Chords for John Edmond - The Siege at Elands River
Tempo:
110.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G]
[A] [D] Bright Fountain is a pretty good [G] place, it's a pretty [D] good place to be.
With southern Rhodesian volunteers [G] and the men from the [D] BSAP.
[G] And a whole lot of diggers from [D] Australia and the Rhodesia [G] Regiment.
[D] And the water from [G] the Elands [D] River was [G] fresh and heaven [D] sent.
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water [G] is heaven sent.
For [D] a whole lot of diggers [G] from [D] Australia and the [A] Rhodesia [D] Regiment.
It was on the 3rd [G] of [D] August [G] on a crisp [A] South [D] African night.
And the year was [G] 1900 [D] with the poor [A] water [D] at its height.
[G] Dealer [D] Ray was in those hills with his three [G] thousand men.
[D] And the water from [G] the Elands [D] River was [Em] fresh and heaven [D] sent.
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water is heaven [G]
sent.
[D] Dealer Ray [G] is [D] in those hills with his [A] three [D] thousand men.
From the 4th [G] of [D] August [G] and the sun [A] rose [D] in the east.
For twelve long [G] days with [D] shell and shot they [G] killed [A] most [D] every beast.
There [G] were oxen, [D] mules and horses and men were [G] lying dead.
[D] But the water from the [G] Elands [D] River was [C] fresh and heaven [D] sent.
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water is heaven [G]
sent.
[D] There were oxen, [G] mules and [D] horses and men are lying dead.
[E]
Out there was soon Wisconti, [F#m] a couple of [E] hundred or more.
Dealer Ray asked us to lay [A] [E] down [A] arms to his [B] three [E] thousand boys.
[A] Rhodesians never [E] surrender, that was our [A] testament.
[E] And the water from the [A] Elands [E] River was fresh [D] and heaven [E] sent.
Oh, you [A] Elands [E] River, your water is heaven [A] sent.
[E]
Rhodesians [A] never surrender, [E] this is our testament.
[A] Dealer [E] Ray is gone now, we don't know where he [A] went.
[E] Rhodesians never [A] [E] surrender, and [B] that's our [E] testament.
At the siege of the [A] Elands [E] River, we made [B] that [E] testament.
Rhodesians [A] never [E] surrender, and [B] that's our [E] testament.
[G]
[A] [D] Bright Fountain is a pretty good [G] place, it's a pretty [D] good place to be.
With southern Rhodesian volunteers [G] and the men from the [D] BSAP.
[G] And a whole lot of diggers from [D] Australia and the Rhodesia [G] Regiment.
[D] And the water from [G] the Elands [D] River was [G] fresh and heaven [D] sent.
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water [G] is heaven sent.
For [D] a whole lot of diggers [G] from [D] Australia and the [A] Rhodesia [D] Regiment.
It was on the 3rd [G] of [D] August [G] on a crisp [A] South [D] African night.
And the year was [G] 1900 [D] with the poor [A] water [D] at its height.
[G] Dealer [D] Ray was in those hills with his three [G] thousand men.
[D] And the water from [G] the Elands [D] River was [Em] fresh and heaven [D] sent.
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water is heaven [G]
sent.
[D] Dealer Ray [G] is [D] in those hills with his [A] three [D] thousand men.
From the 4th [G] of [D] August [G] and the sun [A] rose [D] in the east.
For twelve long [G] days with [D] shell and shot they [G] killed [A] most [D] every beast.
There [G] were oxen, [D] mules and horses and men were [G] lying dead.
[D] But the water from the [G] Elands [D] River was [C] fresh and heaven [D] sent.
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water is heaven [G]
sent.
[D] There were oxen, [G] mules and [D] horses and men are lying dead.
[E]
Out there was soon Wisconti, [F#m] a couple of [E] hundred or more.
Dealer Ray asked us to lay [A] [E] down [A] arms to his [B] three [E] thousand boys.
[A] Rhodesians never [E] surrender, that was our [A] testament.
[E] And the water from the [A] Elands [E] River was fresh [D] and heaven [E] sent.
Oh, you [A] Elands [E] River, your water is heaven [A] sent.
[E]
Rhodesians [A] never surrender, [E] this is our testament.
[A] Dealer [E] Ray is gone now, we don't know where he [A] went.
[E] Rhodesians never [A] [E] surrender, and [B] that's our [E] testament.
At the siege of the [A] Elands [E] River, we made [B] that [E] testament.
Rhodesians [A] never [E] surrender, and [B] that's our [E] testament.
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_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ Bright Fountain is a pretty good [G] place, it's a pretty [D] good place to be. _
With southern Rhodesian volunteers [G] and the men from the [D] BSAP.
_ [G] And a whole lot of diggers from [D] Australia and the Rhodesia [G] Regiment.
[D] And the water from [G] the Elands [D] River was [G] fresh and heaven [D] sent. _
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water [G] is heaven sent.
For [D] a whole lot of diggers [G] from [D] Australia and the [A] Rhodesia [D] Regiment.
_ _ It was on the 3rd [G] of [D] August [G] on a crisp [A] South [D] African night.
And the year was [G] 1900 [D] with the poor [A] water [D] at its height.
_ [G] Dealer [D] Ray was in those hills with his three [G] thousand men.
[D] And the water from [G] the Elands [D] River was [Em] fresh and heaven [D] sent. _
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water is heaven [G]
sent.
_ [D] Dealer Ray [G] is [D] in those hills with his [A] three [D] thousand men.
_ _ _ From the 4th [G] of [D] August [G] and the sun [A] rose [D] in the east.
For twelve long [G] days with [D] shell and shot they [G] killed [A] most [D] every beast.
There [G] were oxen, [D] mules and horses and men were [G] lying dead.
[D] But the water from the [G] Elands [D] River was [C] fresh and heaven [D] sent. _
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water is heaven [G]
sent.
[D] There were oxen, [G] mules and [D] horses and men are lying dead.
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_ _ _ Out there was soon _ Wisconti, [F#m] a couple of [E] hundred or more.
Dealer Ray asked us to lay [A] [E] down [A] arms to his [B] three [E] thousand boys. _
[A] Rhodesians never [E] surrender, that was our [A] testament.
[E] And the water from the [A] Elands [E] River was fresh [D] and heaven [E] sent.
_ Oh, you [A] Elands [E] River, your water is heaven [A] sent.
_ [E]
Rhodesians [A] never surrender, [E] this is our testament. _
_ [A] Dealer [E] Ray is gone now, we don't know where he [A] went.
_ [E] Rhodesians never [A] [E] surrender, and [B] that's our [E] testament.
At the siege of the [A] Elands [E] River, we made [B] that [E] testament. _ _
Rhodesians [A] never [E] surrender, and [B] that's our [E] testament.
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_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ Bright Fountain is a pretty good [G] place, it's a pretty [D] good place to be. _
With southern Rhodesian volunteers [G] and the men from the [D] BSAP.
_ [G] And a whole lot of diggers from [D] Australia and the Rhodesia [G] Regiment.
[D] And the water from [G] the Elands [D] River was [G] fresh and heaven [D] sent. _
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water [G] is heaven sent.
For [D] a whole lot of diggers [G] from [D] Australia and the [A] Rhodesia [D] Regiment.
_ _ It was on the 3rd [G] of [D] August [G] on a crisp [A] South [D] African night.
And the year was [G] 1900 [D] with the poor [A] water [D] at its height.
_ [G] Dealer [D] Ray was in those hills with his three [G] thousand men.
[D] And the water from [G] the Elands [D] River was [Em] fresh and heaven [D] sent. _
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water is heaven [G]
sent.
_ [D] Dealer Ray [G] is [D] in those hills with his [A] three [D] thousand men.
_ _ _ From the 4th [G] of [D] August [G] and the sun [A] rose [D] in the east.
For twelve long [G] days with [D] shell and shot they [G] killed [A] most [D] every beast.
There [G] were oxen, [D] mules and horses and men were [G] lying dead.
[D] But the water from the [G] Elands [D] River was [C] fresh and heaven [D] sent. _
Oh, you [G] Elands [D] River, your water is heaven [G]
sent.
[D] There were oxen, [G] mules and [D] horses and men are lying dead.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Out there was soon _ Wisconti, [F#m] a couple of [E] hundred or more.
Dealer Ray asked us to lay [A] [E] down [A] arms to his [B] three [E] thousand boys. _
[A] Rhodesians never [E] surrender, that was our [A] testament.
[E] And the water from the [A] Elands [E] River was fresh [D] and heaven [E] sent.
_ Oh, you [A] Elands [E] River, your water is heaven [A] sent.
_ [E]
Rhodesians [A] never surrender, [E] this is our testament. _
_ [A] Dealer [E] Ray is gone now, we don't know where he [A] went.
_ [E] Rhodesians never [A] [E] surrender, and [B] that's our [E] testament.
At the siege of the [A] Elands [E] River, we made [B] that [E] testament. _ _
Rhodesians [A] never [E] surrender, and [B] that's our [E] testament.
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