Belfast Town Chords by P.J. Murrihy

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I am [Bb] John _ [Am]
McClure, [Dm] I am young [F] and poor, [Bb] And in _ [Am] Belfast I [Bb] was born.
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_ [C] Now here I stand [F] with a gun in [Bb] my hand, [F] On a cold [Bb] and a _ [F] wintry _ morn.
Many [Bb] men [Am] have hopes [D] that I [F] will die, [Bb] I am cursed [Am] by one [Bb] and _ [G] all.
_ [C] But in _ Belfast town, [F] when the sun [Bb] goes down, [F] There is [Bb] no hope [F] at _ all.
I [Bb] can see [Am] my child, [Dm] only nine [F] years old, [Bb] Her mind [Am] all twisted [Bb] in _ [Gm] fear.
_ [C] And the hate [G] I hold for [F] the men who [Bb] control her, [F] Is more [Bb] than I [F] can _ bear.
Many [Bb] men [Am] have hopes [Dm] that I [F] will die, I [Bb] am cursed [Am] by one [Bb] and _ [G] all.
But [C] in _ Belfast town, when [F] the sun [Bb] goes down, [F] There is [Bb] no hope [F] at _ _ all.
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May [Bb] the _ [Am] children's eyes see [Dm] the sun [F] soon rise, [Bb] In the morning [Am]
clear [Bb] and _ [Gm] cold.
And [C] the flag that flies [F] in the _ [Bb] Belfast skies, [F] Be green [Bb] and white [F] and _ gold.
_ [Bb] Many men [Am] have hopes [Dm] that I [F] will die, [Bb] I am cursed [Am] by one [Bb] and _ _ [Gm]
all.
[C] But in _ Belfast town, [F] when the sun [Bb] goes down, [F] There is [Bb] no hope [F] at _ all.
Many [Bb] men [Am] have hopes [Dm] that I [F] will die, [Bb] I am cursed [Am] by one [Bb] and _ _ [Gm]
all.
[C] But in Belfast town, [F] when the sun [Bb] goes down, [F] There is [Bb] no [F] hope at _ _ _ all.
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