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Belfast Song

Katie Melua
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Theres also a guitar in the background all the way through the song which, as far as I
 know, is playing this:
e ----------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------1----------------1----------------1------------|
G -----0-2------2-0-----0-2------0-2------0-2-----2-0-------|
D -3-----------------3-----------------0--------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------|
e ----------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------1---------------------------------------------|
G ------0-2-------2-0---------------------------------------|
D --0--------------------0----------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------|
 I've got a ticket,  to the fast city
 Where the bells  don't really ring
 Getting off  the plane the cold air
Rushes  like bullets  through my brain
 And I'm divided  between penguins  and cats
 But it's not  about what animal youve got
 It's about  being able to  fly
 It's about  dying nine  times
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaah
 Walked on Broadway,  going up  to falls
 With the old  man I used to know
 The paintings  on the walls of release
 Are colourful  but they  are no Matisse
 Chrous:
 And I'm divided  between penguins  and cats
 But it's not  about what animal  you've got
 It's about  being able to  fly
 It's about  dying nine  times
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaah
 It's about  being able to  fly
 It's about  dying nine  times
 Aaaaaaaaaaaaah
 Think thats all pretty close. Spent 10mins working this out just now and thought id
 spread the wealth. First tab, hope its accurate. Thx.
 Craig.

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Readable chord sheet for Belfast Song by Katie Melua

[F] [Am]

Theres also a guitar in the background all the way through the song which, as far as I
know, is playing this:

e ----------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------1----------------1----------------1------------|
G -----0-2------2-0-----0-2------0-2------0-2-----2-0-------|
D -3-----------------3-----------------0--------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------|

e ----------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------1---------------------------------------------|
G ------0-2-------2-0---------------------------------------|
D --0--------------------0----------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------|

I've got a [F]ticket, to the fast [C]city
Where the [Dm]bells don't really r[C]ing
Getting [F]off the plane the cold air
[C]Rushes like [Am]bullets through my [Dm]brain      [G]

And I'm di[F]vided between [Am]penguins and cats
But it's n[F]ot about what [C]animal [Am]youve [Dm]got   [G]
It's a[F]bout being able to[Am] fly
It's a[F]bout dying nine[C] t[Am]ime[Dm]s

Aa[F]aaaaaaa[C]aaaah          [x2]

Walked on [F]Broadway, going [C]up to falls

With the [Dm]old man I used to [C]know

The [F]paintings on the walls of release

Are [C]colourful but [Am]they are no M[Dm]atisse[G]

Chrous:

And I'm [F]divided between [Am]penguins and cats
But it's [F]not about what [C]animal y[Am]ou've [Dm]got    [G]
It's a[F]bout being able to[Am] fly
It's a[F]bout dying nine[C] t[Am]ime[Dm]s

Aa[F]aaaaaaaaa[C]aah   [x2]

It's a[F]bout being able to[Am] fly
It's a[F]bout dying nine[C] t[Am]ime[Dm]s

Aa[F]aaaaaaaaa[C]aah   [x2]

[F] [C] [Am] [F] [C] [Am]

Think thats all pretty close. Spent 10mins working this out just now and thought id
spread the wealth. First tab, hope its accurate. Thx.

Craig.

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