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[Chorus]G C G C GHold me now, oh hold me nowEm C DTil this hour has gone around.Bm Em CAnd I'm gone on the rising tideG D G C GFor to face Van Diemen's Land.[Verse]G C GIt's a bitter pill I swallow hereC GIt's a bitter pill I swallow hereEm C DTo be rent from one so dear.BmWe fought for justice and not forEm CgainWe fought for justice and not for gainG DBut the magistrate sent meG C Gaway.But the magistrate sent me away.[Verse]G CNow the kings will rule and theG C Gpoor will toilNow the kings will rule and the poor will toilEm CAnd tear their hands as they tearDthe soil.And tear their hands as they tear the soil.BmBut a day will come in this dawningEm CageBut a day will come in this dawning ageG DWhen an honest man sees and honestG C Gwage.When an honest man sees and honest wage.[Chorus]G C G C GHold me now, oh hold me nowEm C DTil this hour has gone around.Bm Em CAnd I'm gone on the rising tideG D G C GFor to face Van Diemen's Land.[Verse]G CStill the gunman rules and widowsG C GpayStill the gunman rules and widows payEm C DA scarlet coat now a black beret.BmThey thought that blood and sacrificeEm CThey thought that blood and sacrificeG DCould out of death bring forth aG C Glife.Could out of death bring forth a life.[Chorus]G C G C GHold me now, oh hold me nowEm C DTil this hour has gone around.Bm Em CAnd I'm gone on the rising tideG D G C GFor to face Van Diemen's Land.