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Silver Bells (Christmas)

by Stevie Wonder · posted by Billy_Idle

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Silver Bells / Stevie Wonder

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of D) so you can Play Along With Stevie!

* Tabs for the easier Key of C also included! (See below)



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Silver Bells (Stevie Wonder)



Silver Bells


City sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style
-5 -4  -3 -2*   -5 -4  -3 -2*    -6*   6  -5 -4 -3 -4

In the air there's the feeling of Christmas
 6 -5   5*  -3     3*   3  -3   3  3  -2*

Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile
 -5 -4   -3  -2*   -5 -4  -3 -2*   -6*  6   -5   -4 -3  -4

And on every street corner you hear
 6  -5  5* -3  -3    3  6  -6*  -5


Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city
-2*  3  -3    -4  5*  -5     5*   5*  -5    6  -5  5* -5 -3

Ring a ling, hear them ring, soon it will be Christmas Day
-2*  3  -3    -4   5*   -5     5*  5* -5   6  -6*  6   -5



Strings of street lights, even stop lights, blink a bright red and green
  -5    -4   -3    -2*   -5 -4  -3   -2*     -6*  6  -5    -4  -3   -4

As the shoppers rush home with their treasures
 6 -5   5*  -3   3*   3    -3    3     3  -2*

Hear the snow crush, see the kids bunch, this is Santa's big scene
 -5  -4   -3   -2*   -5  -4   -3   -2*   -6*  6   6  -5   6   -4

And above all this bustle you hear
 6  -5  5* -3  -3   3 -3   6   -5


Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city
-2*  3  -3   -6* 6 -4 -5     5*   5*  -5    6  -5  5* -5 -3

Ring a ling, hear them ring, soon it will be Christmas Day
-3  -2* -3  -6* 6  -5 -4 -5    5*  5* -5   6  -6*  6   -5

Silver bells, I hear silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city
-2*  3  -3   -6*  6  -4  5*  -5     5*   5*  -5    -7  6  -5 -4 -3

Ring a ling, hear them ring, soon it will be Christmas Day
-2*  3  -3   7 -6*  6 -4 -5    5*  5* -5   6  -6*  6   -5

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Key of C


City sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style
4 -3   3  2     4 -3   3  2       6    -5  5 -3 3  -3

In the air there's the feeling of Christmas
-5  5  -4    3     -2*  -2  3  -2  -2   2

Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile
 4  -3    3   2     4 -3   3  2     6  -5    5   -3  3  -3

And on every street corner you hear
-5  5  -4  3    3   -2  -5  6   5


Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city
 2  -2   3    -3  -4   4     -4   -4   5    -5  5  -4  4  3

Ring a ling, hear them ring, soon it will be Christmas Day
 2  -2   3    -3   -4   4     -4  -4  5   -5   6  -5    5



Strings of street lights, even stop lights, blink a bright red and green
   4    -3   3       2    4 -3   3    2       6  -5   5    -3   3   -3

As the shoppers rush home with their treasures
-5  5   -4  3    -2*  -2   3    -2    -2   2

Hear the snow crush, see the kids bunch, this is Santa's big scene
 4   -3   3     2     4  -3   3     2     6   -5  -5  5  -5   -3

And above all this bustle you hear
-5   5 -4  3   3   -2  3  -5   5


Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city
 2  -2   3    6 -5 -3  4     -4   -4   5    -5  5  -4  4  3

Ring a ling, hear them ring, soon it will be Christmas Day
 3   2  3    6 -5  5 -3  4    -4  -4  5   -5   6   -5   5

Silver bells, I hear silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city
 2  -2   3    6  -5  -3 -4    4     -4   -4   5    7   -5  5 -3  3

Ring a ling, hear them ring, soon it will be Christmas Day
 2  -2   3   -6 6  -5  -3 4   -4  -4  5   -5   6   -5   5


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