{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1858045,"song":"Belfast Child","artist":"Simple Minds","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1858045-belfast-child-chords-by-simple-minds/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1858045?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":137,"content":"ORDER: I V1 PC C1 INT1 V2 PC C2 INT2 B1 INT3 B2 INT4 FC\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO] (pedal [ch]D[/ch])\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] | |\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] | |\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] | |\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1]\r\n        n.c.\r\nWhen my love said to me\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMeet me down by the gallow tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor it's sad news I bring[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G7sus4[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAbout this old town  and all that it's offering[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[PRE-CHORUS]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome say troubles abound[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome day soon they're gonna pull the old town down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 1]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOne day we'll return here[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen the Belfast Child sings again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE 1]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] | | |\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2]\r\n[tab]          n.c.                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBrothers, sisters, where are you now?[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Cadd9[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs I look for you right through the crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll my life here I've spent[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G7sus4[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith my faith in God, the Church, and the Government[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[PRE-CHORUS]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome say troubles abound[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome day soon they're gonna pull the old town down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 2]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOne day we'll return here[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am7[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen the Belfast Child sings again[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am7[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the Belfast Child sings again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE 2] (8/8 section)\r\n[ch]D[/ch] | | | |\r\n\r\n(bass pedal [ch]D[/ch])\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n(add synth)\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n(add rhythm guitar)\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[BRIDGE 1]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo come back Billy, won't you come on home?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCome back Mary,  you've been away so long[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe streets are empty, and your mother's gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe girls are crying, it's been, oh, so long [/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd your father's calling, come on home[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWon't you come on home?  Come on home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE 3] Bass [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[BRIDGE 2]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh come on people,   you've been gone a while[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the war is raging, through the Emerald Isle[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Cadd9[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat's flesh and blood man, that's flesh and blood[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll the girls are crying but all's not lost[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe streets are empty, the streets are cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWon't you come on home?  Won't you come on home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE 4]\r\n[ch]C6/9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     The streets are empty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     Life goes on...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]Am7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[FINAL CHORUS]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOne day we'll return here[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen the Belfast Child sings again[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen the Belfast Child sings again[/tab]","plain_text":"ORDER: I V1 PC C1 INT1 V2 PC C2 INT2 B1 INT3 B2 INT4 FC\n\n\n[INTRO] (pedal D)\nD\nC G  D | |\nC G  D | |\nCadd9 G/B  D | |\n\n\n[VERSE 1]\n        n.c.\nWhen my love said to me\n\n\n\n\n\n[PRE-CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 1]\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE 1]\nC G D | | |\n\n\n[VERSE 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[PRE-CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE 2] (8/8 section)\nD | | | |\n\n(bass pedal D)\nCadd9 G | D |\nCadd9 G | D |\nCadd9 G | D |\nCadd9 G | D |\n\n(add synth)\nCadd9 G | D |\nCadd9 G | D |\nCadd9 G | D |\nCadd9 G | D |\n\n(add rhythm guitar)\nCadd9 G | D |\nCadd9 G | D |\n\n\n[BRIDGE 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE 3] Bass D\nCadd9 G | D |\nCadd9 G | D |\n\n\n[BRIDGE 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE 4]\nC6/9 G | D |\n\n\n\n\nCadd9 G | D |\nAm7   G | D |\nD     G | D |\nC     G | D |\n\n\n[FINAL CHORUS]","chords":["D","C","G","Cadd9","G/B","G7sus4","Am7","C6/9"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}