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The Bells Of St. Thomas chords by
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
G
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Verse 1
G
G

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I wake up in Antwerp
Em
Em

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In some rich woman's bed
G
G

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There's a man with a hammer
Em
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Inside of my head
Verse 2
G
G

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She says, "I couldn't wake you
Em
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I thought you were dead
G
G

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But you talked in your sleep
Em
Em

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I don't know what you said"
Verse 3
C
C

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I look in the mirror
Em
Em

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My eyes bleeding red
C
C

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There's a taste in my mouth
Em
Em

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Of stale brandy and lead
Verse 4
C
C

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Don't know how I got here
G
G

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Or if I was led
D#m
D#m
6

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B
B
2

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But I know it's a Sunday
D#m
D#m
6

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B
B
2

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G#m
G#m
4

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For the bells in my head
Verse 5
E
E

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As they call to the faithful
C#m
C#m
4

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The quick and the dead
G#m
G#m
4

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The last days of judgement
F#sus4
F#sus4
2

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F#
F#
2

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upon us
E
E

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C#m
C#m
4

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And the bells on the roof of St. Thomas
G#m
G#m
4

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Are calling
Verse 6
G
G

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She says, "are you hungry?
Em
Em

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You look underfed"
G
G

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"No, I'd better be going
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Em

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I'll have coffee instead"
Verse 7
G
G

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"Let me give you some money"
Em
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D
D

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I say, "There's no need
G
G

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You don't owe me nothing
Em
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It's what we agreed"
Verse 8
C
C

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But the room's like a palace
Em
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In a book I once read
C
C

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And the words that I'm thinking
Em
Em

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Would be better unsaid
Verse 9
C
C

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I search for my clothes
G
G

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Then she asks if I'll stay
D#m
D#m
6

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B
B
2

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"There's a room for you here
G#m
G#m
4

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My husband's away"
Verse 10
E
E

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The bells of St. Thomas
C#m
C#m
4

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Are aching with doubt
G#m
G#m
4

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They're cracked and they're broken
B
B
2

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F#sus4
F#sus4
2

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F#
F#
2

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Like the earth in a drought
Verse 11
E
E

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I've searched for their meaning
C#m
C#m
4

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I just never found out
G#m
G#m
4

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Whatever they're expecting
B
B
2

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F#
F#
2

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from us
E
E

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C#m
C#m
4

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Or why the bells on the roof of St. Thomas
G#m
G#m
4

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Are crying
Verse 12
A
A

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I walk to the church,
C#m
C#m
4

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F#sus4
F#sus4
2

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though it's empty by now
A
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F#m
F#m
2

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The roof like an overturned ship,

and a prow
A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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F#sus4
F#sus4
2

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For a pulpit, and there it is up on the wall
A
A

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St. Thomas inspecting
F#m
F#m
2

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the wounds for us all
C#m
C#m
4

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It's a painting
Verse 13
D
D

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by Rubens
F#m
F#m
2

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Painted from life
D
D

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And it's flanked by a rich man
F#m
F#m
2

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And his elegant wife
C#m
C#m
4

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The
Verse 14
D
D

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wounds we all share
A
A

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And yet still need the proof
Fm
Fm

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Db
Db
4

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You can feign your indifference
Fm
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Bbm
Bbm

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Pretend you're aloof
Verse 15
Gb
Gb
2

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But the wounds we're denying
Ebm
Ebm
6

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are there all the same
Bbm
Bbm

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And the bells of St. Thomas
Db
Db
4

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Ab
Ab
4

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are ringing again
Verse 16
Gb
Gb
2

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The saint I was named for
Ebm
Ebm
6

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The sceptical brother
Bbm
Bbm

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The rich man's wife
Db
Db
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Ab
Ab
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In the arms of another
Verse 17
Gb
Gb
2

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And the ex it wounds
Ebm
Ebm
6

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Of a love that's gone wrong
Bbm
Bbm

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She said she was leaving
Ab
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4

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Db
Db
4

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Ab
Ab
4

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But she'd already gone
Verse 18
F#
F#
2

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F#m
F#m
2

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And the last days of judgement
D
D

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are fi nally upon on us
A
A

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And the bells on the roof of St. Thomas

Are calling

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • D#m

    6

  • B

    2

  • G#m

    4

  • E

  • C#m

    4

  • F#sus4

    2

  • F#

    2

  • D

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • Fm

  • Db

    4

  • Bbm

  • Gb

    2

  • Ebm

    6

  • Ab

    4

Capo: 2

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The original key of The Bells Of St. Thomas by Sting is A major.

The primary chords used in The Bells Of St. Thomas are A, F#m, D, Fm, Db, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, F#m, D, Fm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Bells Of St. Thomas is approximately 71 beats per minute.

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