The Bells of Rhymney The Byrds
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A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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Is there hope for the future say the [C]brown [Em]bells of [A]Merthyr
Who m[D]ade the mine owner say the [C]black [Em]bells of [A]Rhonda
D G D/F# E D(w/opening riff)
And who killed the miner say the grim bells of Blaina
(opening riff)
(verse 2):
D G D/F# E D(w/opening riff)
Put vandals in court say the bells of Newport
All will be well if if if [Bm]if if say the [C]green [Em]bells of [A]Cardiff
Why so [D]worried sisters [Bm]why say the [G]silver bells of [E]Wye
D G D/F# E D(w/opening riff)
And what will you give me say the sad bells of Rhymney
(break; also see note):
[D] [D] [D] [D] [G] [Em] [Edim7] [Edim7]
(opening riff)
(repeat first verse)
(end):
| opening riff |
[G]oh.....o[D]h.....o[E]h......[E]....o[D]h...[D]....[D]....[D]..
| opening riff |
[G]oh.....o[D]h.....o[A]h......[A]....o[D]h...[D]....[D]....[D]..
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note on break:
If someone wants to post accurate tab for the break, please do. Meanwhile,
what I do is improvise a bit around this. Most of it is strummed~~~~~~~~.
I think Pete Seeger would approve of (any) liberties I've taken; I hope
Roger McGuinn would, too.
[D] [D] [D] [D]
e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|-10~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~--|---12-10------------| G|-11~~~~~~~~~~~--|-11~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-11~~~~~~~~~~~~--|---------12--11-----| D|-12~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~--|----------------12--| A|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| D|0---------------|0----------------|0----------------|0-------------------|
[G] [Em] [Edim7] [Edim7]
e|-7~~~~~~~~~~~--|--7~~~/12~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| B|-8~~~~~~~~~~~--|--8~~~/12~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| G|-7~~~~~~~~~~~--|--9~~~/12~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| D|---------------|-------14~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~--|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| A|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| D|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
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some chords for the dropped-D guitar:
[D] [G] [E] [D/F#] [Edim7] [Em] [C] [A] [Bm]
e|----3------x-------0-------2------3-------0-------0-------0-------2-----| B|----2------x-------0-------3------2-------0-------1-------2-------3-----| G|----3------x-------1-------2------3-------0-------0-------2-------4-----| D|----0------5-------2-------0------2-------2-------2-------2-------4-----| A|----0------5-------2-------0------x-------2-------3-------0-------2-----| D|----0------5-------2-------4------x-------2-------x-------x-------x-----|
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