The Coalminers' Beat - Land of green

^AmI was sitting in a station bar, s^Comewhere in a^Gmerika ^Am w^Amhen an ^Cold man came to ^Gme h^Ame said: "can I sit next to you'", and ^CI had nothing e^Glse to ^Amdo so he s^Cat down and drank his ^Gbeer

he t^Amold me 'bout the rocks and hills, a^Cbout the autum a^Gnd its chill ^Am a^Ambout the v^Calleys and the r^Gain a^Amnd then he spoke of former times, a^Cbout his children a^Gnd his wife ^Am a^Amnd ab^Cout what yet rem^Gained

s^Fuddenly he s^Gaid: "my son, d^Fo you know the la^Emnd, w^Emhere ^Emi've c^Emome fr^Emom a^Emnd ^Emhe a^Emsked

d^Amo you know the la^Gnd of green, i^Emts rough and st^Formy sea Am G Em FG do you know the island of the rain d^Amo you know the la^Gnd of green, i^Emts wondrous sc^Fenery Am G Em FG do you know the island of the rain

m^Amany of us had left their homes, n^Cever felt the we^Gstwind blow aga^Amin he s^Caid with lonely e^Gyes they o^Amnce had worked upon the land, that n^Cow is in some s^Gtranger's hands ^Am he s^Caid with angry e^Gyes

t^Fhe more he spoke, t^Ghe more he drank t^Fhe more he kept on te^Emlling 'b^Emout ^Emhis l^Emand ^Emand ^Emhe s^Emaid

d^Amo you know the la^Gnd of green, i^Ets rough and s^Ftormy sea Am G Em FG do you know the island of the rain d^Amo you know the l^Gand of green, i^Emts wondrous sc^Fenery Am G Em FG do you know the island of the rain

even th^Amough the bar was full of noise, the m^Can began to lo^Gwer his voice ^Am and stood ^Cup without a w^Gord a^Amlthough it is five years ago i s^Cwear that i ex^Gactly know ^Am every w^Cord that we had s^Gaid

I s^Ftill can see his tr^Gembling hands, a^Fs he told the s^Emtory '^Embout ^Emhis l^Emand ^Emand ^Emhe ^Emsaid

d^Amo you know the la^Gnd of green, i^Ets rough and s^Ftormy sea Am G Em FG do you know the island of the rain d^Amo you know the la^Gnd of green, i^Emts wondrous sc^Fenery Am G Em FG do you know the island of the rain

d^Amo you know the la^Gnd of green, i^Emts rough and st^Formy sea Am G Em FG do you know the island of the rain d^Amo you know the la^Gnd of green, i^Emts wondrous sc^Fenery Am G Em FG do you know the island of the rain The L^Fand ^Gof G^Areeeeeeeen!