ORDER: I V1 PC C1 INT1 V2 PC C2 INT2 B1 INT3 B2 INT4 FC [INTRO] (pedal D)    | |    | | Cadd9 /   | | [VERSE 1]         n.c. When my love said to me Meet me down by the gallow tree For it’s sad news I bring About this old town  and all that it’s offering [PRE-CHORUS] Some say troubles abound Some day soon they’re gonna pull the old town down [CHORUS 1] One day we’ll return here When the Belfast Child sings again [INTERLUDE 1] | | | [VERSE 2]           n.c.                   D Brothers sisters where are you now? As I look for you right through the crowd All my life here I’ve spent With my faith in God the Church and the Government [PRE-CHORUS] Some say troubles abound Some day soon they’re gonna pull the old town down [CHORUS 2] One day we’ll return here When the Belfast Child sings again          When the Belfast Child sings again       [INTERLUDE 2] (8/8 section) | | | | (bass pedal D) | | | | | | | | (add synth) | | | | | | | | (add rhythm guitar) Cadd9 G | D |         Cadd9 G | D |                  [BRIDGE 1] So come back Billy won’t you come on home? Come back Mary  you’ve been away so long The streets are empty and your mother’s gone The girls are crying it’s been oh so long And your father’s calling come on home Won’t you come on home?  Come on home [INTERLUDE 3] Bass D Cadd9 G | D |         Cadd9 G | D |                  [BRIDGE 2] Oh come on people   you’ve been gone a while And the war is raging through the Emerald Isle That’s flesh and blood man that’s flesh and blood All the girls are crying but all’s not lost The streets are empty the streets are cold Won’t you come on home?  Won’t you come on home [INTERLUDE 4] | |      The streets are empty      Life goes on...        | |     | |       | |       | | [FINAL CHORUS] One day we’ll return here When the Belfast Child sings again         When the Belfast Child sings again        

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque des thèmes de nostalgie et de perte, en faisant référence à une communauté touchée par des conflits. Elle commence par le récit d'une rencontre au bord d’un arbre, où l’on apporte de triste nouvelles concernant la ville. Au fil des vers, l'artiste exprime une quête pour retrouver ses proches dans une atmosphère de tension, tout en gardant une foi inébranlable en Dieu et en l’avenir. Ce message résonne fortement dans le contexte de Belfast, une ville marquée par des troubles sociaux et politiques, où l’espoir de réconciliation et de paix se mêle à la douleur des souvenirs.