Browns - Three Bells guitar tab

The Three Bells

Hit #1 on Billboard in 1959 as recorded by The Browns (Jim Ed Maxine and

Bonnie) on RCA Records

Original French Words by Bert Reisfeld and music by Jean Villard

English words by Dick Manning. This is my version of this beautiful

song.

In the key of D 4/4 rhythm moderately slow

The Three Bells

[Strum a D chord on guitar]

There's a [D] village hidden [G] deep in the [D] valley [[Strum chord

[G] Among the [D] pine trees [G] half [D] forlorn one time each

And [D] there on a sunny [F#mi] morning as noted on

Little [G] Jimmy [A7th] Brown was [D] born these four

lines]]

Voices only

(bung, bung, bung, bung)

[G] All the chapel bells were ringing in the little village [D7th] town

And the songs that they were singing was for baby Jimmy [G] Brown

Then the little congregation [B7th] prayed for guidance from [C] above

[G] "Lead us not into temptation, [D7th] bless this hour of meditation"

Guide him with Eternal [G] Love

[strum a D chord on guitar]

There's a [D] village hidden [G] deep in the [D] valley [[same

[G] Beneath the [D] mountains [G] high [D] above as

And there, twenty years [F#mi] thereafter verse]]

Jimmy [G] was to [A7th] meet his [D] love

[Voices only]

(Bung, bung, bung, bung)

[G] All the chapel bells were ringing, 'Twas a great day in his [D7th]

life

Cause the songs that they were singing was for Jimmy and his [G] wife

Then the little congregation [B7th] prayed for guidance from [C] above

[G] "Lead us not into temptation, [D7th] bless, oh Lord this

celebration"

[strum a D chord on guitar]

>From the [D] village hidden [G] deep in the [D] valley [[same as

[G] One rainy [D] morning [G] dark and [D] grey first

A soul winged it's way to [F#mi] heaven and

Jimmy [G] Brown [A7th] had passed [D] away second

verses]]

voice only

(bung, bung, bung, bung)

[G] Just a lonely bell was ringing in the little valley [D7th] town

'twas farewell that it was singing to our little Jimmy [G] Brown

And the little congregation [B7th] prayed for guidance from [C] above

[G] "lead us not into temptation, [D7th] may his soul find the

salvation"

"Of thy great eternal [G] love".