Chords for Simple Minds - Belfast Child [HD]
Tempo:
162.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[G]
[G] [D]
[C]
[D]
[C] [G]
[G] When my [D] father said to me, meet me [G] down by the gallow [D] tree.
For it's sad news [G]
I [D] bring, about this old town and all that it's offering.
[D]
Some say [G]
[G] trouble's all [D] about, someday [C] soon they're gonna pull the old town [D] down.
One [D] day we'll return here, when [C] the Belfast [G] child sings again.
[C] [G] [D]
Brothers, [G] sisters,
[Em] where are [D] you now?
As I [C] look for [G] you, right through the [G] crowd.
[D]
All my life [C]
here [G] I've [D] spent, with my faith in God [G] and church and the government.
[D]
Some say
[C] [G] trouble's all about, [D] someday soon [C] they're gonna pull the [G] old town [D] down.
One day we'll [G] return [D] here, when the [Am] Belfast [G] child sings again.
[C] When
[D]
the [Am] Belfast child sings [D] again.
[C]
[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
Come [A] back Billy, [G] won't you come [D] on home.
Come [A] back Mary, [G] you've been away [D] so long.
The streets are empty, [G] and your [D] mother's gone.
The girls [Am] are crying, [A] it's been so [D]
long.
And your [A] brother's calling, [G] come [D] on home.
Won't you come [A] on home, [G] come [D] on home.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] You've been gone [D] a while, and the war [A] is raging.
With the ammo [D]
down, that's flesh [A] and blood man.
[G] That's flesh [D] and blood, all the girls [A] are crying.
But I'm [D] not lost, well the [A] streets are empty.
[G] [D] Won't you come on home, won't you come [A] on home.
[G] Won't you come [D] on home,
[C]
the [G] streets are empty.
[D]
[A]
[G] The night [D] goes on.
[D]
[C] [G]
[D]
One day we'll return, [A]
when the [C] Belfast [G] child sings [D] again.
When [A] [G]
the [G]
Belfast child sings again.
[D] [D]
[N]
[G]
[G] [D]
[C]
[D]
[C] [G]
[G] When my [D] father said to me, meet me [G] down by the gallow [D] tree.
For it's sad news [G]
I [D] bring, about this old town and all that it's offering.
[D]
Some say [G]
[G] trouble's all [D] about, someday [C] soon they're gonna pull the old town [D] down.
One [D] day we'll return here, when [C] the Belfast [G] child sings again.
[C] [G] [D]
Brothers, [G] sisters,
[Em] where are [D] you now?
As I [C] look for [G] you, right through the [G] crowd.
[D]
All my life [C]
here [G] I've [D] spent, with my faith in God [G] and church and the government.
[D]
Some say
[C] [G] trouble's all about, [D] someday soon [C] they're gonna pull the [G] old town [D] down.
One day we'll [G] return [D] here, when the [Am] Belfast [G] child sings again.
[C] When
[D]
the [Am] Belfast child sings [D] again.
[C]
[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
Come [A] back Billy, [G] won't you come [D] on home.
Come [A] back Mary, [G] you've been away [D] so long.
The streets are empty, [G] and your [D] mother's gone.
The girls [Am] are crying, [A] it's been so [D]
long.
And your [A] brother's calling, [G] come [D] on home.
Won't you come [A] on home, [G] come [D] on home.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] You've been gone [D] a while, and the war [A] is raging.
With the ammo [D]
down, that's flesh [A] and blood man.
[G] That's flesh [D] and blood, all the girls [A] are crying.
But I'm [D] not lost, well the [A] streets are empty.
[G] [D] Won't you come on home, won't you come [A] on home.
[G] Won't you come [D] on home,
[C]
the [G] streets are empty.
[D]
[A]
[G] The night [D] goes on.
[D]
[C] [G]
[D]
One day we'll return, [A]
when the [C] Belfast [G] child sings [D] again.
When [A] [G]
the [G]
Belfast child sings again.
[D] [D]
[N]
Key:
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G
A
C
Am
D
G
A
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_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] When _ my [D] _ _ _ _ father said to me, _ _ _ meet me [G] down _ _ by the gallow _ [D] tree. _ _ _
For it's sad news _ [G] _
I _ [D] bring, _ _ _ about this old town and all that it's offering.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ Some say [G] _ _ _ _
[G] _ trouble's all [D] about, _ _ _ _ someday [C] soon they're gonna pull the old town [D] down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
One [D] day we'll _ _ return here, _ _ when [C] the Belfast [G] child _ sings again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Brothers, [G] _ sisters, _
[Em] _ where are [D] you now? _
_ _ As I [C] look for [G] you, right through the [G] crowd.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ All my life [C] _
here _ [G] I've _ [D] spent, _ _ _ with my faith in God [G] and church and the government.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ Some say _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ trouble's all about, [D] _ _ _ _ someday soon [C] they're gonna pull the [G] old town [D] down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One day we'll _ [G] return _ [D] here, _ _ when the [Am] _ Belfast [G] child _ sings again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] When _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ the _ [Am] Belfast child _ sings [D] _ again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ Come [A] back Billy, _ [G] _ _ won't you come [D] on home.
_ _ _ _ Come [A] back Mary, _ _ _ [G] you've been away [D] so long.
_ _ The streets are empty, _ [G] _ _ and your [D] mother's gone.
_ _ _ The girls [Am] are crying, _ [A] _ it's been so [D]
long.
_ _ _ And your [A] brother's calling, _ [G] _ _ _ come [D] on home.
_ _ Won't you come [A] on home, [G] _ _ _ come [D] on home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ You've been gone [D] a while, _ _ and the war [A] is raging.
_ _ With the ammo [D]
down, _ _ _ that's flesh [A] and blood man.
[G] _ That's flesh [D] and blood, _ _ _ all the girls [A] are crying.
_ _ _ But I'm [D] not lost, _ _ well the [A] streets are empty.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Won't you come on home, _ _ won't you come [A] on home.
_ _ _ [G] _ Won't you come [D] on home, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
the [G] streets are empty.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ The night [D] goes on. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ One day we'll _ return, _ _ _ _ [A] _
when the [C] _ Belfast [G] child _ sings [D] again. _ _ _ _
_ _ When [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the _ [G] _
Belfast child _ sings again.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] When _ my [D] _ _ _ _ father said to me, _ _ _ meet me [G] down _ _ by the gallow _ [D] tree. _ _ _
For it's sad news _ [G] _
I _ [D] bring, _ _ _ about this old town and all that it's offering.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ Some say [G] _ _ _ _
[G] _ trouble's all [D] about, _ _ _ _ someday [C] soon they're gonna pull the old town [D] down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
One [D] day we'll _ _ return here, _ _ when [C] the Belfast [G] child _ sings again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Brothers, [G] _ sisters, _
[Em] _ where are [D] you now? _
_ _ As I [C] look for [G] you, right through the [G] crowd.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ All my life [C] _
here _ [G] I've _ [D] spent, _ _ _ with my faith in God [G] and church and the government.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ Some say _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ trouble's all about, [D] _ _ _ _ someday soon [C] they're gonna pull the [G] old town [D] down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One day we'll _ [G] return _ [D] here, _ _ when the [Am] _ Belfast [G] child _ sings again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] When _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ the _ [Am] Belfast child _ sings [D] _ again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ Come [A] back Billy, _ [G] _ _ won't you come [D] on home.
_ _ _ _ Come [A] back Mary, _ _ _ [G] you've been away [D] so long.
_ _ The streets are empty, _ [G] _ _ and your [D] mother's gone.
_ _ _ The girls [Am] are crying, _ [A] _ it's been so [D]
long.
_ _ _ And your [A] brother's calling, _ [G] _ _ _ come [D] on home.
_ _ Won't you come [A] on home, [G] _ _ _ come [D] on home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ You've been gone [D] a while, _ _ and the war [A] is raging.
_ _ With the ammo [D]
down, _ _ _ that's flesh [A] and blood man.
[G] _ That's flesh [D] and blood, _ _ _ all the girls [A] are crying.
_ _ _ But I'm [D] not lost, _ _ well the [A] streets are empty.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Won't you come on home, _ _ won't you come [A] on home.
_ _ _ [G] _ Won't you come [D] on home, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
the [G] streets are empty.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ The night [D] goes on. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ One day we'll _ return, _ _ _ _ [A] _
when the [C] _ Belfast [G] child _ sings [D] again. _ _ _ _
_ _ When [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the _ [G] _
Belfast child _ sings again.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _