CAPO: 4th Fret INTRO: C Am C VERSE 1: Ring them bells ye heathen, from the city that dreams G Ring them bells from the sanctuaries, 'cross the valleys and streams F C F For they're deep and they're wide and the world's on it's side C G C Cm And time is a-running backwards and so is the bride VERSE 2: Ring them bells, St. Peter, where the four winds blow G Ring them bells with an iron hand, so the people will know F C F Oh, it's rush hour now on the wheel of the plough C G C Cm And the sun is going down upon the sacred cow VERSE 3: Ring them bells sweet Martha, for the poor man's son G Ring them bells so the world will know that god is none F C F For the shepherd is asleep where the willows weep C G C And the mountains are filled with lost sheep BRIDGE: Am C Ring them bells, for the blind and the deaf ~ Am C Ring them bells, for those who are left ~ Am C/G Ring them bells, for the chosen few F D Who will judge the many, when the game is through F C Ring them bells, for the time that flies Dm7 G For the child who cries, when innocence dies VERSE 4: C Ring them bells, St. Catherine, from the top of the roof G Ring them from the fortress for the lilies that bloom F C F For the lines that are long and the fighting is strong C G C And they're breaking down the distance between right and wrong OUTRO: G F G F C G C