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                             BLACK BELLS - Wax Mannequin
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Tabbed by: Corbe
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning: Half-step down Capo 5
I have tabbed all the Wax Mannequin songs to half step down for ease of playing whole albums but you can
 move the capo at your discretion
e|-------------------|------------00---00-|--11---33-|
B|--11-------11---00-|--11---11---11---00-|--11---33-|
G|--00-------22---00-|--22---22---22---00-|--22---44-|
D|--22-------22---22-|--33---33---22---22-|--33---55-|
A|3-33-3-2-0-00---22-|--33---33-0-00---22-|--33---55-|
E|--------------0-00-|1-11-1-11------0-00-|1-11-3-33-|
Verse
CChorusAm  Em  
FPost-chorusAm  Em  
F       G
Three black bells ring out for something
one of them is call you to war
another one is somber 
and it's making me feel ill
the last bell has a wise intention 
listens really close to those before
as we gather around in tears in anguish 
it burns us with careful tone
what you singing for
once young boy he built a fort 
call around his pals and come to play 
if there ain't enough room in there 
you got to beg and choose
hey boy don't make no mistake 
gotta a right to do stuff as you will 
remember we are like these teams, embrace us 
blind will come and cut your face
once poor man he got a boy 
talks about a proper way to be
and if get done whats proper 
you'll probably want in
hey man don’t make no mistake
if you go demanding something from us
better lead the way with perfect grace
so your soldiers march on home to you
there asking did you really mean it
once poor man he made a sound
if the worker ever put them young guns down
would he ever be bothered 
to listen to what they said
hey dad don't you know by now
can't you see that you once was but isn’t
your looking mighty noble in my eye 
advice has never changed your mind only old mistakes
three black bells ring out for reason 
one of them is calling you to fight 
one of them is somber and its making me feel right 
the last bell has a wise intention 
listens really close to those before 
as we gather round in joy in anguish 
in burns us with careful tone 
what you fighting for 
what you singing for
what you fighting for 
what you fighting for
what you singing for 
what is something for
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release

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Black Bells

by Wax Mannequin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

BLACK BELLS - Wax Mannequin

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: Corbe

E-mail:[email protected]

Tuning: Half-step down Capo 5

I have tabbed all the Wax Mannequin songs to half step down for ease of playing whole albums but you can

move the capo at your discretion

e|-------------------|------------00---00-|--11---33-|

B|--11-------11---00-|--11---11---11---00-|--11---33-|

G|--00-------22---00-|--22---22---22---00-|--22---44-|

D|--22-------22---22-|--33---33---22---22-|--33---55-|

A|3-33-3-2-0-00---22-|--33---33-0-00---22-|--33---55-|

E|--------------0-00-|1-11-1-11------0-00-|1-11-3-33-|

Verse

C Am Em

Chorus

F Am Em

Post-chorus

F G

Three black bells ring out for something

one of them is call you to war

another one is somber

and it's making me feel ill

the last bell has a wise intention

listens really close to those before

as we gather around in tears in anguish

it burns us with careful tone

what you singing for

once young boy he built a fort

call around his pals and come to play

if there ain't enough room in there

you got to beg and choose

hey boy don't make no mistake

gotta a right to do stuff as you will

remember we are like these teams, embrace us

blind will come and cut your face

once poor man he got a boy

talks about a proper way to be

and if get done whats proper

you'll probably want in

hey man don’t make no mistake

if you go demanding something from us

better lead the way with perfect grace

so your soldiers march on home to you

there asking did you really mean it

once poor man he made a sound

if the worker ever put them young guns down

would he ever be bothered

to listen to what they said

hey dad don't you know by now

can't you see that you once was but isn’t

your looking mighty noble in my eye

advice has never changed your mind only old mistakes

three black bells ring out for reason

one of them is calling you to fight

one of them is somber and its making me feel right

the last bell has a wise intention

listens really close to those before

as we gather round in joy in anguish

in burns us with careful tone

what you fighting for

what you singing for

what you fighting for

what you singing for

what is something for

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

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