Saints Are Coming chords by U2

Chords with lyrics

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           THE SAINTS ARE COMING - U2
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Tuning: Standard

Intro

Verse 1 (1 strum on each):
     E minorEm    G+G     B minorBm        E minorEm   G+G   B minorBm
    There is a house in New Orleans. They call the rising sun
         E minorEm    G+G    B minorBm         E minorEm   G+G    B minorBm
    And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy. And god, I know I'm one

Verse 2 (1 strum on each):
      E minorEm            G+G       B minorBm
    I cried to my daddy on the telephone, how long now?
          E minorEm        G+G         B minorBm
    Until the clouds unroll and you come down, the line went
         E minorEm             G+G         B minorBm
    But the shadow still remains since your descent, you descent

Instrumental

Verse 2 x1(strumming to the rhythm)

Bridge :
     Boom, cha, hey!

Chorus:
      E minorEm     G+G      E minorEm    G+G
    The saints are coming, the saints are coming
     E minorEm
    I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
      E minorEm     G+G      E minorEm    G+G
    The saints are coming, the saints are coming
     E minorEm
    I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply

Instrumental

Solo

Verse 3:
      E minorEm             G+G         B minorBm
    A augmentedA drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief, how long now?
         E minorEm         G+G        B minorBm
    Until a weather change condemns belief, how long now?
         E minorEm         G+G          B minorBm
    When the nightwatchman lets in the thief, whats wrong now?

Bridge x1

Chorus x2 (on repeat, last line x3)

Outro (1 strum): E minorEm

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