G    C D   G

[Verse 1]
G
Gather round and I will tell
    D
The story of a Christmas bell
     G                           C
That used to shine and chime and ring
             D                 G
And why they called him Ding a Ling
G
One of the famous jingle bells
   D
Is what he was but then he fell
    G                     C
And broke his pretty harmony
    D                    G    G
And he began to ring off key

[Chorus]
C
Now they call him Ding a Ling
  G
Because he has a funny ring
    C                             C
And doesn't hit his note too well
D                         G
Ding a Ling the Christmas bell

[Verse 2]
G
The other bells met secretly
       D
and he heard one say in a real low key
     G                          C
He's sure to ruin our Christmas sound
             D                 G
And we don't want him hanging around
G
He overheard the secret vote
    D
and walked away with a lump in his note
    G                        C
The saddest bell you've ever seen
              D                  G     G
The Christmas bell called Ding a Ling

[Chorus]
C
They all call him Ding a Ling
  G
Because he has a funny ring
    C                             C
And doesn't hit his note too well
D                         G
Ding a Ling the Christmas bell

[Verse 3]
G
The snow is falling in the square
D
When the children found him there
    G                           C
And placed him on the Christmas tree
    D                   G
For everyone in town to see

(Key change, up one semitone)

   G
As Christmas Eve came to the town
  D7
A blinding snow was coming down
    G                         C
And Ding a Ling heard someone say
    D                        G
Ol' Santa's sure to lose his way

[Verse 4]
G
The thought occurred to Ding a Ling
   D7
to ring as loud as he could ring
    G                        C
And when ol' Santa heard the sound
   D                   G     G
It guided him into the town

[Chorus]
        C
Now the children shout and sing
    G
And everyone loves Ding a Ling
   C                              C
So everything has turned out well
    D                         G   G    G
For Ding a Ling the Christmas bell