Текст песни с аккордами
Вступление
This is a great old song from
The Chad Mitchell Trio when John Denver
was a member. The verses are spoken with the chords.
[Verse 1]
E
The scene was in the jailhouse,
A Am
and if curfew rang that night
E
Nell's dad in number 13 cell
B7
would go out like a light
E
She knew her dad was innocent,
A Am
so plucky Little Nell
E
She tied her tender torso to the
B7 E
clapper of the bell
E6
e|---------------|
B|-------2---2---|
G|-------1---1---|
D|-------2---2---|2x
A|-------2---2---|
E|---0---0---0---|
[Chorus]
E A
Hang on the bell, Nellie, hang on the bell
E B7
Your poor daddy's locked in a cold prison cell
E
As you swing to the left, Nellie,
A
swing to the right
E B7
Remember that curfew bell must never ring tonight
E6
e|---------------|
B|-------2---2---|
G|-------1---1---|
D|-------2---2---|2x
A|-------2---2---|
E|---0---0---0---|
[Verse 2]
E
It all started when sweet Nellie said,
A Am
"No! No!" to Handsome Jack
E
And struggled for her virtue
B7
there down by the railroad track
E
Nell's dad came to her rescue
A Am
as the train roared down the line
E
Jack fell back across the track
B7
and paid the price of crime
E6
e|---------------|
B|-------2---2---|
G|-------1---1---|
D|-------2---2---|2x
A|-------2---2---|
E|---0---0---0---|
[Chorus]
E A
Hang on the bell, Nellie, hang on the bell
E B7
Your poor daddy's locked in a cold prison cell
E
As you swing to the left, Nellie,
A
swing to the right
E B7
Remember that curfew bell must never ring tonight
E6
e|---------------|
B|-------2---2---|
G|-------1---1---|
D|-------2---2---|2x
A|-------2---2---|
E|---0---0---0---|
[Verse 3]
E
Nell's dad, he got arrested,
A Am
and brought up before the law
E
The sheriff said, "Old Handsome
B7
Jack ain't handsome anymore"
E
Poor Nell, she cried and pleaded
A Am
but the jury didn't care
E
They didn't have a sofa so they
B7
offered him the chair
[Chorus]
E A
Hang on the bell, Nellie, hang on the bell
E B7
Your poor daddy's locked in a cold prison cell
E
As you swing to the left, Nellie,
A
swing to the right
E B7
Remember that curfew bell must never ring tonight
E6
e|---------------|
B|-------2---2---|
G|-------1---1---|
D|-------2---2---|2x
A|-------2---2---|
E|---0---0---0---|
[Verse 4]
E
They pulled upon the bell rope,
A Am
but there was no ting-a-ling
E
They could not get their foul deed
B7
done for curfew would not ring
E
To and fro aloft swung Nell,
A Am
while below they pulled and heaved
E N.C.
When suddenly a voice cried "Stop!
B7 E
Your daddy's been reprieved!"
[Verse 5]
E
They cut her fair young body down,
A Am
while she made protests weak
E
And as they laid her out upon the ground,
B7
she cried in girlish pique:
E
"Look, I tried to save my daddy,
A Am
which was true a noble thing
E
But still while I was up there, man,
B7
I learned it's fun to swing"
[Chorus]
E A
Hang on the bell, Nellie, hang on the bell
E
So your poor daddy's sprung from his
B7
cold prison cell
E
As you swing to the left, Nellie,
A Am
swing to the right
E
No matter when that curfew rings,
B7
we're gonna swing tonight
E6
e|---------------|
B|-------2---2---|
G|-------1---1---|
D|-------2---2---|2x
A|-------2---2---|
E|---0---0---0---|
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