Belfast by Boney M.

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Tempo: 131 BPM
Time signature: 4/4


Intro:

G|-----------------|-----------3---4-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1---2---| x4
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 (Belfast, Belfast, Belfast...)


Verse 1:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------1-1---1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-----3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 (Got to have a belief in...)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-----|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                     (...All the people, cause the people are leaving)


Verse 2: (basically the same as Verse 1, but slightly different)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 (When the people believe in...)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-----|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-4-|
                                     (...All the children, cause the children are leaving)


Bridge: (a little stretchy, but totally possible for novice players)

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-3-3-5-3-6-3-7-3-|


Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---3-----|-------------2-5-|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-------2-|
E|-------------6-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-----------3-4---|
       .

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---3-----|-------------2-5-|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|-------------6-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-------------6-4-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-4---|


Hook: (same as Intro)

G|-----------------|-----------3---4-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1---2---| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 (Belfast, Belfast, Belfast...)


Verse 3:                         

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 (It's a country that's changing...)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-----|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                     (...All the people, cause the people are leaving)


Verse 4: (same as Verse 2)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 (It's the world that's deceiving...)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-----|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-4-|
                                     (...All the people, cause the people believe in)


Bridge:

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-3-3-5-3-6-3-7-3-|


Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---3-----|-------------2-5-|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-------2-|
E|-------------6-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-----------3-4---|
       .

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---3-----|-------------2-5-|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|-------------6-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-------------6-4-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-4---|


Hook: (same as Intro)

G|-----------------|-----------3---4-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1---2---| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 (Belfast, Belfast, Belfast...)


Verse 5: (same as Verse 3)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 (When the children believe in...)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-----|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                     (...All the people, cause the people are leaving)


Verse 6: (same as Verse 2)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 (When the people are leaving...)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-----|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-4-|
                                     (...All the children, cause the children believe in)


Bridge:

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-3-3-5-3-6-3-7-3-|


Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---3-----|-------------2-5-|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-------2-|
E|-------------6-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-----------3-4---|
       .

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---3-----|-------------2-5-|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|-------------6-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-------------6-4-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-4---|


Outro: (same as Intro)

G|-----------------|-----------3---4-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1---2---| (play at least 4 times, then fade out)
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 (Belfast...)



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Last Updated: February 19, 2026