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Those Distant Bells

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| Those Distant Bells - Snow Patrol |
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        \ tabbed by ES2nl /
Tuning:
standard
Intro:
Em G D A
e----2--2----2--2---2--2---2--2--|
B------3-------3------3------3---|
G---0-0-----0-0----2-2----2-2----|
D-----------------0--------------|
A------------------------0-------|
E--0-------3---------------------|
Verse 1:
  EmThe Gcar crunches gravel
  DAnd the Awind licks at you
  EmThis Gdark spell you're under
  DHas you Adumbstruck by the gate
Verse 2:
  EmAnd it Ghurts every muscle
  DJust to Awalk back to the house
  EmNow this Ghome that you both made
  DIt looks Ahaunted from the yard
Chorus:
  EmYou can Ghear those distant Dbells
And you Aknow they'll never Emleave
It's like your Gchurch is crying Dout
Like the Awolf calls to her Emyoung
Verse 3:
  And the Gdark never enters
  DBut it Aalso never leaves
  EmAnd this Gspark that he gave you
  DIs just an Aember all but out
Verse 4:
  EmIf he'd Gone eye on the exit
  DOh you Anever would have known
  EmUntil he Gdrove off in the darkness
  DLike some Aslowly fading song
Chorus:
  EmYou can Ghear those distant Dbells
And you Aknow they'll never Emleave
It's like your Gchurch is crying Dout
Like the Awolf calls to her Emyoung
You can Ghear those distant Dbells
And you Aknow they'll never Emleave
It's like your Gchurch is crying Dout
Like the Awolf calls to her Emyoung
repeat  Em   G   D   Ato the end

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Those Distant Bells

by Snow Patrol

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=====================================

| Those Distant Bells - Snow Patrol |

=====================================

\ tabbed by ES2nl /

Tuning:

standard

Intro:

Em G D A

e----2--2----2--2---2--2---2--2--|

B------3-------3------3------3---|

G---0-0-----0-0----2-2----2-2----|

D-----------------0--------------|

A------------------------0-------|

E--0-------3---------------------|

Verse 1:

Em G

The car crunches gravel

D A

And the wind licks at you

Em G

This dark spell you're under

D A

Has you dumbstruck by the gate

Verse 2:

Em G

And it hurts every muscle

D A

Just to walk back to the house

Em G

Now this home that you both made

D A

It looks haunted from the yard

Chorus:

Em G D

You can hear those distant bells

A Em

And you know they'll never leave

G D

It's like your church is crying out

A Em

Like the wolf calls to her young

Verse 3:

And the dark never enters

D A

But it also never leaves

Em G

And this spark that he gave you

D A

Is just an ember all but out

Verse 4:

Em G

If he'd one eye on the exit

D A

Oh you never would have known

Em G

Until he drove off in the darkness

D A

Like some slowly fading song

Chorus:

Em G D

You can hear those distant bells

A Em

And you know they'll never leave

G D

It's like your church is crying out

A Em

Like the wolf calls to her young

G D

You can hear those distant bells

A Em

And you know they'll never leave

G D

It's like your church is crying out

A Em

Like the wolf calls to her young

Em G D A

repeat to the end

About Those Distant Bells Chords by Snow Patrol

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The chords for "Those Distant Bells" show the original chord names (including Em, G, D, A, B, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.