I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day chords
by Casting Crowns
- Lyrics: Originally written as a poem in 1863 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American Poet & Educator), titled "Christmas Bells".
- Music: The poem was set to music in 1872 by English organist, John Baptiste Calkin.
- Performance: Casting Crowns
- Album: Peace On Earth
- Music: Bb Major in 4/4 time at 74 bpm (♩)
- Chords: B♭, D7/A, Eb, F, Fsus4, Gm
- Beginners: C & G Major are easier keys to play in. If you are playing with the video G Major would be a more practical key with a capo on 3. (C major would require a capo on 10)
Chart Legend
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
























I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyGm Eb Bb Intro: 4/4 | | | | D7/A Gm 1. I heard the bells on Christmas Day Eb Bb Their old fa-mil-iar ca-rols play F Gm And mild and sweet their songs re-peat Eb Bb Of peace on earth good will to men D7/A Eb Bb Chorus: And the bells are ring-ing (Peace on Earth) Eb Bb Like a choir they're sing-ing (Peace on Earth) In my heart I hear them (Peace on Earth) Eb Gm F Peace on earth, good will to men F Gm 2. And in des-pair I bowed my head Eb Bb There is no peace on earth I said F Gm For hate is strong and mocks the song Eb Bb Of peace on earth, good will to men D7/A Eb Bb Chorus: But the bells are ring-ing (Peace on Earth) Eb Bb Like a choir sing-ing (Peace on Earth) Does a-ny-bo-dy hear them? (Peace on Earth) Eb Gm F Peace on earth, good will to men | 𝄎 | Eb Bridge: Then rang the bells more loud and deep Gm F God is not dead, nor doth He sleep (Peace on Earth, peace on Earth) Eb The wrong shall fail, the right pre-vail Bb F Fsus4 With peace on earth, good will to men | | F Gm 3. Then ring-ing sing-ing on its way Eb Bb The world re-volved from night to day F Gm A voice, a chime, a chant sub-lime Eb Bb Of peace on earth, good will to men D7/A Eb Bb Chorus: And the bells they're ring-ing (Peace on Earth) Eb Bb Like a choir they're sing-ing (Peace on Earth) And with our hearts we'll hear them (Peace on Earth) Eb Gm F Peace on earth, good will to men F Eb Bb Do you hear the bells they're ring-ing? (Peace on Earth) Eb Bb The life the angels sing-ing (Peace on Earth) Open up your heart and hear them (Peace on Earth) Eb Gm F F Peace on earth, good will to men | 𝄑 | Eb Bb Eb Bb Peace on earth, Peace on earth Eb Gm F Peace on earth, Good will to men 𝄑
- Reading the Song Charts - a closer look at reading the song charts on this site
- Chord Transposer - a better understanding of how it works
Christmas Bells
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
and mild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."