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Belle - Paul Tiernan
The main riff runs through the whole song, although it get little embelishments here and there.
The most recurrent are tabbed on the riff for the A and D/F#
(note:those two chords I can't find the name for so i just called them A and D/F# 
  Em9x540xx
    A50400x
 D/F#2002xx
    G3200xx
 G/F#2200xx
capo 4
Em9, A, D/F#, G, G/F#  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------0-5-0-3--0------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-----0-----0-----------------0---------------0--2---2-2/4-0/2--------0-----------------------|
|------4---4-----4-----4---4---------4---4------------------2-- -------------0---0---0-----0-------0---|
|----5-------5-----5-----5---------0-------0-------------------------------2-------2-----2---2---0---0-|
|-0------------------------------5------------------------2-----2-2-2-2--3-------------3-------2-------|
Em9She has no-one to hold her now, 
AShe doesn't even know how
D/F#Or if it's true or isn't true, 
GMistakes are accidents we chooseG/F#  
Em9Pouring out of my head, 
AI put my trust in love instead
D/F#I cannot live with the thought
GThat all her words were just drinking G/F#talk
Em9I dream of hollow ships and clocks
AEmpty trains that never stop
D/F#Love and hate were brothers then
GNever were they ever fG/F#riends
Em9She gives me an old photograph
AAnd whispers now don't you laugh
D/F#I would have loved you then but love
GI didn't know what I didn't haG/F#ve
Em9Belle, A  D/F#  G  G/F#  
Em9belleA  D/F#  G  G/F#  
Em9Time gets twisted in a ribbon
AWrapped around her worried fingers
D/F#Still I give her all my love
GBut she never seems to get enoG/F#ugh
Em9She has no-one to hold her now
AShe doesn't even know how
D/F#Or if it's true or isn't true
GMistakes are accidents we chG/F#oose
Em9Belle, A  D/F#  G  G/F#  
Em9belleA  D/F#  G  G/F#  

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Belle

by Paul Tiernan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

D/F#

G/F#

Belle - Paul Tiernan

The main riff runs through the whole song, although it get little embelishments here and there.

The most recurrent are tabbed on the riff for the A and D/F#

(note:those two chords I can't find the name for so i just called them A and D/F#

Em9

x540xx

50400x

D/F#

2002xx

3200xx

G/F#

2200xx

capo 4

Em9 A D/F# G G/F#

, , , ,

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------0-5-0-3--0------------------------------------------------|

|--------0-----0-----0-----------------0---------------0--2---2-2/4-0/2--------0-----------------------|

|------4---4-----4-----4---4---------4---4------------------2-- -------------0---0---0-----0-------0---|

|----5-------5-----5-----5---------0-------0-------------------------------2-------2-----2---2---0---0-|

|-0------------------------------5------------------------2-----2-2-2-2--3-------------3-------2-------|

Em9

She has no-one to hold her now,

She doesn't even know how

D/F#

Or if it's true or isn't true,

G G/F#

Mistakes are accidents we choose

Em9

Pouring out of my head,

I put my trust in love instead

D/F#

I cannot live with the thought

G G/F#

That all her words were just drinking talk

Em9

I dream of hollow ships and clocks

Empty trains that never stop

D/F#

Love and hate were brothers then

G G/F#

Never were they ever friends

Em9

She gives me an old photograph

And whispers now don't you laugh

D/F#

I would have loved you then but love

G G/F#

I didn't know what I didn't have

Em9 A D/F# G G/F#

Belle,

Em9 A D/F# G G/F#

belle

Em9

Time gets twisted in a ribbon

Wrapped around her worried fingers

D/F#

Still I give her all my love

G G/F#

But she never seems to get enough

Em9

She has no-one to hold her now

She doesn't even know how

D/F#

Or if it's true or isn't true

G G/F#

Mistakes are accidents we choose

Em9 A D/F# G G/F#

Belle,

Em9 A D/F# G G/F#

belle

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