Christmas In Belfast (Slainte)

Chorus:
   E                                       A           E
Slàinte it’s Christmas in Belfast tonight 
                  E                     
Fill the pub with God’s praise under 
    A                 H
tinsel and lights
                E
All the hymns are great craic 
                          A              C#m
when you’re swinging a pint
                A                    E
There’s no place on earth that’s 
            H                C#m
as merry and bright
       A                E                   H          E
Slàinte it’s Christmas in Belfast tonight
 
Post-Chorus:
E           A        E
La, la, la, la, la, la
A   E          H     E
La, la, la, la, la, la
 
Verse:
E                     H
Raise your voice
                       C#m
Raise your glass
             A                             E
Our troubles are over at last 
                   H                C#m    H       A
Christ is born, a new story’s ours to tell  

Pre-Chorus:
              H
All is calm
                  C#m
All is bright 
                  A                            E
By the glow of this warm fireside
                     H            C#m   H     A
Come on in, we are kin folk after all

Chorus:
   E                                       A           E
Slàinte it’s Christmas in Belfast tonight 
                  E                     
Fill the pub with God’s praise under 
    A                 H
tinsel and lights
                E
All the hymns are great craic 
                          A              C#m
when you’re swinging a pint
                A                    E
There’s no place on earth that’s 
            H                C#m
as merry and bright
       A                E                   H          E
Slàinte it’s Christmas in Belfast tonight
 
Post-Chorus:
E           A        E
La, la, la, la, la, la
A   E          H     E
La, la, la, la, la, la
 
2 Pre-Chorus:
                     H                C#m
Leave the past, in the past 
           A                                         E
Go tell it on the mountaintops, lads 
                  H                   C#m   H       A
Christ is born, a new story’s ours to tell 
 
Chorus:
   E                                       A           E
Slàinte it’s Christmas in Belfast tonight 
                  E                     
Fill the pub with God’s praise under 
    A                 H
tinsel and lights
                E
All the hymns are great craic 
                          A              C#m
when you’re swinging a pint
                A                    E/G#
There’s no place on earth that’s 
            H                C#m
as merry and bright
       A                E                   H          E    E
Slàinte it’s Christmas in Belfast tonight

Bridge: (x2)
                       A
We’re arm in arm together 
                         C#m               H
There’s no stranger here tonight
            A
Our differences don’t matter cmon 
      E                       H
sing Til morning light

2 Post-Chorus:
     A 
La, la, la, la, la, la
   C#m              H
La, la, la, la, la, la
     A
La, la, la, la, la, la
       E                H
La, la, la, la, la, la
        A
a, la, la

 Chorus:
   E                                       A           E
Slàinte it’s Christmas in Belfast tonight 
                  E                     
Fill the pub with God’s praise under 
    A                 H
tinsel and lights
                E
All the hymns are great craic 
                          A              C#m
when you’re swinging a pint

Merry Christmas!
                A                    E/G#
There’s no place on earth that’s 
            H                C#m
as merry and bright
       A                E                   H          E    E
Slàinte it’s Christmas in Belfast tonight

Post-Chorus:
E           A        E
La, la, la, la, la, la
A   E          H     E
La, la, la, la, la, la

E           A        E
La, la, la, la, la, la
A   E/G#        H      E    E
La, la, la, la, la, la