(Fig. 1):
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------3--0-------3--0-------|
G|---0----------0--------------|
D|-4---2------4---2------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
| Em | or (Fig. 1) (x8)
Intro Part II - 10 bars
To make it sound like the piano, strike the bass note of the chord and quickly arpeggiate the rest.
This section alternates between 5/8 and 6/8 time.
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
|(5/8) Em D | G Am | G B7 |(6/8) Em | Em | Em |
Verse I (6/8)
Denotes single strum
There's a [Em]pale winter moon in the s[G]ky coming [C]through my [G]window
And the [Em]park is laid out l[Am]ike a bed[Bm] below[D]
C D Em G C/E D/F# C/G
It's a cold dark night and my heart melts like the snow
Em G C D Em (Fig. 1)
And the bells of New York City tell me not to go
Chorus
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
|(5/8) Em D | G Am | G B7 |(6/8) Em | Em | Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
Verse II (6/8)
Denotes single strum
It's [Em]always this time of [G]year that my [C]thoughts un[G]do me
With the [Em]ghosts of many l[Am]ifetimes all[Bm] abound[D]
C D Em G C/E D/F# C/G
But from these mad heights I can always hear the sound
Em G C D Em (Fig. 1)
Of the bells of New York City singing all around
Chorus
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
|(5/8) Em D | G Am | G B7 |(6/8) Em | Em | Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
Bridge (6/8)
[Am]Stay with me
[G]Stay with me
A [Am]refuge from these b[G]roken dreams
[Am]Wait right here
A[G]wake with me
On [Am]silent snow-filled [B7]streets
Verse III (6/8)
Denotes single strum
[Em]Sing to me one song for [G]joy and one [C]for red[G]emption
And what[Em]ever's in be[Am]tween that I call [Bm]mine[D]
C D Em G C/E D/F# C/G
With the street lamp light to illuminate the grey
Em G C D C/E D/F# C/G
And the bells of New York City calling me to stay
C Em G C D Em (Fig. 1)
The bells of New York City calling me to stay.
Chorus
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
|(5/8) Em D | G Am | G B7 |(6/8) Em :||
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------3--0-------3--0-------|
G|---0----------0--------------|
D|-4---2------4---2------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
| Em | or (Fig. 1) (x8)
Intro Part II - 10 bars
To make it sound like the piano, strike the bass note of the chord and quickly arpeggiate the rest.
This section alternates between 5/8 and 6/8 time.
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
|(5/8) Em D | G Am | G B7 |(6/8) Em | Em | Em |
Verse I (6/8)
Denotes single strum
There's a [Em]pale winter moon in the s[G]ky coming [C]through my [G]window
And the [Em]park is laid out l[Am]ike a bed[Bm] below[D]
C D Em G C/E D/F# C/G
It's a cold dark night and my heart melts like the snow
Em G C D Em (Fig. 1)
And the bells of New York City tell me not to go
Chorus
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
|(5/8) Em D | G Am | G B7 |(6/8) Em | Em | Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
Verse II (6/8)
Denotes single strum
It's [Em]always this time of [G]year that my [C]thoughts un[G]do me
With the [Em]ghosts of many l[Am]ifetimes all[Bm] abound[D]
C D Em G C/E D/F# C/G
But from these mad heights I can always hear the sound
Em G C D Em (Fig. 1)
Of the bells of New York City singing all around
Chorus
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
|(5/8) Em D | G Am | G B7 |(6/8) Em | Em | Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
Bridge (6/8)
[Am]Stay with me
[G]Stay with me
A [Am]refuge from these b[G]roken dreams
[Am]Wait right here
A[G]wake with me
On [Am]silent snow-filled [B7]streets
Verse III (6/8)
Denotes single strum
[Em]Sing to me one song for [G]joy and one [C]for red[G]emption
And what[Em]ever's in be[Am]tween that I call [Bm]mine[D]
C D Em G C/E D/F# C/G
With the street lamp light to illuminate the grey
Em G C D C/E D/F# C/G
And the bells of New York City calling me to stay
C Em G C D Em (Fig. 1)
The bells of New York City calling me to stay.
Chorus
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
|(5/8) Em D | G Am | G B7 |(6/8) Em :||
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh