Beach House - The Bells: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Bells" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Bells Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Beach House

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Bells" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#
I can't live without you
             F#             D#m
I'll be the last one at the bar
G#
There's just something about you
        F#              C#
When I look out at the stars
C#
There's a road between us
F#             D#m
Nothing too profound
G#
And that is what took us
        F#           C#
Not the other way around

Chorus:
F#                 D#m
The way the blue, she cuts right through
G#                     F
And so the stars are breaking hearts
A#m      G#
Like the bells
      F#  Fm  D#m  C#
They ring out all the same

Something somebody told me
Think the plane is going down
You can't take it with you
So let me buy you the next round
Whenever you were driving
I'd put my feet up on the dash
I'd imagine stories
About everywhere we'd passed

Chorus:
The cars, the bars, the lies
The girls on Mars, the superstars
Are like the bells
They ring out all the same

F#        F
And maybe one day
C#                A#
You'll hear them singing
F#              F
You'll step outside and
C#          A#
They'll be ringing

Chorus:
The cars, the bars, the lies
The girls on Mars, the superstars
Are like the bells
They ring out all the same


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Bells" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Bells" by Beach House.