Let The Bells Ring
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Dm G C'mon, kind sir, let's walk outsideD And breathe the autumn airDm See the many that have lived and diedG Em See the unending golden stairF See all of us that have come behindEmF Clutching at your hemG F All the way from ArkansasG To your sweet and last amen [Chorus]Dm G Let the bells ringDm He is the real thingG Let the bells ringDm He is the real, real thing [Instrumental] Dm G x2 [Verse 2]Continues after the adDm D Dm Take this deafening thunderG down Take this bread and take this wineDm Your passing is not what we mournGEm But the world you left behindF Well, do not breathe, nor make aEm soundF And behold your mighty workG That towers over the uncaringF groundG Of a lesser, darker world [Chorus]Dm G Let the bells ringDm He is the real thingG Let the bells ringDm He is the real, real thing [Instrumental] Dm G x3 [Verse 3]Dm There are those of us not fit toG tieDm The laces of your shoesG Must remain behind to testifyEm Through an elementary bluesF So, let's walk outside, the hour isEm lateF Through your crumbs and scattered shellsG Where the awed and the mediocreF waitG Barely fit to ring the bells [Chorus]Dm G Let the bells ringDm He is the real thingG Let the bells ringDm He is the real, real thing [Other] Dm G x2Dm
