Belfast Child
Simple Minds
ORDER: I V1 PC C1 INT1 V2 PC C2 INT2 B1 INT3 B2 INT4 FC [INTRO] (pedal D) | | | | Cadd9 / | | [VERSE 1] n.c. When my love said to me Meet me down by the gallow tree For it’s sad news I bring G7sus4 G D About this old town and all that it’s offering [PRE-CHORUS] Cadd9 G D Some say troubles abound Cadd9 G D Some day soon they’re gonna pull the old town down [CHORUS 1] One day we’ll return here When the Belfast Child sings again [INTERLUDE 1] | | | [VERSE 2] n.c. D Brothers sisters where are you now? Cadd9 G D As I look for you right through the crowd Cadd9 G D All my life here I’ve spent G7sus4 G D With my faith in God the Church and the Government [PRE-CHORUS] Cadd9 G D Some say troubles abound Cadd9 G D Some day soon they’re gonna pull the old town down [CHORUS 2] One day we’ll return here When the Belfast Child sings again When the Belfast Child sings again [INTERLUDE 2] (8/8 section) | | | | (bass pedal D) Cadd9 G | D | Cadd9 G | D | Cadd9 G | D | Cadd9 G | D | (add synth) Cadd9 G | D | Cadd9 G | D | Cadd9 G | D | Cadd9 G | D | (add rhythm guitar) Cadd9 G | D | Cadd9 G | D | [BRIDGE 1] Cadd9 G D So come back Billy won’t you come on home? Cadd9 G D Come back Mary you’ve been away so long Cadd9 G D The streets are empty and your mother’s gone Cadd9 G D The girls are crying it’s been oh so long Cadd9 G D And your father’s calling come on home Cadd9 G D Won’t you come on home? Come on home [INTERLUDE 3] Bass D Cadd9 G | D | Cadd9 G | D | [BRIDGE 2] Cadd9 G D Oh come on people you’ve been gone a while Cadd9 G D And the war is raging through the Emerald Isle Cadd9 G D That’s flesh and blood man that’s flesh and blood Cadd9 G D All the girls are crying but all’s not lost Cadd9 G D The streets are empty the streets are cold Cadd9 G D Won’t you come on home? Won’t you come on home [INTERLUDE 4] | | Cadd9 G D The streets are empty Life goes on... Cadd9 G | D | | | | | | | [FINAL CHORUS] One day we’ll return here When the Belfast Child sings again When the Belfast Child sings again
