Intro:
C - G - D - G -
C - G
Verse 1:
G C
G C G
Hold me now, oh hold me now
Em C
D
Till this hour has gone around
Bm
Em
And I'm gone on the rising tide
C G
D
G C G
For to face Van Diemen's land
Verse 2:
C G
C G
lt's a bitter pill I swallow here
Em
C
D
To be rent from one so dear
Bm
Em
We fought for justice and not for gain
C
G D
G C G
But the magistrate sent me away
Verse 3:
C
G C G
Now kings will rule and the poor will toil
Em C
D
And tear their hands as they tear the soil
Bm
Em
But a day will come in the dawning age
C
G D
G C G
When an honest man sees an honest wage
Verse 4:
G C
G C G
Hold me now, oh hold me now
Em C
D
Till this hour has gone around
Bm
Em
And I'm gone on the rising tide
C G
D
G C G
For to face Van Diemen's land |