James - Ring The Bells

Taken from the album Seven

Written and peformed by James

Main Riff:

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Middle Riff:

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Outro Riff:

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Song Structure:

Larry's Main Riff opens the song, while Saul strums the chords C G F C G (C G Am F during the intro and outro) on an acoustic guitar throughout the song (actually in the album version I think he uses a capo at the 5th and plays the chords G D C G D (G D Em C during the intro and outro), but hey, it's the same thing).
During the Middle Bit (just before "When you let me fall") Larry plays the Middle Riff.
When the vocals cease Larry plays the Outro Riff repeatedly.

Lyrics/Chords:

C      G      Am      F

C      G      Am      F


C             G
Ring ring the bells

         F
Wake the town

     C      G
Everyone is sleeping

C            G
Shout at the crowd

          F
Wake them up

             C           G
This anger's deeper than sleep

 

Got to keep awake to what is happening

I can't see a thing through my ambition,

I no longer feel my God is watching over me

Got to tell the world we've all been dreaming

This is not the end, a new beginning

I no longer feel my God is watching over me

 

Break break the code

Concentrate

Let the doors swing open

See through all your walls

All your floors

Now you're in deeper than sleep

 

Got to keep awake to what is happening

I can't see a thing through my ambition,

I no longer feel my God is watching over me

Got to tell the world we've all been dreaming

This is not the end, a new beginning

I no longer feel my God is watching over me

 

When you let me fall

Grew my own wings

Now I'm as tall as the sky

When you let me drown

Grew gills and fins

Now I'm as deep as the sea

When you let me die

My spirit's free

There's nothing challenging me


[Remember, chord progression changes to C G F Am during the outro]



  
Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.

alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk