Belfast

Elton John

  • A
  • Am
  • Asus4
  • Bb/G
  • Bm
  • C
  • D
  • D5
    5
  • Dm7
    5
  • E
  • Em
  • Em/G
  • F
  • F#
  • F#m/A
  • F5
  • G
  • G5
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Key:
D Am Deep inside
C G My soul fights a war
F I can't explain
C G I can't cross over anymore
E Am C G All I see are dirty faces
F Rain and wire
C G And common sense in pieces
E Am Em/G F A D But I try to see through Irish eyes, Belfast
D Am Look outside
C G Summer's lost and gone
F It's a long walk
C G On a street of right and wrong
E Am In every inch of sadness
C G Rocks and tanks
F C G Go hand in hand with madness
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E Am Em/G F A D But I never saw a braver place, Belfast [Chorus]:
G D And its sad when they sing
Am Em And hollow ears listen
G D Of smoking black roses
Am Em On the streets of Belfast
C G And so say your lovers
Dm7 Am From under the flowers
C Bb/G Every foot of this world
F A D Needs an inch of Belfast [Verse]
D Am Who's to say
C G On whom Heaven smiles
F Our different ways
C G We try hard to recognise
E Am C G No more enchanted evenings
F The pubs are closed
C G And all the ghosts are leaving
E Am Em/G F A D But you'll never let them shut you down, Belfast [Chorus]
E Bm D A The enemy is not at home
G5 A jealous green
F5 D5 A Asus4 A Streaks down this faulty diamond
F# Bm D A No bloody boots or crucifix
G D A Can ever hope to split this emerald island
F# Bm F#m/A G But I never saw a braver place
E Am Em/G F A D Belfast
Song details

Composition: Ann Orson, Bernie Taupin, and Paul Buckmaster

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