Intro
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Down, down, down, oh ho ho - when the gun goes
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Down, down, down, oh ho ho - when the gun goes
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Down, down, down, oh ho ho - when the gun goes
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Down - down down
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Down - down down
[Verse 1]
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Been thinking about this thing since way back in '69
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Trying to get a pitch on it, trying to get a line
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All I really wanna see are the lights in Belfast Town
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[Verse 2]
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Time to feel with our hearts, think with our heads
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Time to bury differences, instead of burying dead
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Time to put our hands together, in big old Belfast Town
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[Chorus]
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When the gun goes down, spirits rise
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Skylarks sing in a clear blue sky
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Shadows lift and the sun wears a crown
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[Verse 3]
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Maybe we can end up more than just good friends
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Been through a lot of bad old times, sometimes thought they'd never end
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Time to put our hearts together in big old Belfast Town
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[Chorus]
D A
When the gun goes down, spirits rise
D A
Skylarks sing in a clear blue sky
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Shadows lift and the sun wears a smile
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[Verse 4]
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Call me romantic, call me a clown
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Listen to your own still voice, before you put me down
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Whoever said romance was dead, never been to Belfast Town
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[Outro] (## fade to end ##)
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When the gun goes
E B/D# C#m F#m7 B
Down, down, down, oh ho ho - when the gun goes
E B/D# C#m F#m7 B
Down, down, down, oh ho ho - when the gun goes
E B/D# C#m F#m7 B
Down, down, down, oh ho ho - when the gun goes
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Down - down down