Am  Dm      Am        E
Furusato no machi yakare
    Am      E         Am         Am
miyori no hone umeshi yaketsuchi ni.
Am        Dm    E   Am
Ima wa shiroi hanasaku
Am     Am     E       E
as yurusumaji genbaku o!
  Am     Am       Dm      Am
Mitabi yurusumaji genbaku o
  Am      E    Am        Am
warera no machimi!

[Spoken Interlude]
Am
In the place where our old home was destroyed,
Am
we buried the charred bones of our relatives.
Am
Now the white flowers are blooming there.
Am
We must never allow, we must absolutely forbid another atom bomb to fall.

[English Verse]
Am     Dm           Am              E
Deadly rain gathers poison from the sky
        Am         E            Am            Am
and the fish carry death in the depths of the sea.
Am                Dm          E          Am
Fishing boats are idle, their owners are blind,
Am     Dm         E        E
deadly harvest of two Atom bombs.
    Am           Am              Dm             Am
And landsmen and seamen you must watch and take care
         Am         E          Am
that the third Atom bomb never falls.

[Japanese Verse]
Am  Dm      Am        E
Furusato no machi yakare
    Am      E         Am         Am
miyori no hone umeshi yaketsuchi ni.
Am        Dm    E   Am
Ima wa shiroi hanasaku
Am     Am     E       E
as yurusumaji genbaku o!
  Am     Am       Dm      Am
Mitabi yurusumaji genbaku o
  Am      E    Am        Am
warera no machimi!