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    This document is the lyrics to the U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday". The summary is: The song describes the violent events of Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1972 when British paratroopers opened fire on civil rights protesters, killing 13 people. The lyrics express the singer's disbelief at the news and ask how long the conflict must continue, calling for unity among divided groups. It references broken bottles, bodies in the streets, and mothers and children being torn apart by the violence.

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    This document is the lyrics to the U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday". The summary is: The song describes the violent events of Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1972 when British paratroopers opened fire on civil rights protesters, killing 13 people. The lyrics express the singer's disbelief at the news and ask how long the conflict must continue, calling for unity among divided groups. It references broken bottles, bodies in the streets, and mothers and children being torn apart by the violence.

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    Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2

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    This document is the lyrics to the U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday". The summary is: The song describes the violent events of Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1972 when British paratroopers opened fire on civil rights protesters, killing 13 people. The lyrics express the singer's disbelief at the news and ask how long the conflict must continue, calling for unity among divided groups. It references broken bottles, bodies in the streets, and mothers and children being torn apart by the violence.

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    U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

    [Intro]
    eb|-----2-------2-------0-------0---|
    Bb|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
    Gb|-4-------2-------0-------0-------| x2
    Db|---------------------------------|
    Ab|---------------------------------|
    Eb|---------------------------------|

    [Verse]
    Yes...
    Bm D G6
    I can't believe the news today
    Bm D
    Oh, I can't close my eyes
    G6
    And make it go away
    D
    How long...
    Em
    How long must we sing this song?
    D Em
    How long? How long...
    Bm D G6
    'cause tonight....we can be as one
    Bm D G6
    Tonight...

    Bm D G6
    Broken bottles under children's feet
    Bm D G6
    Bodies strewn across the dead end street
    Bm D G6
    But I won't heed the battle call
    Bm D
    It puts my back up
    G6
    Puts my back up against the wall

    [Chorus]
    Bm D G6
    Sunday, Bloody Sunday
    Bm D G6
    Sunday, Bloody Sunday
    F Em D
    Sunday, Bloody Sunday
    F Em D
    ..uh let's go..

    [Instrumental]
    Bm D G6 x2

    Bm D G6
    And the battle's just begun And mothers, children, brothers, sisters
    Bm D G6 Torn apart
    There's many lost, but tell me who has won
    Bm D G6 Bm D G6
    The trench is dug within our hearts Sunday, Bloody Sunday
    Bm D G6 Bm D G6
    U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

    Sunday, Bloody Sunday [Outro]


    Bm D G6
    [Verse] Sunday, Bloody Sunday
    D Bm D G6
    How long... Sunday, Bloody Sunday
    Em
    How long must we sing this song? Bm
    D Em
    How long? How long...
    Bm D G6
    'cause tonight....we can be as one
    Bm D G6
    Tonight... ....tonight
    Bm D G6
    Sunday, Bloody Sunday
    Bm D G6
    (tonight) Sunday, Bloody Sunday
    ..oh yes oh

    Bm D G6 x5

    Bm D G6
    Wipe the tears from your eyes
    Bm D G6
    Wipe your tears away
    Bm D G6
    Oh, wipe your tears away
    Bm D G6
    Oh, wipe your tears away
    (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
    Bm D G6
    Oh, wipe your blood shot eyes
    (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)

    [Chorus]
    F Em D F Em D
    Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
    F Em D F Em D
    Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
    ..uh let's go..

    [Instrumental]
    Bm D G6 x2

    Bm D G6
    And it's true we are immune
    Bm D G6
    When fact is fiction and TV reality
    Bm D G6
    And today the millions cry
    Bm D G6
    We eat and drink while tomorrow they die
    (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
    Bm D G6
    The real battle just begun
    Bm D G6
    To claim the victory Jesus won
    On...

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