John Edmond - UDI Song
D
G C F A#
D
G C F A#
D
D
Since the wagon wheels rode north
C D
It has been many years
D
The country has been built and run
C D
By hardy pioneers
A
They fought the Matabele
E
And a many hardship too
A
The flag unfurled will tell the world
E
And sing this song to you
D
And you can call us rebels
C D
And you can call us rogues
D
We were founded by an Englishman
C D
By the name of Cecil Rose
G
We fought for this dear land of ours
F G
And many men did die
G
And we may have to fight again
F A
For this is UDI
D
In a time of need
C D
We stood behind the motherland
D
Ours soldiers fought in Flanders field
C D
And in the desert sand
A
In steaming jungles we have fought
E
The common enemy
A
But these things have been forgotten
E
Since the days of victory
D
And you can call us rebels
C D
And you can call us rogues
D
We were founded by an Englishman
C D
By the name of Cecil Rose
G
We fought for this dear land of ours
F G
And many men did die
G
And we may have to fight again
F A
For this is UDI
D
And now the sun is setting
C D
Upon the great regime
D
Children all are leaving
C D
The mist where they were weemed
A
And now the youngest child has left
E
The parents and the home
A
And it can prove its worth
E
If it's only left alone
D
And you can call us rebels
C D
And you can call us rogues
D
We were founded by an Englishman
C D
By the name of Cecil Rose
G
We fought for this dear land of ours
F G
And many men did die
G
And we may have to fight again
F A
For this is UDI (ad libitum)
This song is on the album Troopie Songs Volume 1, it's the most polished version!
For the intro you can play the D chord and its variations (Dsus4 and Dsus2),
and only strum once each chord for the G C F A# part.
But you can skip the intro, the rest of the song is pretty straightforward
so you shouldn't have a problem transposing it to the other versions. To be noted:
'weem' is a scottish term for house, and seeing as Mr. Edmond live a bit in Scotland explains that,
because I had no idea what it ment beforehand.
