Bells Of New York City

Tabbed by: John L. Tuning: Standard (EADGBe) *** CAPO III *** ============================== Intro Part I (6/8) - 8 bars ============================== [Fig. 1]: e|-----------------------------| B|-------3--0-------3--0-------| G|---0----------0--------------| D|-4---2------4---2------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| |   Em   |  or  [Fig. 1] (x8) ============================== Intro Part II - 10 bars ============================== To make it sound like the piano strike the bass note of the chord and quickly arpeggiate the rest. This section alternates between 5/8 and 6/8 time. |(5/8)      |       |     / |(6/8)    | |(5/8)      |      |        |(6/8)    |      |      | ============================== Verse I (6/8) ============================== * Denotes single strum There’s a pale winter moon in the sky coming through my window And the park is laid out like a bed below     It’s a cold dark night and my heart melts like the snow            And the bells of New York City tell me not to go ============================== Chorus ==============================       Ooh -ooh -ooh  Ooh  -ooh  -ooh    -ooh       Ooh -ooh -ooh  Ooh  -ooh  -ooh    -ooh                  ============================== Verse II (6/8) ============================== * Denotes single strum It’s always this time of year that my thoughts undo me With the ghosts of many lifetimes all abound    But from these mad heights I can always hear the sound           Of the bells of New York City singing all around ============================== Chorus ==============================       Ooh -ooh -ooh  Ooh  -ooh  -ooh    -ooh       Ooh -ooh -ooh  Ooh  -ooh  -ooh    -ooh                  ============================== Bridge (6/8) ============================== Stay with me Stay with me A refuge from these broken dreams Wait right here Awake with me On silent snow-filled streets ============================== Verse III (6/8) ============================== * Denotes single strum Sing to me one song for joy and one for redemption And whatever’s in between that I call mine       With the street lamp light to illuminate the grey            And the bells of New York City calling me to stay      The bells of New York City     calling me to stay. ============================== Chorus ==============================       Ooh -ooh -ooh  Ooh  -ooh  -ooh    -ooh       Ooh -ooh -ooh  Ooh  -ooh  -ooh    -ooh ============================== END ==============================