Chords for The Diggers' Song

Tempo:
81.2 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

Em

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Diggers' Song chords
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[Em]
I'm [Ab] going [Em] [G] to do a couple of songs.
This is the first one.
[N] It comes from the English Civil
War and it's about the Diggers who [B] were a group of [F] peasant farmers [N] who, after the victory
of the Civil War, moved onto common land in what is now a very vast golf course in Weybridge
on St George's [B] Hill.
It's called the Diggers' Song or The World Turned [Abm] Upside Down.
It's
about
[Db] [E] [B]
[A] the [E] [Db] [Ab] change of strength which is [B] absolutely difficult.
[E] It's about the touchstones that
are going after you.
It's about the people who [B] are going after you.
It's about the [A] people
[E] who are going after [B] you.
It's about the people who are going after you.
It's about the people
who are going after you.
It's about the people [E]
who are going after you.
It's about the people
[B] who are going after you.
It's about the people who are going after you.
It's about the [A] [E] people
who are going after you.
It's about the people who are going after you.
It's about the people
who [B] [A] are
[E] going
[B] [E]
[B]
after you.
It's about the people who are going after you.
the earth, when I did break my chest at murder, they showed their hands.
Now everywhere the
wolves bring up [E] their commands.
They make the [B] wolves to chain us well.
Then the [A] chiefs
gather us with [E] heaven on a damask into hell.
We will not follow [B] the god they [B] serve.
The
[Em] son of the reader [E] feeds the rich while poor men starve.
We work, we eat [B] together, we need
a source.
[E] We will not bow to the landlords or pay rent to the [E] lords.
We are free men, though we are
poor.
If the gods stand up, us we will stand up now.
From the men of property the orders [B] came.
They [A] set their iron deck and [E] troopers to wipe out the niggers.
They laid there down their cottages,
destroyed their court.
[B] They were dispersed, only the vision lingers [E] on.
Ye poor take courage, here it's [B] take care.
This earth was [A] made a common treasury for everyone to
share.
All came to rise, all came to [B] watch.
[B] They came in peace, the orders came [E] to cut them down.
They [B] came in peace, the orders [E] came to cut them down.
[N]
[Eb] [N]
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B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
I'm [Ab] going _ [Em] _ _ [G] to do a couple of songs.
This is the first one.
[N] It comes from the English Civil
War and it's about the Diggers who [B] were a group of [F] peasant farmers [N] who, after the victory
of the Civil War, _ moved onto common land in what is now a very vast golf course in Weybridge
on St George's [B] Hill.
It's called the Diggers' Song or The World Turned [Abm] Upside Down.
It's
about _
[Db] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ the [E] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] change of strength which is [B] absolutely difficult. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ It's about the touchstones that
are going after you.
It's about the people who [B] are going after you.
It's about _ _ the [A] people
[E] who are going after [B] you.
It's about the people who are going after you.
It's about the people
_ who are going after you.
It's about the people _ [E] _ _
who are going after you.
It's about the people
[B] who are going after you.
It's about the people who are going after you.
It's about the [A] [E] people
who are going after you. _
_ _ _ It's about the people who are going after you.
It's about the people
who _ [B] _ _ [A] are _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ going _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
after you.
It's about the people who are going after you.
the earth, when I did break my chest at murder, they showed their hands.
Now everywhere the
wolves bring up [E] their commands. _ _ _ _
They make the [B] wolves to chain us well.
Then the [A] chiefs
gather us with [E] heaven on a damask into hell.
We will not follow [B] the god they [B] serve.
The
[Em] son of the reader [E] feeds the rich while poor men starve. _ _ _ _
We work, we eat [B] together, we need
a source.
[E] We will not bow to the landlords or pay rent to the [E] lords.
We are free men, though we are
poor.
If the gods stand up, us we will stand up now. _
_ _ From the men of property the orders [B] came.
They [A] set their iron deck and [E] troopers to wipe out the niggers.
They laid there down their cottages,
_ destroyed their court.
[B] They were dispersed, only the vision lingers [E] on. _
_ _ _ Ye poor take courage, here it's [B] take care.
This earth was [A] made a common treasury for everyone to
share.
All came to rise, all came to [B] watch.
[B] They came in peace, the orders came [E] to cut them down.
They [B] came in peace, the orders [E] came to cut them down.
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