Bells of New York City Lyrics

(Fig. 1):
| 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) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
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
Em* G* C* D* Em (Fig. 1)
And the bells of New York City tell me not to go
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
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
Em* G* C* D* Em (Fig. 1)
Of the bells of New York City singing all around
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
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
C Em* G* C* D* Em (Fig. 1)
The bells of New York City calling me to stay.
|(5/8) Em D | G C | G D/F# |(6/8) Em |
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
|(5/8) Em D | G Am | G B7 |(6/8) Em :||
Ooh -ooh -ooh Ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh