Sung by: John Linnell and John Flansburgh
Length: 0: 0
On Albums: Factory Showroom
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + C F C F Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum C F The bells are ringing C F The song they're singing C F G The sound is bringing the people 'round C F They hear the instructions C F They follow directions C F G They travel great distances to the sound C F The bells are ringing C F The song they're singing C F G The sound is bringing the people 'round C F They hear the instructions C F They follow directions C F G They travel great distances to the sound Am F C They are persuaded by the music of the bells Am F G They're not responsible for anything they do Am F The people know Am F The way to go F G C The bells are ringing they hear the sound F Am C They hear the sound, they hear the sound, they hear the sound F Am C They hear the sound, they hear the sound, they hear the sound C C F The bells are ringing C F And everyone's walking C F With arms extended in a trance C F Forgetting their washing C F Neglecting the children C F G They're dropping all businesses at hand Am F G A voice is telling them to act a different way Am F G They tilt their heads so they won't miss what it will say Am F And when it's so Am F There's this to know F G C The bells are ringing they hear the sound C F The bells are ringing C F The song they're singing C F G The sound is bringing the people 'round C F They hear the instructions C F They follow directions C F G They travel great distances to the sound Am F C They are persuaded by the music of the bells Am F G They're not responsible for anything they do Am F The people know Am F The way to go F G C The bells are ringing they hear the sound F C A girl with cotton in her ears F G Is shielded from the bells' effect A As if by hidden signal, Dm The people turn to face her F One thousand eyes are staring G C They pull away her earplugs C F The bells are pealing C F And they're revealing C F G The simple key to happiness C F It isn't evil C F It isn't good C F G It's only what the people miss Am F C The bells explain what they've been lacking all along Am F C They were disorganized and that was what was wrong Am F And now they know Am F The way to go F G C The bells are ringing they hear the sound C F The bells are ringing C F The song they're singing C F G The sound is bringing the people 'round C F They hear the instructions C F They follow directions C F G They travel great distances to the sound C F The bells are ringing C F The song they're singing C F G The sound is bringing the people 'round C F They hear the instructions C F They follow directions C F G They travel great distances to the sound C F The bells are ringing C F The song they're singing C F G The sound is bringing the people 'round C F They hear the instructions C F They follow directions C F G They travel great distances to the sound transcribed by Samuel Prinzi 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +