Tonart: E major•
Verse 1
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C
F#m
In sixteen forty- nine to Saint George's Hill
F
F#m
A ragged band they called the Diggers
came to show the people's will
C
They defied the landlords,
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they defied the law
They were the dispossessed,
E
F#m
reclaiming what was theirs
Verse 2
F#m
C
"We come in peace," they said,
E
C
F#m
We come to work the land in common and
to make the waste ground grow
This earth divided we will make whole
So it can be a common treas
E
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ury for all
Verse 3
F#m
C
F#m
The sin of prop er ty we do disdain
No man has any right to buy and
sell the earth for private gain
By theft and murder they steal the land
Now everywhere the walls rise
E
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up at their command
Verse 4
B
E
They make the laws to
E
The clergy dazzle us with heaven
or they damn us into hell
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We will not worship the god
they serve
E
They god of greed who feeds the
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F#
G#m
rich while poor folk starve
Verse 5
B
E
eat together,
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we need no swords
E
F#m
E
We will not bow to the masters or
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pay rent to the lords
E
F#m
Still we are free men though we are poor
You Diggers all, stand up for glory,
E
F#m
stand up now"
Verse 6
B
From the men of property
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E
They sent the hired men and troopers
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F#
to wipe out the Diggers' claim
F#m
B
Tear down their cottages,
E
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destroy their corn
C#
They were dispersed,
F#m
but still the vision carries on
Verse 7
F#m
E
You poor, take courage,
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you rich, take care
E
This earth was made a common
F#m
treasury for everyone to share
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F#
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all people one
F#m
E
the order came to cut them down
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