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van Diemen's land U2

Hold me [G]now, oh [C]hold me [G]now [C] [G]

Till this [Em]hour [C]has gone [D]around

And I'm [Bm]gone on the rising [Em]tide [C]

For to [G]face [D]van Diemen's [G]land [C] [G]

It's a bitter pill I swallow here

To be rent from one so dear

We fought for justice and not for gain

But the magistrate sent me away

Now kings will rule and the poor will toil

And tear their hands as they tear the soil

But a day will come in the dawning age

When an honest man sees an honest wage

Hold me now, hold me now

Till this hour has gone around

And I'm gone on the rising tide

For to face Van Diemen's land

Still the gunman rules and widows pay

A scarlet coat now a black beret

They thought that blood and sacrifice

Could out of death bring forth a life

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Marcelmeesters (report)

Option is Capo in second barr
Is easier to sing

doctony (report)

The 'D' major chord notation is missing for the lines: "... but the magistrate "sent" me away" where word "sent" takes the D chord; "... "seeks" an honest wage" where "seeks" takes the D chord ; "bring "forth" a life" where "forth" takes a D chord. The short progression is G/D/G followed by the rapid C-G thing.

Note: When the "Edge" [U2] does this song, the chords are in arpeggio form, not strummed. Sounds better too!

Doc Tony