Dm                              G
C'mon, kind sir, let's walk outside
                           D
And breathe the autumn air
Dm
See the many that have lived and died
G                              Em
 See the unending golden stair
                        F           Em
See all of us that have come behind
                  F
Clutching at your hem
                 G         F
All the way from Arkansas
                       G
To your sweet and last amen

[Chorus]
        Dm             G
Let the bells ring
                       Dm
He is the real thing
                       G
Let the bells ring
                           Dm
He is the real, real thing

[Instrumental]
Dm G x2

[Verse 2]
Dm           D    Dm                 G
   Take this deafening thunder down
                                     Dm
Take this bread and take this wine
                                     G
Your passing is not what we mourn
                               Em
But the world you left behind
             F                         Em
Well, do not breathe, nor make a sound
                       F
And behold your mighty work
                     G               F
That towers over the uncaring ground
                    G
Of a lesser, darker world

[Chorus]
        Dm             G
Let the bells ring
                       Dm
He is the real thing
                       G
Let the bells ring
                           Dm
He is the real, real thing

[Instrumental]
Dm G x3

[Verse 3]
Dm                                     G
  There are those of us not fit to tie
                         Dm
The laces of your shoes
                               G
Must remain behind to testify
                              Em
Through an elementary blues
                   F                     Em
So, let's walk outside, the hour is late
                           F
Through your crumbs and scattered shells
                           G         F
Where the awed and the mediocre wait
                       G
Barely fit to ring the bells

[Chorus]
        Dm             G
Let the bells ring
                       Dm
He is the real thing
                       G
Let the bells ring
                           Dm
He is the real, real thing

[Outro]
Dm G x2
Dm