Lyrics: John Lennon (1972)
This version is based on chords used in The Wolfe Tones cover.
Events: Sunday 30th january 1972
[Intro]
Dm Bb Gm Am (x2)
[Verse 1]
Dm
Well it was Sunday bloody Sunday
F
When they shot the people there
Dm
The crys of thirteen martyrs
Am
Filled the free Derry air.
Dm
Is there any one amongst you
F
Dare to blame it on the kids?
Dm
Not a soldier boy was bleeding
When they nailed the coffin lidds!
[Chorus] (x2)
F C
Sunday bloody Sunday
Bb Am
Bloody Sunday's the day!
[Verse 2]
Dm
You claim to be majority
F
Well you know that it's a lie
Dm
You're really a minority
Am
On this sweet emerald isle.
Dm
When Stormont bans our marchers
F
They've got a lot to learn
Dm
Internment is no answer
It's those mother's turn to burn!
[Chorus] (x2)
F C
Sunday bloody Sunday
Bb Am
Bloody Sunday's the day!
[Verse 3]
Dm
You anglo pigs and scotties
F
Sent to colonize the north
Dm
You wave your bloody Union Jack
Am
And you know what it's worth!
Dm
How dare you hold to ransom
F
A people proud and free
Dm
Keep Ireland for the irish
Put the english back to sea
[Chorus] (x2)
F C
Sunday bloody Sunday
Bb Am
Bloody Sunday's the day!
[Verse 4]
Dm
Yes it's always bloody Sunday
F
In the concentration camps
Dm
Keep Falls and free forever
Am
From the bloody english hands
Dm
Repatriate to britain
F
All of you who call it home
Dm
Leave Ireland to the irish
Not for London or for Rome
[Chorus] (x2)
F C
Sunday bloody Sunday
Bb Am
Bloody Sunday's the day!
[Outro]
F C Dm Bb Am
Dm Bb Gm Am
