In Belfast Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[C][Am][Bb][C][Am]
[Bb]
[C][Am][Bb][C]

[Verse 1]
[C]Cast your eyes on [F]a spot dear loved, it's [C]a spot that's close to [G]hell
It's a [C]burning,
boiling [F]cauldron where [C]people they must [G]dwell
[C]The sun won't shine in [F]my backyard,
[C]it's hidden by the[G] wall
[C]The moon and stars just [F]light the
Night for [C]the cat that climbs the wall
[G]

[Verse 2]
In Bel[C]fast there are [F]fear of your
[C]neighbors and [F]strangers
In Bel[C]fast there are songs to be [G]sung
In Bel[F]fast there are fears
of [C]war and of [Am]peace
Tell me [Bb]why,
tell me what can be [G]done

[Verse 3]
[F]The burning church,
[C]the bombed out bars
[Bb]The crying child, [F]the mother's sigh
The [Bb]butchered fathers, [F]the murdered sons
The [Bb]burned out homes,
those [Am]shameful [C]laws
'Twas the [G]policies

[Verse 4]
of the government
of [F]England over cen[C]turies
To keep [F]Ireland divided
by re[G]ligions of God
For if [F]ever the Catholics and
[C]Protestants [Am]united
[Bb]They'd surely lose Ireland the [C]jewel in

[Interlude 1]
the Crown
[G][C][Am][Bb][C][Am][Bb]
[C]The

[Verse 5]
streets are dark [F]and empty,
[C]no friendly face [G]abounds
[C]The soldiers with their [F]blackened face go
[C]prowling through [G]the ground
[C]The spiral reaches [F]breaking point,
[C]the bard has played his tune[G]
The [C]night owl hides his [F]eerie face
with [C]the fading of [G]the moon

[Verse 6]
In Bel[C]fast there are [F]fear of your
[C]neighbors and [F]strangers
In Bel[C]fast there are songs to be [G]sung
In Bel[F]fast there are fears
of [C]war and of [Am]peace
Tell me [Bb]why,
tell me what can be [G]done

[Verse 7]
[F]The burning church,
the [C]bombed out bars
[Bb]The crying child on her [F]way to school
The [Bb]butchered fathers, [F]the murdered sons
The [Bb]burned out homes,
those [F]shameful [C]laws
'Twas the [G]policies

[Verse 8]
of the government
of [F]England over cen[C]turies
To keep [F]Ireland divided
by re[G]ligions of God
For if [F]ever the Catholics and
[C]Protestants [Am]united
[Bb]They'd surely lose Ireland the [C]jewel in

[Outro 1]
the Crown
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