Van Diemen's Land
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
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