Eb           Bb
Christmas is past now
        Eb      Bb        F
And the year is in its decline
   Eb         Bb
We all take a last bow
         Eb  Bb        F
This was our chance to shine
         Eb   Bb         F
We’ll go down to the sea-shore
     Gm        Eb          F
With hearts as wide as our dreams
          Eb   Bb         F
And we’ll wait by the new dawn
         Bb      Eb           F
'Til the sea she glistens and gleams

[Chorus]
        Eb    Bb
Let the bells ring
        Eb            Bb
Here my arms are open wide
         Eb       Bb
Send the old year out
       Eb      F
On the rolling tide
        Eb  Bb
Let the sun rise
         Eb            Bb
There is nothing now I fear
        Eb  Bb   F
Let the sun rise
     Eb        Bb         F
On a happy new year
     Eb        Bb         F
On a happy new year

[Verse 2]
Eb           Bb
Christmas is past now
        Eb      Bb        F
And the sun has taken her turn
    Eb           Bb
The long shadows cast now
       Eb            Bb           F
Is the darkness from which we can learn
         Eb   Bb         F
We’ll go down to the seashore
       Gm      Eb         F
With a song of joy on our tongues
          Eb   Bb         F
And we’ll wait by the new dawn
          Bb            Eb            F
And we’ll sing from the depths of our lungs

[Chorus]
        Eb    Bb
Let the bells ring
        Eb            Bb
Here my arms are open wide
         Eb       Bb
Send the old year out
       Eb     F
On the rolling tide
        Eb  Bb
Let the sun rise
         Eb            Gm
There is nothing now I fear
        Eb  Bb   F
Let the sun rise
     Eb        Bb         F
On a happy new year
     Eb        Bb         F
On a happy new year

[Instrumental]
Gm - Eb / Gm - Eb / Gm - Eb / Bb - F / x3

[Verse 3]
Eb           Bb
Christmas is past now
        Eb      Bb            F
So cast off the cruel and the sad
    Eb          Bb
The years go so fast now
          Eb        Bb               F
Just take with what makes your heart glad
         Eb   Bb         F
We’ll go down to the seashore
          Gm             Eb           F
And we’ll stand with the lost and the loved
          Eb   Bb         F
And we’ll wait by the new dawn
         Bb            Eb         F
'Til the sun joins the stars up a-bove

[Chorus]
        Eb    Bb
Let the bells ring
        Eb            Bb
Here my arms are open wide
         Eb       Bb
Send the old year out
       Eb     F
On the rolling tide
        Eb  Bb
Let the sun rise
         Eb            Gm
There is nothing now I fear
        Eb  Bb   F
Let the sun rise
     Eb        Bb         F
On a happy new year
     Eb        Bb         F
On a happy new year