{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1974313,"song":"This Barren Land","artist":"Strawbs","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11441910-this-barren-land-chords-by-strawbs/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1974313?type=chord","rating":0.13117,"votes":0,"content":"Strawbs - This Barren Land\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 7th Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]  (4x)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]N.C.       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nI took the children by the hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPromised to show them all that we had planned[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's sad but true, this moral maze[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBetrays the innocence of bygone days[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou can't hold back the march of time, I said[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe can't hold back the march of time[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis blood stained desert road on which we stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch] \r\nIs testament to man, this barren land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]N.C.        [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOur song of joy, the countryside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nRadiant fields, forever glowed with pride[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat once were blessed as golden shires[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow bear the sad remains of funeral pyres[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWe can't hold back the march of time, I said[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou can't hold back the march of time[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis wicked wilderness in which we stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch] \r\nIs testament to man, this barren land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Lead Break]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe can't hold back the march of time, I said[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nYou can't hold back the march of time[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis way of no return on which we stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] \r\nIs testament to man, this barren land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]N.C.      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nOn sullen shores we make our peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe pray that the howling wind will someday cease[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe waves of power can never bend[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey ever take their course until the end[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe can't hold back the march of time, I said[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou can't hold back the march of time[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis crumbling cliff-top path on which we stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] \r\nIs testament to man, this barren land[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] \r\nIs testament to man, this barren land  [/tab]","plain_text":"Strawbs - This Barren Land\n\n\nCAPO: 7th Fret\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nC  F  C  Dm  (4x)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nC  F  C  F  C  F  C\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Lead Break]\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","F","Dm","G","Em","Am","D","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}