Key: C major
Verse 1
C
F
Dm
G
I was born in Londonderry
Em
C
F
Dm
G
I was born in Derry City too
Em
Am
F
Oh what a special child
G
F
To see such things and still to smile
C
F
C
I know that there was something wrong
F
C
F
C
But I kept my head down
Em
G
Verse 2
C
Dm
F
I grew up in Enniskillen
C
F
C
Dm
G
Bm
I grew up in Inis Ceithleann too
Em
Am
Dm
Oh what a clever boy
G
F
To watch your hometown be destroyed
Em
C
F
G
C
F
I know that I could not stay long
Em
C
Em
F
G
So I kept my head down
F
Em
G
and carried on
Verse 3
C
Dm
G
Who cares where national borders lie?
F
C
you're governed by?
Dm
Am
G
Who cares what name
G
F
C
Em
Dm
Em
Who'll care when you're six feet beneath the
F
C
Dm
Em
F
C
Dm
Em
F
C
Dm
Em
F
ground?
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
Em
F
The church bells ring, the children sing
C
F
G
Em
What is this strange and beautiful thing?
F
C
F
It's the sunrise
G
Em
F
C
F
Can you see the sunrise?
G
Em
F
C
F
G
Em
I can see the sunrise
F
C
F
It's the sun rising
G
Em
F
F
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