Belfast Child Chords by Simple Minds

Tempo:
80.925 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Am

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simple Minds - Belfast Child chords
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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 me, [G] meet me down by the gallow [D] tree.
For [G] it's sad news I [D] bring, [G] about this old town and all that it's offering.
[D] Some [C] say
[G] trouble's [D] about, some [C] day soon they're gonna [G] pull the old town [D] down.
One day [G] we'll [D] return here, when the [C] [G] Belfast child [D] sings again.
[C] [G] [D]
Brothers, [G] sisters, where are [D] you now?
[Am] As I look for [G] you right through the [D] crowd.
All my life [C] here [G] I've [D] spent, with my [Dm] faith [G] in God and church and the [D] government.
Some say [C] [G] trouble's about, [D] some [C] day soon they're [G] gonna pull the old town [D] down.
One day we'll [G] [D] return here, when [Am] the [G] Belfast child sings [D] again.
[C] [G] [D]
When the [Am] Belfast [G] child [D] sings again.
[C] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [Am] [D]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C] Come back Billy, [G] won't you [D] come on home.
[C] Come back Mary, [G] you've been [D] away so long.
The [C] streets are empty, [G] and your [D] mother's gone.
The [C] girls are crying, [G] I've been [D] lost so long.
And your [C] brother's calling, [G] [D] come on home.
Won't you [C] come on [G] home, [D] come on home.
[G] [D] [G]
[D] Come [C] back Billy, [G] you've been [D] gone a while.
And the [G] war is raging, with the [D] arrow down.
There's [C] flesh and blood, [G] there's [D] flesh and blood.
All the [C] girls are crying, [G] but [D] I'm not lost.
Well, [C] the streets are empty, [G] it's [D] time to go.
Won't you [C] come on home, [G] [D] come on home.
[G] The [D] [C]
[G] streets are empty,
[C] [G] the night goes on.
[D]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D]
One day [G] we'll return [D] here, [C] when the Belfast [G] child sings [D] again.
[C] [G] [D]
When the [G] Belfast child sings again.
[D] [G]
[D] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Am
2311
F#m
123111112
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To learn Simple Minds - (Remastered 2002) Belfast Child chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, G, D, C, D and G. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 40 BPM and then match the original tempo of 81 BPM. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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

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