"Van Diemen's Land" by U2 (cover) *chords included*

Great song from U2's excellent Rattle and Hum album. Hope you like it! Chords included.

Hold me now, oh hold me now G C G C G

Till this hour has gone around Em C D

And I'm gone on the rising tide Bm Em C

For to face Van Diemen's land G D G C G


It's a bitter pill I swallow here
To be rent from one so dear
We fought for justice and not for gain
But the magistrate sent me away

Now kings will rule and the poor will toil
And tear their hands as they tear the soil
But a day will come in this dawning age
When an honest man sees an honest wage

Hold me now, oh hold me now
Till this hour has gone around
And I'm gone on the rising tide
For to face Van Dieman's land

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[lampo133]

Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dav1dWesley]

@lampo133 Thanks very much! :)

[ode2george]

Super job! I really like the use of vibrato in your voice. What kind of a guitar do you use here? If you get a chance, please check out my cover using an Epiphone Casino & too much distortion. Peace to you, brother.

[Dav1dWesley]

@ode2george Thank you for your nice comment! The guitar I'm using is an Epiphone Emperor 2 Joe Pass Signature model. I love this guitar. Also I checked out your vid, you've got a nice channel going there man, keep it up! :)

[jacobmerson3]

feel like recording this? one of my favorite songs of all time, up there with hallelujah (how about a go at that?)

[Dav1dWesley]

@jacobmerson3 Hey thanks for your comment Jacob. I also love this song and many other great tunes by U2. As far as Hallelujah, I already had a go at that one. Check my homepage for the link, youtube won't let me post it here.

[ode2george]

That is a sweet guitar, and you definitely do it justice! Thanks for posting this!

[Dav1dWesley]

@LongoDude1 Totally agree, Beatles is my favorite of all though. :)

[LongoDude1]

playing U2 but wearing a Beatles shirt... nice.

Lol, joking. Both of them are amazing bands.

[Dav1dWesley]

@DylanCashandCo What a great comment, thank you so much for that! It's a sweet song and Edge sings the original so perfectly. I put the chords up if you want to have a go at it. I'm gonna go back and put chords to as many of uploads as I can in case people wanna try them.