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Silver Bells

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[Intro]
F#(Silver bells, Bsilver bells)
C#7(Soon it will be Christmas F#day)
[Verse 1]
F#City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in Bholiday G#mstyle
In the C#7air
ThereC#7's a feeling
Of F#Christmas
Children lauF#ghing
People paF#ssing
Meeting Bsmile after G#msmile
And on A#mev'ry street corner you'll F#hear
[Chorus]
Silver bells, Bsilver bells
C#7It's Christmas time in the F#city
Ring-a-ling, Bhear them ring
Soon it will G#mbe Christmas F#day
[Verse 2]
F#(Strings of street lights)
F#(Even stop lights)
(Blink a Bbright red and G#mgreen)
(As the C#7shoppers rush home)
(With their F#treasures)
[Verse 3]
F#(Hear the snow crunch)
F#(See the kids bunch)
(This is BSanta's big G#mscene)
(And aA#mbove all this bustle)
(You'll F#hear)
[Chorus]
Silver bells, Bsilver bells
C#7It's Christmas time in the F#city
Ring-a-ling, Bhear them ring
C#7Soon it will be Christmas F#day
[Outro]
C#7(Soon it will be F#Christmas day)...

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Silver Bells

by Jim Reeves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

G#m

A#m

[Intro]

F# B

(Silver bells, silver bells)

C#7 F#

(Soon it will be Christmas day)

[Verse 1]

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks

B G#m

Dressed in holiday style

C#7

In the air

C#7

There's a feeling

Of Christmas

Children laughing

People passing

B G#m

Meeting smile after smile

A#m F#

And on ev'ry street corner you'll hear

[Chorus]

Silver bells, silver bells

C#7 F#

It's Christmas time in the city

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring

G#m F#

Soon it will be Christmas day

[Verse 2]

(Strings of street lights)

(Even stop lights)

B G#m

(Blink a bright red and green)

C#7

(As the shoppers rush home)

(With their treasures)

[Verse 3]

(Hear the snow crunch)

(See the kids bunch)

B G#m

(This is Santa's big scene)

A#m

(And above all this bustle)

(You'll hear)

[Chorus]

Silver bells, silver bells

C#7 F#

It's Christmas time in the city

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring

C#7 F#

Soon it will be Christmas day

[Outro]

C#7 F#

(Soon it will be Christmas day)...

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