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Version 1
[Verse 1]
D Em
In the sleepy town of San Juanita
A7 D Am
There's a story that the padre tells
B7 Em Gm
Of a gay senor and senorita
D Bm Em7 A7 D Bm A7
And the serenade of the bells
[Verse 2]
D Em
Seems they asked the padre for permission
A7 D Am
To be married early in the spring
B7 Em Gm
But their folks had made just one condition
D Bm Em7 A7 D
That the mission bells had to ring
[Bridge]
Em7 A7 G Bm
Now everyone knew the bells were broken
Em A7 D D7
And hadn't sounded for a long long time
Bm F#m
Then one night the village was astounded
Dm A Bm7 E7 A7 Em7 A7
For the bells began to chime
[Verse 3]
D Em
Still the bells are broken goes the story
A7 D Am
But if in your heart a true love dwells
B7 Em Gm
They will ring for you in all their glory
D Bm Em7 A7 D
That's the serenade of the bells
[Interlude]
D Em
A7 D Am
B7 Em Gm
D Bm Em7 A7 D
[Bridge]
Em7 A7 G Bm
Now everyone knew the bells were broken
Em A7 D D7
And hadn't sounded for a long long time
Bm F#m
Then one night the village was astounded
Dm A Bm7 E7 A7 Em7 A7
For the bells began to chime
[Verse 3]
D Em
Still the bells are broken goes the story
A7 D Am
But if in your heart a true love dwells
B7 Em Gm
They will ring for you in all their glory
D Bm Em7 A7 D
That's the serenade of the bells