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Sunday Bloody Sunday

U2
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse 1

D Em D

e|--2--------2--2--2--2--2--2---0-------0----------0------------2---------2-|
b|--3--------3--3--3--3--3--3---0-------0----------0------------3---------3-|
g|--2--------2--2--2--2--2--2---0-------0----------0------------2---------2-|
d|--0--------0--0--0--0--0--0---2-------2----------2------------0---------0-|
a|------------------------------2-------2----------2------------------------|
e|------------------------------0-------0----------0------------------------|

how long, how long must we sing this song? how long, how

Em

e|--0--------0------------------0-----0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
b|--0--------0------------------0-----0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
g|--0--------0------------------0-----0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
d|--2--------2------------------2-----2--2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2--2--2--|
a|--2--------2------------------2-----2--2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2--2--2--|
e|--0--------0------------------0-----0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--|

long? 'Cause to -

Rhy. Fig 1 w/slight dist.

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

night we can be as one to -

B5 G B5 D5

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

night!

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Broken bottles under children's feet

Riff A

Bm D G6 Bm D G6

e|-----2--------2--------0--------0--------2--------2--------0--------0-----|
b|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3---|
g|-4-------2---------0-------0--------4---------2--------0-------0--------4-|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

bodies strewn across the dead-end street, but i won't heed the battle call

Chorus

Bm D G6 Bm D G6

e|-----2--------2--------0--------0--|-----2--------2--------0--------0-----|
b|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3---|
g|---------2---------0-------0-------|4---------2--------0-------0--------4-|
d|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

it puts my back up, | Sunday Bloody Sunday

puts my back up against the wall

Bm D G6 [Harmonics] w/bar......

e|-----2--------2--------0--------0---|-------------------------------------|
b|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3-|------------------------------(7)----|
g|---------2---------0-------0--------|---------(7)-------(5)---------------|
d|------------------------------------|----(7)------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Sunday Bloody Sunday Sunday Bloody Sunday

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------(7)----------------------------------------|
g|---------(7)-------(5)-------------(7)-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------|
d|----(7)------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh let's go!

Interlude w/Rhy.Fig 1

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And the battle's just begun

Riff A

Bm D G6 Bm D G6

e|-----2--------2--------0--------0--------2--------2--------0--------0-----|
b|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3---|
g|-4-------2---------0-------0--------4---------2--------0-------0----------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

There's many lost, but tell me who | The trenches dug within our hearts

has won?

Chorus

Bm D G6 Bm D G6

e|-----2--------2--------0--------0--|-----2--------2--------0--------0-----|
b|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3---|
g|-4-------2---------0-------0-------|4---------2--------0-------0----------|
d|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

and mother's children, brothers |

Sunday Bloody Sunday

sisters torn apart

D

e|-----2--------2--------0--------0------|------2---------------------------|
b|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3----|------3---------------------------|
g|-4-------2---------0-------0-----------|------2---------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------|------0---------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Sunday Bloody Sunday how long

Em D

e|---0------------------------------2------------0--------------------------|
b|---0------------------------------3------------0--------------------------|
g|---0------------------------------2------------0--------------------------|
d|---2------------------------------0------------2--------------------------|
a|---2-------------------------------------------2--------------------------|
e|---0-------------------------------------------0--------------------------|

how long must we sing this song? how long how long? 'cause to -

Rhy.Fig 1

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

night we can be as one tonight!

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

tonight, tonight

(Bkgd. Vocal) Sunday Bloody Sunday

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

tonight, tonight Oh let's go!

(Bkgd. Vocal) Sunday Bloody Sunday

Guitar Solo

(B5) (D5) (G)

e|--12p10-10-10-12-12-12p10-10-10-------------------------------------------|
b|---0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--12-12-12p10-10-10--12-12-12p10-10-10-----|
g|----------------------------------0--0--0-----0--0---0--0--0-----0--0-----|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(B5) (D5) (G)

e|-12-12-12p10-10-10-12-12-12p10-10-10--------------------------------------|
b|--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--12-12-12p10-10-10-12-12-12p10-10-10-|
g|---------------------------------------0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0--0-|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[]=tricky spot

(B5) (D5) (G)

e|--0--0--0---0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0--0-0---0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0----|
b|-10-10-10---8--8---7-7-7---5-5-5---3-3-3-[5]-3-3---2-2-2--[3]-2--0-0-0----|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(B5) (D5) (G) (D5)

e|-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0---0---0---0---|
b|-0-3-3-3--5-5--7-7-7--8-8--10-10-10--12-12-12--15-15-15--14--10--12--12---|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B5 D5 G

(G) [Scratching, listen for how it's played]...................

e|---0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-(12)---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Wipe the tears from your eyes Wipe the tears

B5 D5 G B5 D5

..........................................................................

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

a - way I'll wipe your tears a - way

G B5 D5

.........................................................................

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I'll wipe your tears a - way

(Bkgd. Vocals) Sun - day, Blood - y Sun -

G B5 D5 G

..........................................................[Scratching Ends]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I'll wipe your blood - shot eyes

day Sun - day, blood - y Sun - day

Harmonics

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------(7)--------------------------|
g|---(7)-----------------(5)--------------------------(7)-------------------|
d|--------(7)---------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Sun - day blood - y Sun (Bkgd. Vocals)Sun - day blood - y Sun - day

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------(7)-----------------------------|
g|--------(7)--------------(5)--------------------7)------------------------|
d|---(7)--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

- day Ah.

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------(7)-----------------|
g|---(7)---------------------(5)-----------------------------(7)------------|
d|--------(7)---------------------(5)---------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Sun - day

Sun - day blood - y Sun - day

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------(7)----------------------------|
g|---------------------(7)----------(5)-----------(7)------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
d|----------------(7)--------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

blood - y Sun - day Ah. Yeah. let's go!

[Violin Solo] use Rhy. Fig 1

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2, Rhy. Fig 1

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

And it's true we are im - mune

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

when fact is fic - tion and T - V re - al - i - ty

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And to - day the mil - lions cry

(Bkgd. Vocals)Sun - day blood - y Sun - day

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

we eat and drink while to - mor - row they die

Sun - day blood - y Sun - day

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The real bat - tle just be - gun

Sun - day blood - y Sun - day

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

to claim the vic - t'ry Je - sus won

Sun - day blood - y Sun - day

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

on Sun - day

Sun - day blood - y Sun - day

B5 D5 G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
g|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
d|--4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7---------12-12-12-12-12------12-12-12-12-12-----|
a|--2-2-2-2-2------5-5-5-5-5---------10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Sun - day blood - y Sun - day

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