The Bell
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INTRO / INTERLUDE / RIFF slow, 3/4
e:--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|
b:-------0-----0-----0------|------0-----0-----0------|------0-----0-----0--------|------0-----0|
G:-----0-----0-----0--------|----0-----0-----0--------|----0-----0-----0----------|----0-----0--|
D:--0-----2-----0-----------|-0-----2-----0-----------|-2-----4-----5------10-9-7-|-5-----5-----|
A:--------------------4-3-2-|-------------------4-3-2-|---------------------------|-------------|
E:--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|
G G6 G G G6 G Em Emadd9 Em G
VERSE
e:-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| the strumming varies a lot.
b:-------------------------0---------------|--------------0---------1--------0-----| you can pick multiple
G:--------0----------0--------0-------0----|-----0-----------0---------0--------0--| notes at once. This is not
D:-----2----------2----------------------0-|--------2------------------------------| meant to be that accurate.
A:-2--------0^2--------2--------0^2--------|-3------------------3------------------| the hammer-ons are
E:-0-------------------0-------------------|----------3------------------3---------| essential though.
Em C G C G
Chorus
e:--------------------------|--------------------------|..
b:----1-----1-----1-----1---|----0-----0-----0-----0---|..
G:°-----0-----0-----0-----0-|------2-----2-----2-----0-|.. same here, you can vary the
D:°-------------------------|--------------------------|.. picking pattern of course
A:-3-----3-----3-----3------|-2-----2-----2-----2------|..
E:--------------------------|--------------------------|..
C B7
..--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
..----1-----1-----1-----1---|-----------------------1-----1--|---1-----1-----1-----1---|
..------0-----0-----0-----0-|------2-0-0^2---2-0------0-----0|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
..--------------------------|-3------------3-------2-----2---|--2-----2-----2-----2----|
..-3-----3-----3-----3------|----3---------3-----3-----3-----|3-----3-----3-----3------|
..--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
C F C C
:::Intro:::
:::Verse:::
Em
Don't place your bets on me
Em
I'm tired and I'm only
C G
With nothing to offer you
C G
Nothing to offer you
Em
The pavement stares gray and cold
Em
Our lives are a story told
C G
Coming to an ending
C G
It's coming to an ending
:::Chorus:::
C
How could I turn around?
B7
Face the sound of the bell that shines?
C
Ring it out, trim it out
F C G (Riff)
To drag me back down... , but I'm not coming home
:::Verse:::
Em
Been out here for so long
Em
The road just stretches on
C G
Till I stop pretending
C G
Till I stop pretending
Em
But the world is an empty frame
Em
And now you are just a name
C G
I'll keep it that way
C G
It's staying that way
:::Chorus:::
C
How could I turn around?
B7
Face the sound of the bell that shines?
C
Ring it out, trim it out
F C G
To drag me back down... , but I'm not coming home
:::Interlude:::
G (Riff)
I tried hard to be brave
G Em
I tried hard not to be afraid
G
But trying wasn't enough
G (Riff)
I tried hard to be brave
G Em
I tried hard not to be afraid
G
But trying wasn't enough
:::Outro:::
G
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
C Cmaj7
Can you hear the bell?
C Cmaj7
Can you hear the bell?
G
The bell, the bell
C Cmaj7
Can you hear the bell?
C Cmaj7
Can you hear the bell?
G
The bell, the bell
C G
From the rust that lies deep in it's throat
C G
I hear solemn monotone notes
C G
The danger, the absent floors
C G C G D
In the silence of night he lets me know
C G (Riff) Em
That I'm not coming home
How to play The Bell
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.