Van Diemen's Land - U2
Intro G C9 G C9 G
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Hold me now, oh hold me now Til this hour has gone around
Bm Em C G D G C9 G
And I'm gone on the rising tide For to face Van Diemen's Land.
G C9 G C9 G
It's a bitter pill I swallow here
Em C D
To be rent from one so dear.
Bm Em C
We fought for justice and not for gain
G D G C9 G
But the magistrate sent me away.
G C9 G C9 G
Now kings will rule and the poor will toil
Em C D
And tear their hands as they tear the soil.
Bm Em C
But a day will come in this dawning age
G D G C9 G
When an honest man sees an honest wage.
[Chorus]
` G C9 G C9 G Em C D
Hold me now, oh hold me now Til this hour has gone around
Bm Em C G D G C9 G
And I'm gone on the rising tide For to face Van Diemen's Land.
G C9 G C9 G
Still the gunman rules and widows pay
Em C D
A scarlet coat now a black beret.
Bm Em C
They thought that blood and sacrifice
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Could out of death bring forth a life.
Outro
G C9 G C9 G Em C D
Hold me now, oh hold me now Til this hour has gone around
Bm Em C G D Em C
And I'm gone on the rising tide For to face Van Diemen's Land
C G D G C9 G
For to face Van Diemen's Land