Tom: G
G
D
G
C
G
G
C
Hold me now,
G
C
G
hold me now
G
D/F#
Em
C
D
D4
D9
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
G
C
G
C
G
It´s a bitter pill I swallow here
G
D/F#
Em C
D
D4
D9
D
To be a 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
G
C
G
C
G
Now Kings will rule and the poor will toil
G
D/F#
Em
C
D
D4
D9
D
And tear their hands as they tear the soil
Bm
Em
But a day will come in the downing age
C
G
D
G
C
G
When an honest man sees an honest wage
Hold me now, hold me now