When The Bell Tolls Chords

KeyEb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays491

When The Bell Tolls by Anthony Ramos is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb, Bb, Dm, Cm, Gm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Eb
Text
16
Speed
  			Verse: 1 
                       Eb 
I wrote a letter to my granddaughter 
                                Bb 
I said I'm sorry I don't get to meet ya 
                       Eb 
I wrote a letter to my grandmother 
                            Bb 
Said I really can't wait to see ya 


Refrain 1 
   Dm 
In Heaven 
  Dm              Cm                 Dm                       Eb 
I heard there's a river of gold that flows through a crowd of angels 
     Cm                 Dm                Gm 
To a city that knows no pain, no fear, or anger 
        Cm                 Dm 
And I'm sittin' here in my tears prayin' 

F 
Oooh 

 
Gm                Eb                  F 
Father, won't you please forgive this soldier 
Gm                       Eb           F 
He claims that what he's doing is for you 
Gm            Eb               F 
Father, I can feel you getting closer 
            Eb 
And I'm not ready 
             Cm 
But we don't choose 

              Gm   Eb   F 
When the bell tolls 
              Gm   Eb   F 
When the bell tolls 


Verse: 2 
              Gm                      Eb 
I thought I'd only ever see it on the TV 
F                        Gm 
I never thought it would be me 
        Bb                          F 
Now I'm layin' here begging you for mercy 
Gm                           Eb 
Wondering if you'll leave or see me through these 
F 
Blood stains 
Gm              Eb 
Take me with my mistakes 
F                      Gm       Eb 
You're who's left with this pain 


Refrain 2 
     F 
From Heaven 
       Dm         Cm                 Dm                       Eb 
With a ray from a river of gold that flows through a crowd of angels 
     Cm                 Dm                Gm 
To a city that knows no pain, no fear, or anger 
        Cm               Dm 
Now I'm lyin' here in my tears prayin' 
F 
Oooh 


Gm                Eb                  F 
Father, won't you please forgive this soldier 
Gm                       Eb           F 
He claims that what he's doing is for you 
Gm            Eb               F 
Father, I can feel you getting closer 
            Eb 
And I'm not ready 
             Cm 
But we don't choose 

              Gm   Eb   F 
When the bell tolls 
              Gm   Eb   F 
When the bell tolls 
              Gm   Eb   F 
When the bell tolls 
              Gm   Eb   F 
When the bell tolls 
              Gm   Eb   F 
When the bell tolls 
              Gm   Eb   F 
When the bell tolls  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante