Bap Kennedy- acoustic guitar, vocals 
Roy M. Huskey Jr.- upright bass 
Peter Rowan- mandolin, background vocals 
Jerry Douglas- dobro 
Steve Earle- acoustic guitar 
Larry Atamanuik- drums 
Dan Gillis= tin whistles 
Nancy Griffin- background vocals & vocal effects 
 
Time:34 
 
D          G 
Jimmy I've got it now 
    D         G    
I'd rather be dead 
     D              G 
Than take what I'm given 
   C            D 
Or eat what I'm fed 
D            G 
Well I can't help myself 
D              G 
Sometimes it's true 
    D            G 
But nothing came easy  
    C         D 
for me or for you 
 
 

[Refrão]
C                              G 
You'll be a long time in the grave 
C                          G 
And you can't live in the past 
C                  G 
Let's lay down to rest 
        D            G 
All the ghosts of Belfast 
 
I've got my reasons 
I've got my pride 
My glass is half full 
But it's cracked on the side 
I wish I could take back 
The things that I said 
Never mind there's better times 
Just up ahead 
 
Chorus 
You'll be a long time in the grave 
And you can't live in the past 
Let's lay down to rest 
All the ghosts of Belfast 
 
 C      G 
       
 C      G 
       
 C      G 
       
 D      G 
       
 
Maybe I've learned enough 
Maybe I can reach 
I wish I could practice 
The things that I preach 
 
It's hard to get on now 
I've taken a belt 
The hardest of all 
Is to live with yourself 
 
Chorus 
You'll be a long time in the grave 
And you can't live in the past 
Let's lay down to rest 
All the ghosts of Belfast 
 
You'll be a long time in the grave 
And you can't live in the past 
Let's lay down to rest 
All the ghosts of Belfast