Verso 1 
 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 
 
 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 


[Refrão]
                       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 
 
Verso 2 
 
 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 
 
 
 Am               Em  
Don't fill my head with sermons 
      Dm           G  
And force me to believe 


[Refrão]
                       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 
 
 
 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 
 
Refrão 
 
 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  
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