VAN DIEMEN'S LAND
C -
F C -F-C
1. Hold me now, oh, hold me
now,
G Am -
F G
till this
hour has gone around,
Em Am
- F
and
I'm gone on the rising tide,
C - G C -F-C
for
to face van Diemen's land.
C -
F C - F-C
2.
It's a bitter pill I
swallow here,
G Am - F G
to be
rent from one so dear.
Em Am
- F
We fought
for justice and not for gain,
C
- G C - F-C
but
the magistrate sent me away.
C
- F
C - F-C
3. Now kings will rule and the poor will toil,
G
Am - F G
and tear
their hands as they tear the soil.
Em Am
- F
But a day
will come in the dawning age,
C - G
C - F-C
When an honest man sees an
honest wage
4. = 1. ...
(capo 6th)
(U2)