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U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
[Intro]
eb|-----2-------2-------0-------0---|
Bb|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
Gb|-4-------2-------0-------0-------| x2
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
[Verse]
Yes...
BmI can't belDieve the news todG6ay
BmOh, I can't clDose my eyes
And mG6ake it go away
DHow long...
HEmow long must we sing this song?
DHow long? How lEmong...
'cause toniBmght.D...wG6e can be as one
TonBmight.D..G6  
BmBroken bDottles under chG6ildren's feet
BmBodies strDewn across the dG6ead end street
BmBut I won't heDed the battle cG6all
BmIt puts my bDack up
Puts my bG6ack up against the wall
[Chorus]
BmSundayD, Bloody SG6unday
BmSundayD, Bloody SG6unday
FSundEmay, Bloody SDunday
F..uh Emlet's go..D  
[Instrumental]
Bm   D   G6x2
BmAnd the bDattle's just begG6un
BmThere's many lDost, but tell me wG6ho has won
BmThe trench is dDug within our hG6earts
BmAnd mothers, chDildren, brothers, sG6isters
Torn apart
BmSundDay, Bloody SG6unday
BmSundDay, Bloody SG6unday
[Verse]
DHow long...
HEmow long must we sing this song?
DHow long? How lEmong...
'cause toniBmght.D...wG6e can be as one
TonBmight.D.. G6....tonight
BmSundDay, Bloody SG6unday
(toniBmght) SundDay, Bloody SG6unday
..oh yes oh
Bm   D   G6x5
Wipe the tears Bmfrom your eDyesG6  
Wipe your tBmears awDayG6  
Oh, wipe your teBmars awDayG6  
Oh, wipe your teBmars awDayG6  
(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
Oh, wipe your bloBmod shot eyDesG6  
(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
[Chorus]
FSundEmay, Bloody SDunday (Sunday, Bloody SundFay)Em  D  
FSundEmay, Bloody SDunday (Sunday, Bloody SundFay)Em  D  
..uh let's go..
[Instrumental]
Bm   D   G6x2
BmAnd it's trDue we are immG6une
BmWhen fact is fiDction and TG6V reality
BmAnd todDay the millions crG6y
BmWe eat and drDink while toG6morrow they die
(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
BmThe real bDattle just bG6egun
BmTo claim the vDictory Jesus wG6on
On...
[Outro]
BmSundDay, Bloody SG6unday
BmSundDay, Bloody SG6unday
Bm
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The story behind the song

This song is a powerful reflection on the horror of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, specifically focusing on the 1972 Bloody Sunday incident where civil rights protesters were killed. It expresses the frustration and despair of an observer witnessing such events. While intensely political, the song also carries a central theme of love, emerging through major chords and a sense of hope in contrast to the violent verses. It plays like a plea for peace amidst conflict, driven by a martial drumbeat and harsh guitar.

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