The lead track to Alan Doyle's solo album "Boy On Bridge". A very simple four-chord song.
-Standard Tuning-
-No Capo-
The chords are played as follows:
All verses and choruses are played the same
D: xx0232
Bm: x24432
G: 320033
A: x02220
[Verse 1]
[D]And so,
[(D)]That's how
[(D)]Stories like this usually st[Bm]art
Fast forward to a [G]broken heart
[Verse 2]
And then a rainy day
And the memory of your smile
Takes me over and sets me back down
Tells me to stay true in all this
[Chorus]
You [D]can't un-ring a bell
[(D)]You can't un-tell a story
You [Bm]can't un-break a heart
I'm[G] sorry, I'm sorry
If t[D]here's a chance in hell
[(D)]For a moment's glory
I'll [Bm]be so glad to tell you
I'm[G] sorry, I'm sorry
[Instrumental]
D, Bm, G
[Verse 3]
And so, it seems
As though our song is sung
It's over now
What's done is done
[Verse 4]
But if it takes a while
That you remain
Partial to a moment when
You and I might make amends
[Chorus]
You can't un-ring a bell
You can't un-tell a story
You can't un-break a heart
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
If there's a chance in hell
For a moment's glory
I'll be so glad to tell you
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
[Bridge]
Oh [Bm]can it come the moment of the [G]fallen down, the pickin' up
The p[D]ieces we long to re[A]pair
Can the [Bm]kindness of your strong heart make a [G]harbour for a man's mistakes
To [D]ghosts in her eyes to have [A]cleared
[Chorus]
(No guitar on this part of the chorus)
You can't un-ring a bell
You can't un-tell a story
You can't un-break a heart
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
(Guitar starts again here)
You can't un-ring a bell
You can't un-tell a story
You can't un-break a heart
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
If there's a chance in hell
For a moment's glory
I'll be so glad to tell you
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
[Outro]
D, Bm, G
[End on D]
-Standard Tuning-
-No Capo-
The chords are played as follows:
All verses and choruses are played the same
D: xx0232
Bm: x24432
G: 320033
A: x02220
[Verse 1]
[D]And so,
[(D)]That's how
[(D)]Stories like this usually st[Bm]art
Fast forward to a [G]broken heart
[Verse 2]
And then a rainy day
And the memory of your smile
Takes me over and sets me back down
Tells me to stay true in all this
[Chorus]
You [D]can't un-ring a bell
[(D)]You can't un-tell a story
You [Bm]can't un-break a heart
I'm[G] sorry, I'm sorry
If t[D]here's a chance in hell
[(D)]For a moment's glory
I'll [Bm]be so glad to tell you
I'm[G] sorry, I'm sorry
[Instrumental]
D, Bm, G
[Verse 3]
And so, it seems
As though our song is sung
It's over now
What's done is done
[Verse 4]
But if it takes a while
That you remain
Partial to a moment when
You and I might make amends
[Chorus]
You can't un-ring a bell
You can't un-tell a story
You can't un-break a heart
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
If there's a chance in hell
For a moment's glory
I'll be so glad to tell you
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
[Bridge]
Oh [Bm]can it come the moment of the [G]fallen down, the pickin' up
The p[D]ieces we long to re[A]pair
Can the [Bm]kindness of your strong heart make a [G]harbour for a man's mistakes
To [D]ghosts in her eyes to have [A]cleared
[Chorus]
(No guitar on this part of the chorus)
You can't un-ring a bell
You can't un-tell a story
You can't un-break a heart
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
(Guitar starts again here)
You can't un-ring a bell
You can't un-tell a story
You can't un-break a heart
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
If there's a chance in hell
For a moment's glory
I'll be so glad to tell you
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
[Outro]
D, Bm, G
[End on D]