Silver Bells (v2) (C Major)
Artist:
Jay Livingston
Genre:
Christmas
Tempo:
waltz (3/4), medium pace
Strum Pattern:
d-u-d-u-D
Roman Numerals:
I, I7, IV, V, V7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
A bit more bluesy
Entered by:
ICDb
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
C7
(C,E,G,B♭)
-
C
E
B♭
C
E
F
(F,A,C)
F
C
F
A
C
F
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G
B
D
G
B
F
Chorus
{E}
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Silver bells
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
,
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
silver bells
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
It's Christmas-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
time in the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
city
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Ring-a-ling
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
,
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
hear them ring
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Soon it will
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
be Christmas
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
day
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Verse 1
City
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sidewalks, busy
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sidewalks
Dressed in
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Holiday style
In the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
air there's a feeling of
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Christmas
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Children
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
laughing, people
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
passing
Meeting
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
smile after smile
And on
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
every street corner you
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hear
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
Strings of
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
street lights, even
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
stop lights
Blink a
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
bright red and green
As the
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
shoppers run
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
home with their
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
treasures
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Hear the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
snow crunch, see the
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
kids bunch
This is
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Santa's big scene
And a-
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
bove all the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
bustle you
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hear...
Outro Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Silver bells,
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
silver bells
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
It's Christmas time in the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
city
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Ring-a-ling,
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
hear them ring
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Soon it will be Christmas
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
day
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