[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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O what can you give me?
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Say the sad bells of Rhymney.
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Is there hope for the future?
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Cry the brown bells of Merthyr.
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Who made the mineowner?
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Say the black bells of Rhondda.
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And who robbed the miner?
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Cry the grim bells of Blaina.
[Verse 2]
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They will plunder willy-nilly,
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Say the bells of Caerphilly.
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They have fangs, they have teeth
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Shout the loud bells of Neath.
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To the south, things are sullen,
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Say the pink bells of Brecon.
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Even God is uneasy,
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Say the moist bells of Swansea.
[Verse 3]
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Put the vandals in court
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Cry the bells of New-port.
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All would be well if — if — if —
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Say the green bells of Cardiff.
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Why so worried, sisters, why
A F#m
Sing the silver bells of Wye.
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O what can you give me?
A A/G# F#m E
Say the sad bells of Rhymney.