Standard Tuning - Capo 1
INTRO
Strumming D
VERSE
D A
In 1649 to St George's Hill
G D A
A ragged band they called the Diggers came to show the peoples' will
D A
They defied the Landlords, they defied the laws
G A D
They were the dispossessed, reclaiming what was theirs
D A
"We come in peace" they said, to dig and sow
G D A
We come to work the land in common and to make the wasteland grow
D A
This earth divided, we will make whole
G A D
So it can be a common treasury for all
D A
The sin of property, we do disdain
G D A
No one has any right to buy and sell the earth for private gain
D A
By theft and murder they took the land
G A D
Now everywhere the walls rise up at their command
D A
They make the laws to chain us well
G D A
The clergy dazzle us with Heaven or they damn us into hell
D A
We will not worship the God they serve
G A D
The God of greed who feeds the rich while poor men starve
D A
We work, we eat together, we need no swords
G D A
We will not bow to masters or pay rent to the lords
D A
We are free men, though we are poor
G A D
You diggers all stand up for glory stand up now
D A
From the men of property, the orders came
G D A
They sent the hired men and troopers to wipe out the Diggers' claim
D A
Tear down their cottages, destroy their corn
G A D
They were dispersed, but the vision lingers on
D A
You poor take courage, you rich take care
G D A
This earth was made a common treasury for everyone to share
D A
All things in common, all people one
G A D
We come in peace, the order came to cut them down
CHORDS
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000232 - D
002220 - A
320033 - G
