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· by Marc Shaiman
I can hear the bells.
Well, don’t you hear ’em chime?
Can’t ’cha feel my (Dm)heart beat keep ing (G)per fect time?
And (Csus)all (C)be cause he
touched me.
He looked at me and (F)stared.
Yes, he bumped me.
My heart was un pre pared when he tapped me when and (F)knocked me off my feet.
Won’t (G7sus)One lit tle touch now my (C7sus)life’s com plete.
’Cause when he nudged me, love put me in a (F)fix.
Yes, it hit me just like a ton of bricks.
Yes, my heart burst.
Now I (F)know what life’s a bout.
this (F)One lit tle (G7)touch and love’s (F)knocked (Csus)me out, (C)and (F)I can hear the bells.
My head is spin ning.
(Dm)I can hear the bells.
The Some thing’s be (Dm)gin ning.
(Bb)Ev ’ry bod y says that a (F)girl who looks like me (F)can’t win his (G7)love.
Well, just (Dm)wait (C)and (Bb)see, (C)’cause (F)I can hear the bells.
My Just hear them chim ing.
(Dm)I can hear the bells.
as My temp ’ra ture’s (Dm)climb ing.
I (Bb)can’t con tain my joy ’cause I (F)fi n’ly found the boy I’ve been (F)miss (G7)in’.
(C7sus)Lis ten!
(ding!) I can hear the (F)bells.
Round one, he’ll ask me on a (F)date, and then round two, I’ll primp but won’t be late be cause round three’s when we (F)kiss in side his car.
Won’t (G7sus)go all the way, but I’ll (C7sus)go pret far.
’Cause when Then round four, he’ll ask me for my (F)hand, and then round five, we’ll book the wed ding band, so by round six, Am ber, (F)much to your sur prise, this (F)heav y weight (G7)cham pi on (F)takes (Csus)the prize (C)and (F)I can hear the bells.
My ears are ring ing.
(Dm)I can hear the bells.
The brides maids are (Dm)sing ing.
(Bb)Ev ’ry bod y says that a (F)guy who’s such a gem (F)won’t look my (G7)way.
Well, the (Dm)laugh’s (C)on (Bb)them (C)’cause (F)I can hear the bells.
My fa ther will smile… ing.
(Dm)I can hear the bells, as he walks me down (Dm)the aisle.
My (Bb)moth er starts to cry, I can’t (F)see ’cause Link and I are French (F)kiss (G7)in’.
(C7sus)Lis ten!
(ding!) I can hear the (F)bells.
(G)I can hear the bells.
My head is reel in’.
(Em)I can hear the bells.
I can’t stop the peal (Em)in’.
(C)Ev ’ry bod y warns that he (G)won’t like what he’ll see, but (G)I know that (A7)he’ll look in (Em)side (D)of (C)me.
(D)Yeah, (G)I can hear the bells.
To day’s just the start ’cause (Em)I can hear the bells, and ’til death do us (Em)part.
And (C)e ven when we die we’ll look (G)down from up a bove, re (Am7)mem ber ing the night that we (G)two fell in love.
We (C)both will share a tear, and he’ll (G)whis per as we’re rem i (G)ni (A)scin’.
(D7sus)Lis ten!
(ding!) I can hear the (G)bells.
I can hear the bells.
I can hear the (G)bells.
This page shows “I Can Hear The Bells (From Hairspray)” by Marc Shaiman in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 80 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.