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"The Bells"
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album _The Bells_
(Lou Reed, 1979)

written by Lou Reed/Marty Fogel
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        And the actresses relate
        to the actor who comes home late
        after the plays have gone down
        and the crowds have scattered around
        Though the city lights and the streets
        no ticket could be beat
        for the beautiful show of shows
        ah, Broadway only knows
        The Great White Milky Way
        it had something to say
        when he fell down on his knees
        after soaring through the air
        With nothing to hold him there
        it was really not so cute
        to play without a parachute
        as he stood upon the ledge
        Looking out he thought he saw a brook

        And he hollered, "Look, there are the bells"
        and he sang out, "Here come the bells"
        "Here come the bells"
        "Here come the bells"
        "Here come the bells"

        Here come the bells
        here come the bells
        Here come the bells
        here come the bells




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        {Bm ...
        {Bm ...
        ...
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        {Bm}{Bsus2}{Bm}{Bsus2}
        ...
        {Bm}{Bsus2}{Bm}{B}

        ...

        {Em}{Bm}{Em}{Bm}
        {Em}{Bm}{Em}{Bm}
        {F#}{F#}

        ...

        ...

        {Bm}{A}{G}{A}     (And the actress is relayed ...)
        {D}{G}{Am}{C}     (- way, Neath the city lights and the ...)
        {Am}{D}{Em}{C}    (- knows, The Great White Milky Way ...)
        {D}{G}{C}{Am}     (- air, With nothing to hold him ...)
        {D}{D}            (- ledge, looking out, he thought ...)

        {Em}{C}{D}{G}     (And he hollered, "Look, there are ...)
        {C}{Am}{D}{C#m}   (- bells, Here come the bells, Here ...)

        {F#}{Bm}{G}{F#}
        {Bm}{G}{Em}{A}    (Here come the bells, Here come the bells)
        {D}{G}{Em}{A}     (Here come the bells, Here come the bells)
        {G}{A}{D}{Bm}
        {G}{A}{D}{Bm}
        {G}{Em}{A}{D}
        {D...

        - drums solo -

        {G}{F#}
        {Bm.. fade out




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"The Bells"
(edit)
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box set
_Between Thought And Expression - The Lou Reed Anthology_
(Lou Reed, 1992)
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        * drone parts were edited out.




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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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