Key: C
Introduction:
C F Am G
I was born in Londonderry
Em Am F G Em
I was born in Derry City too
C Am F
Oh what a special child
Dm Am C G
To see such things and still to smile
C F G F
I knew that there was something wrong
C F G F Em G G7
But I kept my head down and carried on
verse 2
C F Am G
I grew up in Enniskillen
Em Am F G Em
I grew up in Inis Ceithleann too
C Am F
Oh what a clever boy
Dm Am C G
To watch your hometown be destroyed
C F G F
I knew that I would not stay long
C F G F Em G G7
So I kept my head down and carried on
verse 3
C F Am G
Who cares where national borders lie
Em Am F G
Who cares whose laws you're governed by
G Em Am F
Who cares what name you call a town
Dm Em F G C
Who'll care when you're six feet beneath the ground
Instrumental
C F G F(x4)
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 F
The church-bells ring, the children sing
C F G F
What is this strange and beautiful thing