Land of My Birth Chords by Eric Donaldson

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[Bb] This is the [Eb] land of [Bb] my birth.
I say this is [Eb] the land of [Bb] my birth.
I say this is Jamaica, [Eb] my _ [F] home.
The land of [Bb] my birth. _ _ _
I will never leave her shores.
I [Eb] will never [F] run [Gm] away.
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[Bb] _ I will always [Gm] believe in the black, [C] the green, the good, [F] I say.
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The _ [Bb] nation prayed about the trials.
[Eb] We must face [Bb] the test of time.
[Eb] But our people, they [Bb] are strong and we are going to get along.
Though some people say we are poor.
_ But the progress you make, my friend, [F] is not always how rich [Bb] you are.
I say this [Eb] is the land [Bb] of my birth. _
I say this [Eb] is the land [Bb] of my birth. _
I say this is Jamaica, [Eb] _ _ my [F] home.
The land of [Bb] my birth. _ _
_ Let us stop for a minute, but [Eb] our [F] blessings one [Gm] by [F] one. _
[Bb] We should never be [Gm] disloyal.
[C] We must stand up and [F] keep strong. _ _
[Eb] _ My Jamaica [Bb] is a beautiful _ [Eb] island.
She is the pearl [Bb] of the Caribbean Sea.
[Eb] And the white people, [Bb] they are free.
No oppression here to see.
With the prettiest woman there be.
_ On the hills and the plains and the rivers [F] and the valleys, always welcome to [Bb] me.
I say this is [Eb] the land of [Bb] my birth.
I say this is [Eb] the land of [Bb] my birth.
I say this is Jamaica, [Eb] _ _ my [F] home.
The land of [Bb] my birth. _
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_ _ Miss Tudor, Miss _ [Eb] Saturus, we [F] will land [Gm] on the _ [F] ground.
[Bb] _ We will be here for [Gm] a while, _
[C] and we will have a [F] son. _ _ _
[Eb] We wish to roll on [Bb] with you. _ _
[Eb] Our people, they [Bb] are true.
They will want to be with you.
They will love, they will help, they will give.
If you wish, my friend, you can live.
You will be a happier one in [F] the land of the rising [Bb] sun.
I say this is [Eb] the land of [Bb] my birth.
_ I say this is [Eb] the land of [Bb] my birth.
_ I say this is Jamaica, [Eb] _ my [F] home.
The land of [Bb] my birth.
I say this [Eb] is the land of [Bb] my birth.
_ I say this is [Eb] the land of my birth.
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