Silver Bells chords by Martha Reeves

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
City  (D major) sidewalks,
busy sidewalks
G 
Dressed in  (G major) Harlem and Bay style
A 
In the air  (A major) there's a feeling
D 
of Christmas  (D major) 
Children laughing, people passing
G 
Meeting smile  (G major) after smile
A 
D 
And on  (A major) every street corner you hear  (D major) 
G 
Silver bells, sil (G major) ver bells
A 
D 
It's  (A major) Christmas time in the  (D major) city
G 
Make a wish, hear  (G major) them ring
A 
D 
Soon  (A major) it will be Christmas day  (D major) 
My favorite time of year
Springtime streetlights, even stoplights,
G 
blink of bright  (G major) red and green
A 
As the shoppers  (A major) rush home
D 
with their treas (D major) ures
Hear the snow punch, see the kids punch,
G 
this is Santa's  (G major) big scene
A 
D 
And above  (A major) all this bustle you  (D major) hear
G 
Silver bells, silver  (G major) bells
A 
D 
It's  (A major) Christmas time in the  (D major) city
Ring -a -ring -a -ling
G 
Hear  (G major) them ring
A 
D 
Soon  (A major) it will be Christmas Day  (D major) 
G 
A 
 (G major)  (A major) 
D 
G 
A 
 (D major)  (G major)  (A major) 
D 
Bb 
Eb 
Ab 
 (D major)  (B flat major)  (E flat major)  (A flat major) 
Bb 
It  (B flat major) might bring parties,
Eb 
or  (E flat major) fucks, devotion,
or whatever happens,
Ab 
Bb 
 (A flat major) or  whatever may be,  (B flat major) this
Is this what Christmas time
Eb 
B 
means  (E flat major) to  me?  (B major) 
E 
A 
Silver  (E major) bells, beautiful sil (A major) ver bells
B 
E 
It's  (B major) Christmas time in  (E major) the city
C#m 
E 
 (C sharp minor) Ring   (E major) -a -ling -a -ling -a -ling
A 
Won't you hear  (A major) them ring?
B 
E 
Soon  (B major) it will be Christmas  (E major) Day
Yes!