Biography:
Simple Minds are a Scottish pop and rock band that achieved their greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-80s to the early 90s, still playing to a massive fan-following today. The group, from the South Side of Glasgow, has produced a set of critically acclaimed albums in the early 80s. It also has secured a string of successful hit singles, the best known being their #1 worldwide hit single "Don't You (Forget About Me)", from the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club and their worldwide hit single "Alive and Kicking".
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Other songs:
- Don't You (forget About Me)
- Don't You (forget About Me)
- Don't You Forget About Me
- 7 Deadly Sins
- Alive And Kicking
- All The Things She Said
- Belfast Child
- Dont You Forget About Me
- Ghostdancing
- Home
- Honest Town Acoustic
- Kiss The Ground
- Life In A Day
- Mandela Day
- Mandella Day
- Promised You A Miracle
- Rockets
- See The Lights
- Sense Of Discovery
- Shes A River
- Someone Somewhere In Summertime
- Stars Will Lead The Way
- Street Fighting Years
- Up On The Catwalk
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Simple Minds – Mandela Day
Capo - 3
Intro x 6 – G D Em
G D Em
It was 25 years they take that man away
G D Em
Now the freedom moves in closer every day
G D Em
Wipe the tears down from your saddened eyes
G D Em
They say Mandela's free so step outside
G D Em
Oh oh oh oh Mandela day
G D Em
Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
G D Em
It was 25 years ago this very day
G D Em
Held behind four walls all through night and day
G D Em
Still the children know the story of that man
G D Em
And I know what's going on right through your land
Bm
25 years ago
G D Em
Na na na na Mandela day
G D Em
Oh oh oh Mandela's free
G D Em
If the tears are flowing wipe them from your face
G D Em
I can feel his heartbeat moving deep inside
G D Em
It was 25 years they took that man away
G D Em
And now the world come down say Nelson Mandela's free
Bridge
Bm Bm Bm G D Em
G D Em G D Em Bm G D Em
Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
G D Em
The rising suns sets Mandela on his way
G D Em
Its been 25 years around this very day
G D Em
From the one outside to the ones inside we say
G D Em
Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
G D Em
Oh oh oh set Mandela free
G D Em
Na na na na Mandela day
G D Em
Na na na na Mandela's free
(Then repeat G D Em until fade out)
25 years ago
What's going on
And we know what's going on
Cos we know what's going on
Capo - 3
Intro x 6 – G D Em
G D Em
It was 25 years they take that man away
G D Em
Now the freedom moves in closer every day
G D Em
Wipe the tears down from your saddened eyes
G D Em
They say Mandela's free so step outside
G D Em
Oh oh oh oh Mandela day
G D Em
Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
G D Em
It was 25 years ago this very day
G D Em
Held behind four walls all through night and day
G D Em
Still the children know the story of that man
G D Em
And I know what's going on right through your land
Bm
25 years ago
G D Em
Na na na na Mandela day
G D Em
Oh oh oh Mandela's free
G D Em
If the tears are flowing wipe them from your face
G D Em
I can feel his heartbeat moving deep inside
G D Em
It was 25 years they took that man away
G D Em
And now the world come down say Nelson Mandela's free
Bridge
Bm Bm Bm G D Em
G D Em G D Em Bm G D Em
Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
G D Em
The rising suns sets Mandela on his way
G D Em
Its been 25 years around this very day
G D Em
From the one outside to the ones inside we say
G D Em
Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
G D Em
Oh oh oh set Mandela free
G D Em
Na na na na Mandela day
G D Em
Na na na na Mandela's free
(Then repeat G D Em until fade out)
25 years ago
What's going on
And we know what's going on
Cos we know what's going on
Sing Sing Sing
Sing Street
Singto Numchok
Siniestro Total
Sinn Fenn