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From: Nolan's Pub Irish Session
U2
VAN DIEMANS LAND   (from the album "Rattle and Hum")
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[Chorus]
Hold me nGow,   Coh hold me GnowC  G  
Til this hEmour   Chas gone aDround.
And I'm gBmone on the rising tEmideC  
For to fGacDe  Van Diemen's LGandC.G  
[Verse]
It's a bitter pGill   CI swallow hGereC  G  
To be rEment   Cfrom one so dDear.
We fought for juBmstice and not for gEmainC  
But the magistrGatDe  sent me awGay.C  G  
Now the kings will rGule   Cand the poor will tGoilC  G  
And tear their haEmnds   Cas they tear the sDoil.
But a day will cBmome in this dawning aEmgeC  
When an honest maGn   Dsees and honest wGageC.G  
[Chorus]
Hold me nGow,   Coh hold me GnowC  G  
Til this hEmour   Chas gone aDround.
And I'm gBmone on the rising tEmideC  
For to fGacDe  Van Diemen's LGandC.G  
[Verse]
Still the gunman ruGles   Cand widows GpayC  G  
A scarlet cEmoat  Cnow a black bDeret.
They thought that blBmood and sacrificeEm  C  
Could out of deGatDh   bring forth a lGifeC.G  
[Chorus]
Hold me nGow,   Coh hold me GnowC  G  
Til this hEmour   Chas gone aDround.
And I'm gBmone on the rising tEmideC  
For to fGacDe  Van Diemen's LGandC.G  

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Van Diemens Land

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From: Nolan's Pub Irish Session

VAN DIEMANS LAND (from the album "Rattle and Hum")

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[Chorus]

G C G C G

Hold me now, oh hold me now

Em C D

Til this hour has gone around.

Bm Em C

And I'm gone on the rising tide

G D G C G

For to face Van Diemen's Land.

[Verse]

G C G C 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 C G

But the magistrate sent me away.

G C G C G

Now the 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 C G

When an honest man sees and honest wage.

[Chorus]

G C G C G

Hold me now, oh hold me now

Em C D

Til this hour has gone around.

Bm Em C

And I'm gone on the rising tide

G D G C G

For to face Van Diemen's Land.

[Verse]

G C G C 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

G D G C G

Could out of death bring forth a life.

[Chorus]

G C G C G

Hold me now, oh hold me now

Em C D

Til this hour has gone around.

Bm Em C

And I'm gone on the rising tide

G D G C G

For to face Van Diemen's Land.

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