Sunday Bloody Sunday is a song by the Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album War. The song is among the most explicit of the band’s political commentary, with lyrics that describe the horror felt by an observer of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, particularly Bloody Sunday in 1972. It was written to be a protest song, mourning this tragic event, as opposed to the hopeful, rebellious songs that were common at the time.
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BmDG6 I can't believe the news today BmD Oh, I can't close my eyes G6 And make it go away D How long... Em How long must we sing this song? DEm How long? How long... BmDG6 'cause tonight....we can be as one BmDG6 Tonight... BmDG6 Broken bottles under children's feet BmDG6 Bodies strewn across the dead end street BmDG6 But I won't heed the battle call BmD It puts my back up G6 Puts my back up against the wall
BmDG6 BmDG6 And the battle's just begun BmDG6 There's many lost, but tell me who has won BmDG6 The trench is dug within our hearts BmDG6 And mothers, children, brothers, sisters Torn apart BmDG6 Sunday, Bloody Sunday BmDG6 Sunday, Bloody Sunday
D How long... Em How long must we sing this song? DEm How long? How long... BmDG6 'cause tonight....we can be as one BmDG6 Tonight... ....tonight BmDG6 Sunday, Bloody Sunday BmDG6 (tonight) Sunday, Bloody Sunday ..oh yes oh BmDG6 BmDG6 Wipe the tears from your eyes BmDG6 Wipe your tears away BmDG6 Oh, wipe your tears away BmDG6 Oh, wipe your tears away (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) BmDG6 Oh, wipe your blood shot eyes (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
BmDG6 BmDG6 And it's true we are immune BmDG6 When fact is fiction and TV reality BmDG6 And today the millions cry BmDG6 We eat and drink while tomorrow they die (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) BmDG6 The real battle just begun BmDG6 To claim the victory Jesus won On...