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The Saints Are Coming

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                     THE SAINTS ARE COMING - U2
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Tabbed by: Liam
Email: the_oister@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro
Verse 1 (1 strum on each):
         Em        G         Bm                Em      G      Bm
        There is a house in New Orleans. They call the rising sun
                  Em        G       Bm                 Em     G        Bm
        And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy. And god, I know I'm one
Verse 2 (1 strum on each): 
            Em                       G             Bm
        I cried to my daddy on the telephone, how long now?
                   Em                G                  Bm
        Until the clouds unroll and you come down, the line went
                  Em                         G                 Bm
        But the shadow still remains since your descent, you descent
Instrumental
Verse 2 x1(strumming to the rhythm)
Bridge :
         Boom, cha, hey!
Chorus:
            Em         G            Em        G
        The saints are coming, the saints are coming
          Em
        I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
            Em         G            Em        G
        The saints are coming, the saints are coming
          Em
        I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
Instrumental 
Solo
Verse 3:
           Em                         G                  Bm
        A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief, how long now?
                 Em                 G                Bm
        Until a weather change condemns belief, how long now?
                  Em                 G                   Bm
        When the nightwatchman lets in the thief, whats wrong now?
Bridge x1
Chorus x2 (on repeat, last line x3)  
                 Em
Outro (1 strum): 
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                     THE SAINTS ARE COMING - U2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Liam
Email: the_oister@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro
Verse 1 (1 strum on each):
Verse 2 (1 strum on each): 
Instrumental
Verse 2 x1(strumming to the rhythm)
Bridge :
         Boom, cha, hey!
Chorus:
Instrumental 
Solo
Verse 3:
Bridge x1
Chorus x2 (on repeat, last line x3)  
Outro (1 strum): Em
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The Saints Are Coming Chords by U2

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