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) Bm
Stories like this usually start
G
Fast forward to a 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]
D
You can't un-ring a bell
(D)
You can't un-tell a story
Bm
You can't un-break a heart
G
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
D
If there's a chance in hell
(D)
For a moment's glory
Bm
I'll be so glad to tell you
G
I'm 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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alan_doyle/sorry_crd.html ]
[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]
Bm G
Oh can it come the moment of the fallen down, the pickin' up
D A
The pieces we long to repair
Bm G
Can the kindness of your strong heart make a harbour for a man's mistakes
D A
To ghosts in her eyes to have 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]
