bells
The bridesmaids are singing
B 
 (B major) Everybody says
F#/A# 
That a guy  (F sharp/A#) who's such a gem
G#sus4 
G# 
 (G sharpsus4) Won't     look my  (G sharp major) way
C#sus4 
C# 
C#sus2 
C# 
Well, the  (C sharpsus4) laugh's    (C sharp major) on   (C sharpsus2) them       (C sharp major) 'cause
F# 
 (F sharp major) I   can hear the bells
My father will smile
D#m 
 (D sharp minor) I     can hear the bells
As he walks me down the aisle
B 
My  (B major) mother starts to cry
F#/A# 
But I can't  (F sharp/A#) see      'cause Link and I
G#sus4 
G# 
Are french  (G sharpsus4) kiss       (G sharp major) ing
C#sus4 
C# 
C#sus2 
C# 
 (C sharpsus4) (Listen!)  (C sharp major)  (C sharpsus2) I         can  (C sharp major) hear
F# 
B/F# 
F# 
Dsus4 
 (F sharp major) the bells  (B/F#)  (F sharp major)  (Dsus4) 

Chorus 3
G 
 (G major) I  can hear the bells
My head is reeling
C/E 
Em 
 (C/E) I     can  (E minor) hear the bells
I can't stop the peelings
C 
 (C major) Everybody warns
G/B 
That he  (G/B) won't like what he'll see
Asus4 
A 
But  (Asus4) I        know that  (A major) he'll look
Dsus4 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
In (Dsus4) side      (D major) of  (Dsus2) me        (D major) yeah
G 
 (G major) I  can hear the bells
Today just the start 'cause
Em 
 (E minor) I   can hear the bells
And 'til death do us part
C 
And  (C major) even when we die
G/B 
We'll look down  (G/B) from up above
Am 
Re (A minor) membering the night
G/B 
That we  (G/B) two   fell in love
C 
We  (C major) both will share a tear
G/B 
Asus4 
A 
And he'll  (G/B) whisper as we're remi (Asus4) nisc      (A major) ing
Dsus4 
 (Dsus4) (Listen!) I can hear

Outro 1
G 
 (G major) the bells
G/F 
(We can hear the  (G/F) bells)
C/E 
I can hear  (C/E) the bells
Cm 
(We can hear the  (C minor) bells)
Gadd9 
I can hear the  (Gadd9) bells

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Db
E
C
F
Am
Bb
Dm
G
Csus4
Csus2
F/A
Gsus4
C#sus4
C#
F#
D#m
B
F#/A#
G#sus4
G#
C#sus2
B/F#
Dsus4
C/E
Em
G/B
Asus4
A
D
Dsus2
G/F
Cm
Gadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F majorBPM: 112

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
C#sus4: x-4-6-6-7-x
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
D#m: x-6-8-8-7-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
F#/A#: 6-4-4-6-x-x
G#sus4: x-x-6-6-4-4
G#: 4-6-6-5-4-4
C#sus2: x-4-6-6-4-4
B/F#: 2-x-4-4-4-x
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Asus4: x-0-2-2-3-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
G/F: 1-x-0-0-0-3
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Gadd9: 3-x-0-2-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of I Can Hear The Bells (Hairspray) by Nikki Blonsky, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Nikki Blonsky.