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I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day chords by
Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey

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Verse 1
D
A

I heard the bells on Christmas day
D
A
Bm
Asus4

Their old familiar carols play
D

And wild and sweet their
F#
Bm

words repeat
D
A
D

Peace on the earth good will to men
Verse 2
D

A

And in despair I bowed my head
D
A

There is no peace on earth I said
D
F#

For hate is strong and mocks the song
Bm
Bb
D

Of peace on earth,
A

good will to men
D
Verse 3

A

Then answered those bells, loud and deep
D
A

God is not dead, nor does he sleep
D
F#
Bm

The wrong shall fail, and the right prevail
D

With peace on earth,
A
D

good will to men
Verse 4

D
A

Ya know, I like the way folks used to do
D

Back when cattle was plenty
A

and folks was few
D

Everybody would gather
F#
Bm

from far and near
Bb
D

An d barbecue'em a big fat steer
A
D

The kids they liked staying' awake because well,


They reckon they might catch Santa Claus

In the morning they'd come

racing down to see
A

What Santa'd gone and left
D

underneath that tree
A

It was Christmas back in

those days
D
F#
Bm

For the rich and for the poor
Bb
D

And every grandchild
A

had an open door
D

And the old cowboy who came

on the company horse

Was treated the same as the owner
A

or the boss
D

You see nobody seemed to have a care

He was in among friends or he wasn't there
A
D

Of course some have new boots

they sure would admire
F#

As they warmed their feet
Bm
Bb

in front of the fire
D

And the women folk they had
A
D

new clothes too

But not like the women of Austin,

TX did
A

Sometimes right in the middle of the party
D

An old stranger would come
A

riding in

We always wondered who he
D

was and where he'd been
F#
Bm
Bb

And as the years rolled on and on
D

We'd always wondered where that old stranger
A
D

with the long beard had gone

Well maybe it's like the book

of Corinthians

Where it says something in there
A

Sometimes you get visited by an angel
D
A

and you're not even aware
D

So I still recall that Christmas night
F#

The tops of the mountain
Bm
Bb

s capped with white
D

And the stars so bright they seemed ablaze
A

As the foothills were swimming
D

in a silver haze
A

Now those good ol' days are mostly tasked and
D
A

goneTime and the world and change goes on
D

And I reckon we can't do things quite
F#
Bm
Bbaug
D

like we used to do

Back when cattle was plenty
A
D

in Texas
Outro 1

And shopping malls and condos were few
D

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  • Bm

    2
  • Asus4

  • F#

    2
  • Bb

  • Bbaug

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