Silver Bells — Bing Crosby
Chords and lyrics for Silver Bells by Bing Crosby (key of D).
Verse 1
Song in 3/4 measure
Between brackets: Carol sings.
Without brackets: Bings sings solo or together with Carol.
Chorus
[D]Silver bells..., [G]silver bells...
[A]It's Christmas [A7]time in the [D]city.
[D]Ring-a-ling (ring-a-ling).
[G]Hear them ring (ting-a-ling).
[A7]Soon it will be Christmas [D]day...
Verse 1
[D]City sidewalks, busy sidewalks.
[G]Dressed in holiday style.
In the [A7]air, there's a feeling of [D]Christmas...
[D](Children laughing, people passing.)
(Meeting [G]smile after [E]smile.)
And on [A7]every street corner you [D][G]hear...
Chorus
[D]Silver bells..., [G]silver bells...
[A7]It's Christmas time in [D]the city.
[D]Ring-a-ling (ring-a-ling).
[G]Hear them ring (ting-a-ling).
[A7]Soon it will be, [D]Christmas [D]day...[D]
Verse 2
[D](Strings of streetlights, even stop lights.)
(Blink [G]a bright red 'n green.)
(As the [A]shoppers rush [A7]home with [D]their treasures...)
[D](Hear the snow crush, see the kids rush.)
(This [G]is Santa's big[E] day.)
(And [A]above all this [A7]bustle [D]you hear...)
Chorus
[D](Silver bells), The corner Santa Claus.
[G](Silver bells), Is busy now because.
[A]It's Christmas [A7]time in [D]the city...
[D]Ring-a-ling, (it fills the winter air).
[G]Hear them ring, (you'll hear it everywhere).
[A]Soon it will be Christmas [D]day...[A7]
Verse 3
City [D]sidewalks,(silver bells) busy sidewalks,(silver bells).
[G]Dressed in holiday style.
In the [A]air, there's a feeling of [D][A]Christmas...
[D]Children laughing,(ring-a-ling), people passing.
Meeting [G]smile after smile.
Very [A]soon it will be Christmas [D][D]day...
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