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The Bells Are Ringing

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Verse:
CBum Bum FBum Bum CBum Bum FBum Bum
CThe bells are Fringing
CThe song they're Fsinging
CThe sound is Fbringing the people 'Ground
CThey hear the Finstructions
CThey follow diFrections
CThey travel great Fdistances to the Gsound
CThe bells are Fringing
CThe song they're Fsinging
CThe sound is Fbringing the people 'Ground
CThey hear the Finstructions
CThey follow diFrections
CThey travel great Fdistances to the Gsound
Chorus:
AmThey are persuaded by the Fmusic of the beClls
AmThey're not responsible for Fanything they dGo
AmThe people knowF  
AmThe way to goF  
FThe bells are riGnging they hear the soCund
Fill:
FThey hear the sound, Amthey hear the sound, Cthey hear the sound
FThey hear the sound, Amthey hear the sound, Cthey hear the sound
Verse:
The bells are ringing
And everyone's walking
With arms extended in a trance
Forgetting their washing
Neglecting the children
They're dropping all businesses at hand
Chorus:
A voice is telling them to act a different way
They tilt their heads so they won't miss what it will say
And when it's so
There's this to know
The bells are ringing they hear the sound
Verse:
The bells are ringing
The song they're singing
The sound is bringing the people 'round
They hear the instructions
They follow directions
They travel great distances to the sound
Chorus:
They are persuaded by the music of the bells
They're not responsible for anything they do
The people know
The way to go
The bells are ringing they hear the sound
Bridge:
FA girl with cotton in her Cears
FIs shielded from the bells' efGfect
AAs if by hidden signal,
DmThe people turn to face her
FOne thousand eyes are staring
GThey pull away her earplugs C  
Verse:
The bells are pealing
And they're revealing
The simple key to happiness
It isn't evil
It isn't good
It's only what the people miss
Chorus:
The bells explain what they've been lacking all along
They were disorganized and that was what was wrong
And now they know
The way to go
The bells are ringing they hear the sound
Verse:
The bells are ringing
The song they're singing
The sound is bringing the people 'round
They hear the instructions
They follow directions
They travel great distances to the sound
The bells are ringing
The song they're singing
The sound is bringing the people 'round
They hear the instructions
They follow directions
They travel great distances to the sound
The bells are ringing
The song they're singing
The sound is bringing the people 'round
They hear the instructions
They follow directions
They travel great distances to the sound
( Drum Outro )
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