Van Diemens Land

u2 van diemen’s land capo 4 Intro G5 D A D G5 - D Verse hold me now , oh hold me now D G5 D G5 D till this hour has gone around Bm G5 A Asus4 A and i’m gone on the rising tide F#m Bm G5 for to face van diemen’s land D A D G5 D it’s a bitter pill i swallow here D G5 D G5 D to be rent from one so dear Bm G5 A Asus4 A we fought for justice and not for gain F#m Bm G5 but the magistrate sent me away D A D G5 D now kings will rule and the poor will toil D G5 D G5 D and tear their hands as they tear the soil Bm G5 A but a day will come in the dawning age F#m Bm G5 when an honest man sees an honest wage D A D G5 D hold me now , hold me now D G5 D G5 D till this hour has gone around Bm G5 A and i’m gone on the rising tide F#m Bm G5 for to face van diemen’s land D A D G5 D still the gunman rules and widows pay a scarlet coat now a black beret they thought that blood and sacrifice could out of death bring forth a life