Artist: They Might Be Giants Song: The Bells are Ringing Album: Factory Showroom Verse: C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FBum (133211@1)Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum C (x32010@1) FThe (133211@1)bells are ringing C (x32010@1) FThe (133211@1)song they're singing C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) GThe (320003@1)sound is bringing the people 'round C (x32010@1) FThey (133211@1)hear the instructions C (x32010@1) FThey (133211@1)follow directions C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) GThey (320003@1)travel great distances to the sound C (x32010@1) FThe (133211@1)bells are ringing C (x32010@1) FThe (133211@1)song they're singing C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) GThe (320003@1)sound is bringing the people 'round C (x32010@1) FThey (133211@1)hear the instructions C (x32010@1) FThey (133211@1)follow directions C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) GThey (320003@1)travel great distances to the sound Chorus: Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) CThey (x32010@1)are persuaded by the music of the bells Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) GThey're (320003@1)not responsible for anything they do Am (x02210@1) FThe (133211@1)people know Am (x02210@1) FThe (133211@1)way to go F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)bells are ringing they hear the sound Fill: F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) CThey (x32010@1)hear the sound, they hear the sound, they hear the sound F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) CThey (x32010@1)hear the sound, they hear the sound, they hear the sound Verse: The bells are ringing And everyone's walking With arms extended in a trance Forgetting their washing Neglecting the children They're dropping all businesses at hand Chorus: A voice is telling them to act a different way They tilt their heads so they won't miss what it will say And when it's so There's this to know The bells are ringing they hear the sound Verse: The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound Chorus: They are persuaded by the music of the bells They're not responsible for anything they do The people know The way to go The bells are ringing they hear the sound Bridge: F (133211@1) CA (x32010@1)girl with cotton in her ears F (133211@1) GIs (320003@1)shielded from the bells' effect AAs (x02220@1)if by hidden signal, DmThe (xx0231@1)people turn to face her FOne (133211@1)thousand eyes are staring G (320003@1) CThey (x32010@1)pull away her earplugs Verse: The bells are pealing And they're revealing The simple key to happiness It isn't evil It isn't good It's only what the people miss Chorus: The bells explain what they've been lacking all along They were disorganized and that was what was wrong And now they know The way to go The bells are ringing they hear the sound Verse: The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound The bells are ringing The song they're singing The sound is bringing the people 'round They hear the instructions They follow directions They travel great distances to the sound ( Drum Outro )