Key: G
Introduction:
G Am7 G/B D7 Am7 D7 D9 D7 G Am7 G
The bells are ringing for me and my gal
Am7 D9 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 D9 D7 G
The birds are singing for me and my gal
G G/F# B7 Em B7 Em7
Ev'rybody's been knowing to a wedding they're going
Em6 A7 Em7 A7
And for weeks they've been sewing
Gº D7 Am7 D7
Ev'ry Susie and Sal
Am7 D9 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 D9 D7 G Am7 G
They're congregating for me and my gal
Am7 D9 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 D9 D7 B7
The parson's waiting for me and my gal
Cº G G+7 G9 G7
And sometime I'm gonna build a little home for two
C C/B Eº Gº
Or three or four or more
D7 Am7 D7 D9 D7 G Am7 G D7
In love land for me and my gal
Bridge
G Em Am7 D7
Do you know why the birds are singing
G Em Am7 D9
Do you know why the bells are ringing
G G7 C Gº
I'm gonna give you a big surprise
G Gº D7
I'm gonna tell you why
G Am7 G/B D7 Am7 D7 D9 D7 G Am7 G
The bells are ringing for me and my gal
Am7 D9 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 D9 D7 G
The birds are singing for me and my gal
G G/F# B7 Em B7 Em7
Ev'rybody's been knowing to a wedding they're going
Em6 A7 Em7 A7
And for weeks they've been sewing
Gº D7 Am7 D7 G
Ev'ry Susie and Sal
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