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[Verse 1]
CI was Fborn in AmLondonGderry
EmI was Amborn in FDerry GCity Emtoo
Oh Cwhat a Amspecial Fchild
To Dmsee such Amthings and Cstill to Gsmile
I Cknew that Fthere was Gsomething Fwrong
But CI kept mFy head Gdown and Fcarried EmonG  G7  
[Verse 2]
CI grew Fup in AmEnnisGkillen
EmI grew Amup in FInis GCeithleann Emtoo
Oh Cwhat a Amclever Fboy
To Dmwatch your Amhometown Cbe deGstroyed
I Cknew that FI would Gnot stay Flong
So CI kept Fmy head Gdown and Fcarried EmonG  G7  
[Verse 3]
Who Ccares where Fnational Amborders Glie
EmWho cares whose Amlaws you're Fgoverned Gby
Who Gcares what Emname you Amcall a Ftown
Who'll Dmcare when Emyou're six Ffeet beGneath the Cground
[Instrumental]
  C    F    G   F(x4)
[Verse 4]
CFrom the Fcorner Gof my Feye
A Chint of Fblue in Gthe black Fsky
A Cray of Fhope, a Gbeam of Flight
An Cend to Fthirty Gyears of Fnight
The Cchurch-bells Fring, the Gchildren Fsing
What Cis this Fstrange and Gbeautiful Fthing
It's the CsunrFi---------G-se
Can you Fsee the CsunrFi---------seG?
I can Fsee the CsunriF---------G-se,
I can Fsee the CsunriF-------G-----Fsing

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Sunrise

by The Divine Comedy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

C F Am G

I was born in Londonderry

Em Am F G Em

I was born in Derry City too

C Am F

Oh what a special child

Dm Am C G

To see such things and still to smile

C F G F

I knew that there was something wrong

C F G F Em G G7

But I kept my head down and carried on

[Verse 2]

C F Am G

I grew up in Enniskillen

Em Am F G Em

I grew up in Inis Ceithleann too

C Am F

Oh what a clever boy

Dm Am C G

To watch your hometown be destroyed

C F G F

I knew that I would not stay long

C F G F Em G G7

So I kept my head down and carried on

[Verse 3]

C F Am G

Who cares where national borders lie

Em Am F G

Who cares whose laws you're governed by

G Em Am F

Who cares what name you call a town

Dm Em F G C

Who'll care when you're six feet beneath the ground

[Instrumental]

C F G F

(x4)

[Verse 4]

C F G F

From the corner of my eye

C F G F

A hint of blue in the black sky

C F G F

A ray of hope, a beam of light

C F G F

An end to thirty years of night

C F G F

The church-bells ring, the children sing

C F G F

What is this strange and beautiful thing

C F G

It's the sunri----------se

F C F G

Can you see the sunri---------se?

F C F G

I can see the sunri----------se,

F C F G F

I can see the sunri------------sing

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