verse 1 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 C F G It's the sunri----------se F C F G Can you see the sunri---------se? F C F G I can see the sunri----------se, F C F G F I can see the sunri------------sing