In Belfast lyrics and chords

The Wolfe Tones. Written by singer / songwriter Brian Warfield about the troubles in Northern Ireland. Return to Belfast folk songs .

C)Cast your eyes on a (F)spot, dear Lord, it’s a (C)spot that’s close to (G)hell,
It’s a (C)burning, boiling (F)cauldron, where (C)people, they must (G)dwell.
The (C)sun won’t shine in (F)my backyard, it’s (C)hidden by the (G)wall
The (C)moon and stars just (F)light the night for the (C)cat that claims the (G)wall.
 
In Bel(C)fast, there are (F)fears of your (C)neighbors and (F)strangers
In Bel(C)fast, there are songs to be (G)sung
In Bel(F)fast, there are fears of (C)war and of (Am)peace
Tell me (Bb)why, tell me what can be (G)done?
 
The (F)burning church, the (C)burnt out bars,
The (Bb)crying child, the (F)mother’s sigh
The (Bb)butchered fathers, the (F)murdered sons,
The (Bb)burnt out homes, those (Am)shameful (C)laws.
 
T’was the (G)policies of the government of (F)England over (C)centuries
To keep (F)Ireland divided by (G)religions of God
For if (F)ever the Catholics and (C)Protestants un(Am)ited
They’d (Bb)surely loose Ireland, the (G)jewel in the crown.
 
The (C)streets are dark and (F)empty, no (C)friendly face (G)abounds
The (C)soldiers with their (F)blackened face go (C)prowling through the (G)grounds.
The (C)spiral reaches (F)breaking point, the (C)bard has played his (G)tune
The (C)night owl hides its (F)eary face with the (C)fading of the (G)noon.
 
In Bel(C)fast, there are (F)fears of your (C)neighbours and (F)strangers
In Bel(C)fast, there are songs to be (G)sung
In Bel(F)fast, there are fears of (C)war and of (Am)peace
Tell me (Bb)why, tell me what can be (G)done?
 
The (F)burning church, the (C)burnt out bars,
The (Bb)crying child, on her (F)way to school
The (Bb)butchered fathers, the (F)murdered sons,
The (Bb)burnt out homes, those (Am)shameful (C)laws.
 
T’was the (G)policies of the government of (F)England over (C)centuries
To keep (F)Ireland divided by (G)religions of God
For if (F)ever the Catholics and (C)Protestants un(Am)ited
They’d (Bb)surely loose Ireland, the (G)jewel in the crown.

In Belfast Wolfe Tones. Written By Brian Warfield
Sectarian violence has no place in a civilised society 
but it is a cancer that has plagued Ireland and the 
Irish people for centuries. Many people across the 
world often wonder why two Christian people are so 
hurtful to each other. We are often asked for reasons 
and explanations. There are no simple answers but 
across the centuries there was a deliberate policy 
perused by successive English Governments to keep the 
Irish divided by religions of God. Many of us officials 
in correspondence to their authorities, remarked that 
if ever the Protestants and Catholics unite they would 
lose Ireland. They kept the Irish people from positions 
of power we imposed penal laws against the Catholic and 
Presbyterian for centuries and made them pay tithes to 
the established protestant church. The Irish people were 
never bigoted or sectarian most of the loaders and 
representatives of the people were Protestant.
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