Ringing The Bells For Jim – Johnny Cash
Nghệ sĩ: Johnny Cash
Hợp Âm Chuẩn
"Ringing The Bells For Jim" - Johnny Cash
Track 9 of 12 on the album "The Christmas Spirit" (1963)
Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YjIGPe7LvU
Intro
Verse 1→ Phiên khúc
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The father heard church bells at midnight
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A wrong time for church bells to chime
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He went to the tower, found a little girl there
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Said, "Why ring the bells at this time?"
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"I'm just ringing the bells for Jim, please, father
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Ringing the bells for Jim
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I'm sorry I'm crying, but my brother Jim's dying
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So I'm ringing the bells for Jim"
Verse 2→ Phiên khúc
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"Please father, pray for him this Christmas
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He's sick and he's in so much pain
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The doctors all say, he'll be gone any day
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So, I must ring the bells again"
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"I'm just ringing the bells for Jim, please, father
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Ringing the bells for Jim
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I'm sorry I'm crying, but my brother Jim's dying
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And I'm ringing the bells for Jim"
Instrumental Break
Verse 3→ Phiên khúc
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On the day after Christmas, she brought him
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Said, "Father, heed little Jim
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You see, he got well when he heard the church bells
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I was ringing the bells for Jim"
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"I'm just ringing the bells for Jim, please, father
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Ringing the bells for Jim
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Sorry I'm crying, but my brother Jim's dying
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So I'm ringing the bells for Jim"
