Cit y (C)side walks, bus y side walks dressed in (F)hol i day style, in the (G7)air there’s a feel ing of Christ (C)mas.
Chil dren laugh ing, peo ple pass ing, meet ing (F)smile af ter (D7)smile, and on (G7)ev ’ry street cor ner you (C)hear:
(C)Sil ver bells,
(F)sil ver bells,
(G)it’s Christ mas (G7)time in the (C)cit y.
(C)Ring a ling,
(F)hear them ring,
(G)soon it will (G7)be Christ mas (C)Day!
Strings of (C)street lights, e ven stop lights blink a (F)bright red and green, as the (G7)shop pers rush home with their treas (C)ures.
Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch, this is (F)San ta’s big (D7)scene, and a (G7)bove all the bus tle you (C)hear:
(C)Sil ver bells,
(F)sil ver bells,
(G)it’s Christ mas (G7)time in the (C)cit y.
(C)Ring a ling,
(F)hear them ring,
(G)soon it will (G7)be Christ mas (C)Day!
Strings of (C)Day!
This page shows “Silver Bells” by Jay Livingston 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 C at 120 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.