Chords for Selous

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Once there was an English schoolboy [D] who'd heard many [Em] a tale
And dreamed to be a great white hunter out on the ivory [Em] trail
[C] He lived his dream [D] and sailed away [G] to Africa's [Em] far shore
[C] From Cape to wild [D] Zambezi all [G] the land he did explore
[Am] Alone in heat and cold with [G] raging fever he survived
[Am] Fearless in the face of danger of [G] wild beasts and savage tribes
[C] All his journeys weren't in vain [G] for many a trail he blazed
[Am] For colonies now come and gone [B] where the Union Jack was raised
[C] Oh good Lord Deliver us he [G] would often have to pray _
[Am] _ _ He [B] would hear the nightjar say
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Saw the awesome beauty of [D] each creature he'd chance [Em] to spy
From power of elephant and lion to [D] the fragile [Em] butterfly
[C] His trophies and [D] his specimens were [G] for all the world [Em] to see
[C] On walls of [D] institutions [G] of natural [Em] history
[Am] His honour there so much that bears [G] the name of this great man
[Am] From creatures of the wild to regiments [G] and even tracts of land _
[C] Those a ruthless hunter [G] wished his fellow man no harm
[Am] That in wars and rebellions [B] didn't want to take up arms
[C] Oh good Lord Deliver us [G] do soldiers have to die?
[Am] _ _ _ [B] Call the nightjar in reply _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Ice [Em] blue eyes in his demeanour [D] won him friendships [Em] far and wide
From presidents of mighty lands [D] to chiefs of the [Em] humblest tribe
[C] He was a wild explorer [D] who [G] loved peace and [Em] solitude
[C] Driven by his quest [D] for freedom [G] and his [E] fortitude
[Am] It was by the rifle bullet [G] that his hunters trade he plied
[Am] And by the sniper's bullet strange [G] to say was how he died
[C] In his beloved Africa [G] his lonely grave he lies
[Am] Hyenas laugh and jackals call [B] but his spirit never dies
[C] Oh good Lord Deliver us [G] into your heavenly home
[Am] _ _ _ [B] Now the nightjar weeps alone
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Who was this English schoolboy [G] with so much to see and do?
[C] Who was this ruthless hunter [G] of fear he never knew?
[Am] Who was this wild explorer [G] with the friendly eyes of blue?
_ [Am] He was Frederick [B] Courtney Saloon
_ [C] Oh good Lord Deliver us
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ The [Em] nightjar remembers you
[C] The _ _
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[Em] nightjar remembers you _ _ _
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