The bridge is the trickiest part of the song. After the third "ring them bells" the bass
line goes down stepwise from G# G F# F E
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True chords for Piano
BmEmBm
Ring them bells ye heathen from the city that dreams
BmF#m
Ring them bells from the sanctuaries cross the valleys and streams
EmBm
For they're deep and they're wide
G#m7Em
And the world on its side
BmEm
And time is running backwards
F#mBm
And so is the bride.
BmEmBm
Ring them bells Saint Peter where the four winds blow
BmF#m
Ring them bells with an ironhand so the people will know
EmBm
For it's rush hour now
G#m7Em
On the wheel and the plow
BmEmF#mBm
And the sun is going down upon the sacred cow.
Instrumental Solo
(Same progression as above)
BEBBFEBmGEBEFBmBmEmBm
Ring them bells Sweet martha for the poor man's son
BmF#m
Ring them bells so the world will know that God is one
EmBm
Oh the shepherd is asleep
G#m7Em
Where the willows weep
BmEmF#mBm
And the mountains are filled with lost sheep
Bridge:
G#mBm
Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf
G#mBm
Ring them bells for all of us who are left
G#m Gaug(G B D#)
Ring them bells for the chosen few
Bm/F#G#m7/F
Who will judge the many when the game is through
EmBm
Ring them bells for the time that flies
Em
For the child that cries
F#m
When the innocence dies.
BmEmBm
Ring them bells Saint Catherine from the top of the room
BmF#m
Ring them from the fortress for the lilies that bloom
EmBmG#m7Em
Oh the lines are long and the fighting is strong
BmEmF#mBm
And they're breaking down the distance between right and wrong.
Instrumental Solo
(Same progression)
BEBBFEBmGEBEFBm