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The Three Bells:The Browns
#1 in 1959. 
INTRO:
CThere's a village hidden deep in the valley,
Famong the Cpine trees Fhalf forClorn.
And there on a sunny Emmorning,
little FJimmy Brown Gwas Cborn. 
#1.                           C  F  
(Bells sound:Bong, Bong, Bong, Bong)
FAll the chapel bells were ringing, in the little valley Ctown,
and the songs that they were singing, C7was for baby Jimmy FBrown.
and the little congregation..A7prayed for guidance from aDmboveBb,
'Lead us not into tempFtation, bless this hour of mediC7tation,
guide him with eternal Flove.'
#2.
CThere's a village hidden deep in the valley,
beFneath the Cmountains Fhigh aCbove.
And there, twenty years thereEmafter,
Jimmy Fwas to Gmeet his Clove.
#3.(Bells:)
FAll the chapel bells were ringing, 'twas a great day in his Clife,
cause the songs that they were singing C7were for Jimmy and his Fwife.
Then the little congregation..A7prayed for guidance from aDmbove,Bb  
'Lead us not into tempFtation, bless, oh Lord this celeC7bration,
may their lives be filled with Flove.'
#4.
CFrom the village hidden deep in the valley,
one Frainy Cmorning Fdark and Cgray..
a soul winged its way to EmHeaven,
FJimmy Brown had Gpassed aCway.
#5.(Bells)
FJust a lonely bell was ringing, in the little valley Ctown,
'twas farewell that it was singing, C7to our little Jimmy FBrown.
OUTRO:
F#And the little congregation..A#7prayed for guidance from aD#mbove.B  
'Lead us not into tempF#tation, may his soul find the salvC#7ation,
of Thy Great Eternal F#Love.
A fabulous fifties hit from Kraziekhat.

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The Three Bells

by The Browns

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A#7

D#m

C#7

The Three Bells:The Browns

#1 in 1959.

INTRO:

There's a village hidden deep in the valley,

F C F C

among the pine trees half forlorn.

And there on a sunny morning,

F G C

little Jimmy Brown was born.

C F

#1.

(Bells sound:Bong, Bong, Bong, Bong)

F C

All the chapel bells were ringing, in the little valley town,

C7 F

and the songs that they were singing, was for baby Jimmy Brown.

A7 Dm Bb

and the little congregation..prayed for guidance from above,

F C7

'Lead us not into temptation, bless this hour of meditation,

guide him with eternal love.'

#2.

There's a village hidden deep in the valley,

F C F C

beneath the mountains high above.

And there, twenty years thereafter,

F G C

Jimmy was to meet his love.

#3.(Bells:)

F C

All the chapel bells were ringing, 'twas a great day in his life,

C7 F

cause the songs that they were singing were for Jimmy and his wife.

A7 Dm Bb

Then the little congregation..prayed for guidance from above,

F C7

'Lead us not into temptation, bless, oh Lord this celebration,

may their lives be filled with love.'

#4.

From the village hidden deep in the valley,

F C F C

one rainy morning dark and gray..

a soul winged its way to Heaven,

F G C

Jimmy Brown had passed away.

#5.(Bells)

F C

Just a lonely bell was ringing, in the little valley town,

C7 F

'twas farewell that it was singing, to our little Jimmy Brown.

OUTRO:

F# A#7 D#m B

And the little congregation..prayed for guidance from above.

F# C#7

'Lead us not into temptation, may his soul find the salvation,

of Thy Great Eternal Love.

A fabulous fifties hit from Kraziekhat.

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