When They Ring The Golden Bells chords by Tennessee Ernie Ford

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Verse 1
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 (C major) There's a land beyond the river
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That we  (F major) call the sweet forever
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 (C major) And we only reach that shore by
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faith's  (G major) decree.
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One by one we gain the portals,  (C major) 
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there to  (F major) dwell with the im (C major) mortals.
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when they ring the golden  (F major) 
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bells  (C major) for  (G major) you and me.  (C major) 
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Don't you  (F major) hear the bells now ringing?
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Don't you  (C major) hear the
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angels singing?  (G major)  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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 (G major) In that  (C major) far -off sweet forever,
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just bey (F major) ond the
Shining
River,
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 (C major) When they ring the golden  (F major)  (C major) bells
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for  (G major) you an (C major) d  me.  (G major) 
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When our  (C major) days shall know their number,
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When in  (F major) death we sweetly slumber (C major) ,
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When the king commands the spirit to  (G major) be free,
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Nevermore with anguish  (C major) laden,
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We  (F major) shall reach that lovely
Eden
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 (C major) When they ring the golden  (F major) bells  (C major) 
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For  (G major) you and me  (C major) 
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Don't you  (F major) hear the bells now ringing?
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Don't you  (C major) hear the angels singing?
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 (G major) Tis the glory hallelujah jubilee,  (C major) ju  (G major) bilee.
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In that  (C major) far -off sweet forever,
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just bey (F major) ond the shining  (C major) river,
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When they  (G major) ring the  (C major) golden  (F major) 
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bells  (C major) for  (G major) you and  (C major) me.  (F major)  (C major) 
you