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sakura

Carol of the Bells

4 part harmony
Please note: All parts play quietly under your part to help with timing.
Carefully note the different starting times!

Soprano
Alto (Note: your part starts about 8 seconds in)
Tenor (Note: your part starts about 11 seconds in)
All

Carol of the Bells

Soprano
Hark how the bells,
Sweet silver bells,
All seem to say,
Throw cares away

Christmas is here,
Bringing good cheer,
To young and old,
Meek and the bold.

Ding dong ding dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All carolling.

One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air.

Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound,
O’er hill and dale,
Telling their tale.

Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer,
Christmas is here.

Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas,
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas.

On on they send,
On without end,
Their joyful tone
To every home.

Hark how the bells,
Sweet silver bells,
All seem to say,
Throw cares away

Christmas is here,
Bringing good cheer,
To young and old,
Meek and the bold.

Ding dong ding dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All carolling

One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air.

Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound,
O’er hill and dale,
Telling their tale.

Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer,
Christmas is here.

Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas,
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas,

On on they send,
On without end,
Their joyful tone
To every home.

Dong…

Ding Dong Ding…Dong.

Alto
Ding Dong Ding Dong
Ding Dong Ding Dong

One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air.

Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound,
O’er hill and dale,
Telling their tale.

Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer,
Christmas is here.

Ding, Ding Dong
Ding, Ding Dong
Ding Dong Ding Ding Dong

Ding Dong Ding Dong
Ding Dong Ding Dong

One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air.

Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound,
O’er hill and dale,
Telling their tale.

Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer,
Christmas is here.

Ding Ding Dong
Ding Ding Dong
Ding Dong Ding Ding Dong

Ding Dong Ding… Dong

Tenor
Ding Dong Ding Dong

One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air.

Oh how happy are their tones 

Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer,
Christmas is here.

Ding dong ding dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All carolling

Ding Dong
Ding Ding Dong…

Ding Dong Ding Dong

One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air.

Oh how happy are their tones

Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer,
Christmas is here.

Ding dong ding dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All carolling

Ding Dong Ding Ding 

On on they send
On without end

Their joyful tone
To every home…


hcts


Here Comes The Sun

4 part harmony
Note 1: Each part has all the other parts playing quietly under it to help with the timing.

sopmusic

All
Soprano

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altomusic

All
Alto

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tenormusic

All
Tenor

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bassmusic

All
Bass

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Here Comes The Sun

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soprano

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Soprano 
Oo oo oo
It’s alright oo oo oo oo

Little darling, it’s been a long hard lonely winter
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here.

Oo oo oo 
It’s alright oo oo oo oo

Little darling, the smile’s returning to their faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here

Oo oo oo 
It’s alright oo oo oo oo

Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling it feels like years since it’s been clear

Oo oo oo
It’s alright oo oo oo oo

Sun Sun Sun here it comes 
Sun Sun Sun here it comes 

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alto

Alto
Here comes the Sun d’n do-do
Here comes the Sun and I say
It’s alright oo oo

Little darling, it’s been a long, hard, lonely winter
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here

Here comes the Sun d’n do-do
Here comes the Sun and I say,
It’s alright oo oo 

Little darling, the smile’s returning to their faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here

Here comes the Sun d’n do-do
Here comes the Sun and I say,
It’s alright, oo oo

Sun Sun Sun here it comes
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been clear

Here comes the Sun, d’n do-do
Here comes the Sun and I say,
It’s alright,  oo oo

Sun Sun Sun here it comes
Sun Sun Sun here it comes
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

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tenor

Tenor
Oo oo, It’s alright
Do do do     do do do     do do do     do do do     do do do do
Do      do do     do do     do do     do do     do do       do do     do      do do
Do      do do     do do     do do     do do     do do       do do     do      do do

Oo oo It’s alright
Do-do-do     do-do-do     do-do-do     do-do-do     do-do-do-do
Do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do do     do-do     do-do     do     do-do
Do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do do     do-do     do-do     do     do-do

Oo oo It’s alright
Do-do-do     do-do-do     do-do-do     do-do-do     do-do-do-do

Do      do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun  here it comes

Do do     do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Do do     do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do do     do-do     do-do     do     do-do
Do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do do     do-do     do-do     do     do-do

Oo oo It’s alright
Do-do-do     do-do-do     do-do-do     do-do-do     do-do-do-do

Do     do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Do do     do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Do do     do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Do do     do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

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bass

Bass
Oo oo 
It’s alright, oo oo oo oo 

Do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do     do-do
Do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do     do-do

Oo oo oo 
It’s alright oo oo oo oo 

Do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do     do-do
Do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do     do-do

Oo oo oo 
It’s alright oo oo oo oo 

Do-do     do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Do-do    do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Do-do    do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do     do-do
Do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do-do     do     do-do

Oo oo oo 
It’s alright oo oo oo oo

Do    do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it coms

Do-do    do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Do-do    do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

Do-do    do-do-do
Sun Sun Sun here it comes

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leanonme

Lean on Me

4 part harmony

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
All

Lean On Me                      (Bill Withers)
Some times in our lives
We all have pain, we all have sorrow
But if we are wise 
We know that there’s always tomorrow

Lean on me when you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend
I’ll help you carry on
For it won’t be long 
Til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can feel those of your needs
That you won’t let show

You just call (oo) on me brother 
When you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might (oo) have a problem that you’d understand
We all need somebody to lean on

If there is a load
You have to bear 
That you can’t carry
I’m right up the road
I’ll share your load 
If you just call me

You just call (oo) on me brother 
When you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might (oo) have a problem that you’d understand
We all need somebody to lean on

If there is a load
You have to bear 
That you can’t carry
I’m right up the road
I’ll share your load 
If you just call me

You just call me, call me, call me.


soundofsilence

Sound of Silence

Duet

Soprano
Alto
Both

Sound of Silence           (Paul Simon)

Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
‘Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

“Fools, ” said I, “You do not know
Silence, like a cancer, grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you”
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells, of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls”
And whispered in the sounds of silence


proudmary

Proud Mary

4 part harmony

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
All

Proud Mary

Left a good job in the city
Workin’ for the man ev’ry night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin’
Worryin’ about the way things might have been

Big wheel keep on turnin’
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ on the river

Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of ’tane down in New Orleans 
But I never saw the good side of a city 
’Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen

Big wheel keep on turnin’
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ on the river

If you come down to the river
Bet you gonna find some people who live
You don’t have to worry if you have no money
People on the river are happy to give

Big wheel keep on turnin’
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ on the river


sevenbridges

Seven Bridges Road

4 part harmony
Note: The other parts are playing under your part to assist you with timing.

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
All

Seven Bridges Road

There are stars in the southern sky
Southward as you go
There is moonlight and moss in the trees
Down the seven bridges road

Now I have loved you like a baby
Like some lonesome child
And I have loved you in a tame way
And I have loved you wild

Sometimes there’s a part of me
Has to turn from here and go
Running like a child from these warm stars
Down the seven bridges road.

There are stars in the southern sky
And if ever you decide you should go
There is a taste of thyme sweetened honey
Down the seven bridges road


canthelp

Can’t Help Falling In Love

4 Part harmony

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
All

Can’t Help Falling in Love With You

Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can’t help falling in love with you

Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin
If I can’t help falling in love with you?

Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can’t help falling in love with you

Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can’t help falling in love with you
I can’t help falling in love with you


wildmountain

Wild Mountain Thyme

Three part harmony

Soprano
Alto
Bass
All

Wild Mountain Thyme

O the summer time is coming
And the trees are sweetly blooming
And the wild mountain thyme
Grows around the blooming heather

Will ye go, lassie, go?

And we’ll all go together
To pluck wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather

Will ye go, lassie, go?