Ring Those Christmas Bells Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays377

Ring Those Christmas Bells by Peggy Lee is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F#m, Bm, Bm7/E, G/B, Em7/6, A7, G, G/F#, Em7, A7/9, D6, A, G6, B7, E7, Cdim, Am7, D7, Fdim and Bm7/5-. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			D          F#m      Bm Bm7/E  G/B    Em7/6 A7 
Some folks like to hear  a   Christ - mas song, 
 
    G      G/F#       Em7  A7/9 D6  F#m  G   A 
But I like Christmas bells that go ding dong, 
 
D       F#m     Bm   Bm7/E      G6   B7   E7 
Jingle-jangle, ding-a-ling, or just bing-bong --  
 
G/B  A7  Em7  A7    Em7   A7  D 
I   love         to hear 'em ring. 
A7   D   G  D       Cdim       A7    Em7   A7  Em7 
Oh, ring      those Christmas bells,  
 
 A7  Em7  Am7         G     A7   D   G   D 
Ring           those Christmas bells. 
 
 D          D7          G     Fdim   E7 
While they chime we'll have a happy time,  
 
Bm7/5-  A7  Em7  Am7        G     A7   D    
 So   ring          those Christmas bells. 
D   F#m      Bm   Bm7/E  G/B Em7/6 A7 
Up above the stars are clear  and bright, 
 
       G    G/F#     Em7  A7/9 D6  F#m   G   A 
While all around the snow  is soft and white. 
 
D     F#m     Bm       Bm7/E     G6 B7  E7 
Santa and his reindeer soon will be in sight  
 
G/B  A7  Em7  A7      Em7   A7  D 
And you          will hear him sing. 
 
 
Repeat Refrain: 
 
 
D       F#m   Bm Bm7/E G/B  Em7/6   A7 
For the music of    an  o  -  pen sleigh 
 
     G     G/F#   Em7   A7/9      D6  F#m  G   A 
When ev'ry jolly jingle seems to say, 
 
D       F#m     Bm   Bm7/E   G6   B7   E7 
?Happy, happy, happy, happy hol - i - day!?   
 
G/B  A7  Em7  A7    Em7   A7  D 
Come on         and join the fun! 
 
 
Repeat Refrain: 
 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante