Bryan McFadden

Bryan McFadden

Bryan McFadden – Irish Son

Bryan McFadden – Irish Son

Int: C

C

I was born in the heart of Dublin

F

to the holy book of rules

G C

Made get on our knees every Sunday with the other fools

C

We were warped by the Christian Brothers

F

In the cell blocks at our schools

G

Get a handprint on your skin

C

Before you break their rules

Bridge

Am Em

Go hit me now

F G

That I'm twice your size

Am Em

Brushed off the accusations

Dm G

And bowed before your lies

Reff

C

This is the city that raised me

Am

With the religion they gave me

Dm G

Now I'm old enough to know my own mind

C

But it was leaving that saved me

Am

I seen so much that has changed me

F G

Just break with your past

Am Em

Feed your own mind

Dm G C

This Irish son has moved with the times

C

Weddings deaths or baptizing children

F

That's my debt paid to the church

G

I don't need that kind of salvation

When I get hurt

Bridge 2

Am Em

Don't fill my head with sermons

Dm G

And force me to believe

(reff)

Middle

D

Our father who art in heaven

Dsus2 Em

Come down here and make your presence known

A

We can't do it on our own

D

The lunatics let run the asylum

Dsus2 Em

How can we find peace inside your home

A

When you can't trust your own

Reff Overtune

D

This is the city that raised me

Bm

With the religion they gave me

Em A

Now I'm old enough to know my own mind

D

But it was leaving that saved me

Bm

I've seen so much that has changed me

G A

So just break with your past

Bm F#M

Feed your own mind

Em A Bm F#M

Cos' this Irish son has moved with the times

Em A D

Cos' this Irish son has moved with the times