B                                  E        B  
Ring them bells ye heathen from the city that dreams  
B                                             F#  
Ring them bells from the sanctuaries cross the valleys and streams  
E                                     B  
For they're deep and they're wide  
Abm7                      E  
And the world on its side  
B                            Em 
And time is running backwards  
F#                B  
And so is the bride.  

B                                     E                        B 
Ring them bells Saint Peter where the four winds blow  
B                                               F# 
Ring them bells with an ironhand so the people will know  
E                       B  
For it's rush hour now  
Abm7			E  
On the wheel and the plow  
B                      E            F#           B  
And the sun is going down upon the sacred cow.  

Instrumental Solo  

(Same progression as above) 
  
B   E   B   B   F#   E   B  
Abm7   E   B   E   F#   B  


B                                   E                          B  
Ring them bells Sweet martha for the poor man's son  
B                                          F#  
Ring them bells so the world will know that God is one  
E                           B  
Oh the shepherd is asleep  
Abm7			E  
Where the willows weep  
        B              E          F#        B  
And the mountains are filled with lost sheep  

Bridge:  

             Abm			       B 
Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf  
             Abm			B 
Ring them bells for all of us who are left  
             Abm                         B+5/G  
Ring them bells for the chosen few  
                   B/F#                             Abm7/F  
Who will judge the many when the game is through  
E                                     B  
Ring them bells for the time that flies  
                   E  
For the child that cries  
                   F#  
When the innocence dies.  


B                                       E              B  
Ring them bells Saint Catherine from the top of the room  
B                                     F# 
Ring them from the fortress for the lilies that bloom  
E               B           Abm7        E  
Oh the lines are long and the fighting is strong  
            B                 E                     F#                   B  
And they're breaking down the distance between right and wrong.  

Instrumental Solo  
(Same progression) 
  
B    E    B    B   F#    E    B  
Abm7   E    B    E   F#   B