Silver Bells – Christmas Traditional
(This version if for the nimble finger players)
Intro: G7 C Dm C G7 C G7
C Am G Em C Am G Em E E7 C Am
Ci-ty sidewalks, bu-sy sidewalks, dressed in ho-liday style,
Dm Dm7 G7 Am G Am G7 Am G7
In the air there's a feeling of Christmas.
C Am G Em C Am G Em E E7 C Am
Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile,
Dm Dm7 G7 Am G Am G7 C G7
And on ev-ery street cor-ner you'll hear:
Em F C Am G7 C G7 C Dm C G7 C G G7
Sil-ver bells, sil-ver bells, its Christmas time in the ci-ty,
Em F C Am G7 C G7 C Dm C G7 C G7
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring, soon it will be Christmas day.
C Am G Em C Am G Em E E7 C Am
Strings of street lights, ev-en stop lights, blink a bright red and green,
Dm Dm7 G7 Am G Am G7 Am G7
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures.
C Am G Em C Am G Em E E7 C Am
Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch, this is Santa's big scene,
Dm Dm7 G7 Am G Am G7 C G7
And above all this bustle you'll hear:
Em F C Am G7 C G7 C Dm C G7 C G G7
Sil-ver bells, sil-ver bells, its Christmas time in the ci-ty,
Em F C Am G7 C G7 C Dm C G7 C G7
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring, soon it will be Christmas day.