Chords for Dolores Keane - Solid Ground

_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
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_ _ Down the botany den, [A] the buttoned crows,
You crowd through the [G] autumn space,
_ [D] Spreading hazel wattles as they bend and sway,
As they lay [G] in wait.
[D] My [A] fathers, they have [D] walked this road,
And [G] now I know, didn't they know,
[D] There is no great and petty load,
[G] Now I know, didn't they know,
[Bm]
Across the island space, the amber [D] sun beats down,
[G] Showing David's ring. _
I see him while he's loud,
Feel wild and proud [A] the way he's [G] always been.
[D] My fathers, they have looked this way,
[G] Now I know, _ didn't they know,
[D] No clever words [A] they have to say,
[G] Now I know, _ didn't they know,
[D] Now we stand on solid ground,
Stand on [Bm] solid ground,
On [G] solid ground.
[D]
Now we stand on solid ground,
Stand on [Bm] solid ground,
On [G] solid ground.
[Bm] This land, it is our [A] wisdom,
[Bm] This land, the child [A] of truth,
[F#m] This land, it feeds our children,
[Bm] This land, you cannot [A] own the land,
The land [Bm] owns you.
_ Where is the [G] honest fool,
[D] The open soul, the [G] simple smile,
_ A toothy [D] word or two,
For the passing stranger,
Who may [G] rest a while.
[D] My fathers, they have said these things,
[G] Now I know, didn't they [A] know,
[D] The joy a shared friendship brings,
Now I [G] know, didn't they know,
Now we stand on solid ground,
Stand on [Bm] solid ground,
On solid ground.
[D] Now we stand on solid ground,
Stand on [Bm] solid ground,
On [G] solid ground.
[Bm] This [G] land, it is our [A] wisdom,
[Bm] This land, the child [A] of truth,
[Bm]
This land, it [A] feeds our children,
[Bm] This [G] land, you cannot [A] own the land,
The land owns [Bm] you.
This [G] land, it is our [A] wisdom,
[Bm] This land, the child [A] of truth,
This land, [G] it feeds our [A] children,
This land, you cannot own [A] the land,
The land [Bm] owns you.
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