Church Bells

 
Capo on 4th fret
              
 
 
Intro: Bm    A   (x2) 
     
Bm     
Jenny grew up wild, like a blackfoot daisy     
A                  
Out in the shack with a blue tick hound     
G      
Broke as hell, but blessed with beauty     
    A     
The kind that a rich man can't turn down     
    Bm     
She caught the eye of an oil man dancing     
A     
One summer night in a dime store dress     
G      
She had the looks, he had the mansion     
A     
And you can figure out the rest     
     
Bm          
He was all roses, dripping in diamonds, sipping on champagne     
Bm                                                           A     
She was all uptown, wearing that white gown, taking his last name     
     
                     G      
She could hear those church bells ringing, ringing     
D                        Bm     
And up in the loft, that whole choir singing, singing     
A                               G      
Fold your hands and close your eyes     
                          D     
Yeah, it's all gonna be alright     
                       Bm      
And just listen to the church bells ringing, ringing     
A                Bm     
Yeah, they're ringing     
     
     
Bm     
Jenny was hosting Junior League parties     
A     
And having dinner at the country club     
G      
Everyone thought they were Ken and Barbie     
A     
But Ken was always getting way too drunk     
Bm     
Saturday night, after a few too many     
A     
He came home ready to fight     
G      
And all his money could never save Jenny     
A     
From the devil living in his eyes     
     
Bm     
It was all bruises, covered in makeup, dark sunglasses     
Bm                                                               A     
And that next morning, sitting in the back pew, praying with the baptist     
     
                     G      
She could hear those church bells ringing, ringing     
D                        Bm     
And up in the loft, that whole choir singing, singing     
A                               G      
Fold your hands and close your eyes     
                          D     
Yeah, it's all gonna be alright     
                       Bm      
And just listen to the church bells ringing, ringing     
A                G      Bm   G    Bm   G    
Yeah, they're ringing     
     
     
Bm     
Jenny slipped something in his Tennessee whiskey     
A     
No law man was ever gonna find     
G      
And how he died is still a mystery     
A     
But he hit a woman for the very last time     
     
                     G      
She could hear those church bells ringing, ringing     
D                        Bm     
Standing there in a black dress singing, singing     
A                               G      
Fold your hands and close your eyes     
                          D     
Yeah, it's all gonna be alright     
                       Bm      
And just listen to the church bells ringing, ringing     
A             B     
Yeah, they're ringing