Belfast Child (Remastered 2002) Chords

Tempo:

161.95 bpm

Chords used:

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] When my love [F#m] said to [D] me, [G] meet me down by the gallow [D] tree
For [G] it's sad news I [D] bring, about [G] this old town and all that it's offering
[D]
Some [G] [C] say trouble [G]
won't last so [D] long, someday [C] soon they're gonna [G] pull the old [D] town down
One day [G] we'll return
[D] here, [C] when the [G] Belfast child sings [D]
again
[C]
[G] [D]
Brothers, [G] sisters, where are [D] you now?
As I [C] look for [G] you right through the [D] crowd
All my [C] life here [G] I've [D] spent, with my [Dm] faith [Em] in [G] God and church and the government
[D]
Some say [C]
[G] trouble's all [D] about, someday [C] soon they're [G] gonna pull the old town [D] down
One day we'll [G]
return [D] here, when [Am] the Belfast [G] child sings [D] again
When
[C] [G]
[D]
the [Am] Belfast [G]
child sings [D] again
[C]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[D]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
Come [C] back Billy, [G] won't you come [D] on home
Come [Am] back Mary, [G] you've been away [D] so long
Sweet [C]
[G] Teresa, and your [D] mother's gone
The girls [C] are crying, [G] you've been out [D] so long
And your [C] brother's calling
[G] Come [D] on home, won't you [C] come on [G] home
Come [D] on home,
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] you've been gone [D] a while
And the war [G] is raging, put the ammo [D]
down
That's flesh [C] and blood, [G] that's flesh [D] and blood
While the girls [C] are crying, [G] but all's [D] not lost
Sweet [C] Teresa
[G] Sweet to [D] go, won't you [C] come on home
[G] Come [D] on home
[G]
Sweet [D]
[C]
[G] Teresa
[C]
[G] Life goes on,
[D]
[G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[D]
one day [G] we'll return [D] here
When the [C] Belfast [G] child sings [D] again
[C] [G]
[D]
When the [G] Belfast child sings again
[D] [G]
[D]
[N]

Key:

F#m

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Let's start jamming Simple Minds - (Remastered 2002) Belfast Child chords, practice the chord sequence D, G, D, C and G. Set your pace at 80 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 162. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ When my love _ _ [F#m] said to _ [D] me, _ _ [G] _ meet me down _ by the gallow [D] tree
_ _ For _ [G] it's sad _ news _ _ I [D] bring, _ _ _ about [G] this old town and all that it's offering
_ [D] _ _ _ _
Some [G] [C] say trouble _ _ [G] _
won't last so [D] long, _ _ _ _ _ someday [C] soon they're gonna [G] pull the old [D] town down _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
One day [G] we'll return _
[D] here, _ _ _ [C] when the _ [G] Belfast child sings [D] _
again
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Brothers, _ [G] _ sisters, _ where are [D] you _ now? _
_ _ As I [C] look for [G] you right through the [D] crowd _ _
_ _ All my [C] life here [G] _ _ I've _ [D] spent, _ _ with my [Dm] faith [Em] in [G] God and church and the government
[D] _ _
_ Some _ _ say [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ trouble's all _ [D] about, _ _ _ _ someday [C] soon they're [G] gonna pull the old town [D] _ down _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One day we'll [G] _
return [D] _ _ here, _ when [Am] the Belfast [G] _ child sings [D] again
_ _ When _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the [Am] Belfast [G]
child _ sings [D] again _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ Come [C] back Billy, _ [G] _ _ won't you come [D] on home
_ Come _ [Am] back Mary, _ [G] _ _ you've been away [D] so _ _ long
_ Sweet [C] _ _
[G] Teresa, _ and your [D] mother's gone
_ _ _ The girls [C] are crying, _ [G] _ you've been out [D] so long
_ _ And your [C] brother's calling
_ [G] _ _ _ Come [D] on _ home, _ won't you [C] come on [G] home
_ _ _ Come [D] on _ home, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ you've been gone [D] a while
_ And the war [G] is raging, _ _ put the ammo [D] _
down
_ _ That's flesh [C] and blood, _ [G] _ _ that's flesh [D] and blood
_ _ While the girls [C] are crying, _ [G] _ _ but all's [D] not lost
_ _ _ Sweet [C] Teresa _
_ [G] _ _ _ Sweet to [D] go, _ _ _ won't you [C] come on home
[G] _ _ _ Come [D] on _ _ home
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Sweet _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ Teresa _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Life goes _ _ _ _ on, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ one day [G] we'll _ return _ [D] here
_ _ When the [C] _ Belfast _ [G] child _ sings [D] again _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ When the [G] _ Belfast _ child _ sings again
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

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The Street Fighting Years album includes this song.

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