I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day — Piano Lead Sheet

"I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" lead sheet with chords, melody, and lyrics. Play the melody while following chord symbols above. Perfect for sing-along or accompaniment. Key of Bb, 100 BPM.

Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.

Lyrics

I heard the (F)bells on (Bb)Christ mas (C7)day, their (Dm)old fa (B)mil (F)iar (E7)car ols (Am)play; and (Gm)mild and (C7)sweet the (A)words re (D7)peat: of (Gm)peace (D7)on (Gm)earth, (D7)good (Dm6)will to (C7)men. I (F)thought, as (F)now this (Bb)day had (C7)come, the (Dm)bel fries (B)of (F)all (E7)Chris ten (Am)dom had (Gm)rung so (C7)long the un (A)bro ken (D7)song of (Gm)peace (D7)on (Gm)earth, (B)good (Gm7)will (C7)to (F)men. And in de (F)spair I (Bb)bowed my (C7)head, “There (Dm)is no (B)peace (F)on (E7)earth,” I (Am)said. “For (Gm)hate is (C7)strong and (A)mocks the (D7)song of (Gm)peace (D7)on (Gm)earth, (D7)good (Dm6)will to (C7)men.” Then (F)pealed the (F)bells more (Bb)loud and (C7)deep, “God (Dm)is not (B)dead, (F)nor (E7)doth He (Am)sleep. The (Gm)wrong shall (C7)fail, the un (A)right pre (D7)vail, with (Gm)peace (D7)on (Gm)earth, (B)good (Gm7)will (C7)to (F)men. (Gm)peace (D7)on (Gm)earth, (B)good (Gm7)will (C7)to (F)men.”

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Song Details

Key
Bb
Tempo
100 BPM
Difficulty
easy

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  1. 1
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  2. 2
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  3. 3
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