• Song:

    The Bells Of Rhymney

  • Artist:

    The Byrds

  • Album:

    The Best of the Byrds

Intro:
E-------0--2-----3p2-2-0-|
B---3----------3---------|
G-----2------------------|  2x
D-0----------------------|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|

D2 (x43141@2)  D (xx0232@1)                  D4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4 D4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2
O-oh, what will you give me?
D2 (x43141@2)    G (320003@1) Bm7 (x20202@1)    E (022100@1)  D (xx0232@1)    D2 (x43141@2)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2
Say the sad bells of Rhym-ney.
E--------------------------------0--2-----3p2-2-0-|
B---------------------------3-----------3---------|
G-----------------------------2-------------------|
D-------------------------0-----------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

D2 (x43141@2)     D (xx0232@1)                    DIs (xx0232@1)there hope for the fu-ture?
D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1)   Em (022000@1)     A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A A2 (x02420@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  A4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02230@1">A4 A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A A2 (x02420@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A A4Say (x02230@1)the brown bells of Mer  -  thyr.
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------0--2--3---------0--2--3-|
G------------------------2---------------2---------|
D----------------------2-------------0-2-----------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

A4 (x02230@1) D (xx0232@1)                   D4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4 D4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D2Who (x43141@2) made  the mine  own-er?
D2 (x43141@2)    C (x32010@1)   Em (022000@1)     A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A A2 (x02420@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A A4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02230@1">A4 A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A A2 (x02420@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  A4Say (x02230@1)the black bells of Rhon - da.
E-------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------0--2--3--------0--2--3-|
G------------------------2--------------2---------|
D----------------------2------------0-2-----------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

A4 (x02230@1)D (xx0232@1)                  D4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4 D4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D2And (x43141@2)who killed the min-er?
D2 (x43141@2)    G (320003@1)  Bm7 (x20202@1)     E (022100@1)    D (xx0232@1)  D2 (x43141@2)D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2
Say the grim bells of  Blai - na.
E-----------------------------------0--2-----3p2-2-0-|
B-------------------------------3----------3---------| 2x
G---------------------------------2------------------|
D-----------------------------0----------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

D2 (x43141@2)      D (xx0232@1)               D4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4 D4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D2Throw (x43141@2)the van-dals in court.
D2 (x43141@2)G (320003@1)        Bm7 (x20202@1)name="chord_022100@1">E     D (xx0232@1)   D2 (x43141@2)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2
Say the bells  of  New - port.
E------------------------------0--2-----3p2-2-0-|
B--------------------------3----------3---------|
G----------------------------2------------------|
D------------------------0----------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

D2 (x43141@2)         D (xx0232@1)               BmAll (x24432@1)would be well if, if, if,  if, if.
Bm (x24432@1)    C (x32010@1)   Em (022000@1)     A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A A2 (x02420@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  A4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02230@1">A4 A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A A2 (x02420@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A A4Say (x02230@1)the green bells of Car - diff.
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------0--2--3---------0--2--3-|
G------------------------2---------------2---------|
D----------------------2-------------0-2-----------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

A4 (x02230@1)   D (xx0232@1)                  BmWhy (x24432@1)so wor-ried,  sis-ters, why?
Bm (x24432@1)    G (320003@1)              ESay (022100@1)the sil-ver bells of Wye.
E (022100@1) D2 (x43141@2)          D (xx0232@1)     D4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4 D4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D2And (x43141@2)what will you give me?
D2 (x43141@2)    G (320003@1) Bm7 (x20202@1)    E (022100@1)    D (xx0232@1)   D2 (x43141@2)D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2
Say the sad bells of Rhym - ney.
E----------------------------------0--2-----3p2-2-0-|
B-----------------------------3-----------3---------| 2x
G-------------------------------2-------------------|
D---------------------------0-----------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

Lead solo:

E-5-5--5-5--5---5-5---7--5-5--7--7-5---|
B---7---------7----------7-----------7-|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

E-5-5--5-5--5----5-5--7--5-5---------------|
B-7------------7-------------7--5--7-7-5-5-|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

E----3-3--3--------3-3--3-----7--7-7--7-------7-7--0---|
B-----------3---5---------3---8---------8--8---------0-|
G-0---------------------------9------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

E-3--3-3--3--------3-3--3----3--3-3--3--3-2--0-|
B-3---------3---5---------3--2-------2---------|
G-0--------------------------3-------3---------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

D (xx0232@1)   D2 (x43141@2)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2
E-------0--2-----3p2-2-0-|
B---3----------3---------| 2x
G-----2------------------|
D-0----------------------|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|

Repeat 1st 8 verses.
(Blai-na)
      D (xx0232@1)   D2 (x43141@2)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2
E-----------0--2-----3p2-2-0-|
B-------3----------3---------| 2x
G---------2------------------|
D-----0----------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|

G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)   D2 (x43141@2)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2
  Aaaaah, aaaaah, aaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaah.
E----------------------------------0--2-----3p2-2-0-|
B------------------------------3----------3---------|
G--------------------------------2------------------|
D----------------------------0----------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

D (xx0232@1)   D2 (x43141@2)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2
E-------0--2-----3p2-2-0-|
B---3----------3---------|
G-----2------------------|
D-0----------------------|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|

G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1) Aaaaah, aaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaah,

D (xx0232@1)   D2 (x43141@2)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2  D (xx0232@1)   D2 (x43141@2)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">D4  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x43141@2">D2    D (xx0232@1) aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa(fade)ah.
E-------0--2-----3p2-2-0---------0--2-----3p2-2-0-----2-|
B---3----------3-------------3----------3---------3---3-|
G-----2------------------------2--------------------2-2-|
D-0------------------------0--------------------------0-|
A-----------------------------------------------------x-|
E-----------------------------------------------------x-|

Chord idagrams:
D (xx0232@1)    Dsus(D2) Dsus4(D4) G (320003@1)    Bm7xx0232 (x20202@1)xx0230   xx0233    355433 224232
A (x02220@1)    Asus(A2) Asus4(A4) E (022100@1)    Bm002220 (x24432@1)002200   002230    022100 xx4432

E,B,G,D,A,E = guitar strings, p = pull off.

To play the D chord sequences just add and remove the little and
middle fingers.
To play the A chord sequences just add and remove the little and
ring finger.
I struggled a little with the lead solo but I think it is close
enough to have some fun with.  Or improve upon..
Tabbed from: The Byrds. Mr. Tambourine Man CD.
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