Hero of the Land Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[E5]

[Verse 1]
Long ago when [D]the cen
tury was [Bm]young
Lived a man who passed his
[C]land on to his [E5]son
Long ago when the mor
[D]al of man was high
[Bm]Life was a battle just[C] to surv[E5]ive
Every day [D]a struggle and a toil
To [Bm]har vest the land and t[C]o seed the soil
[E5]He worked in the forest and
he [D]worked in the fields
[Bm]Worked day and night to fe[C]ed
his family
[E5][G]

[Verse 2]
[A5]
Behold the old [E5]man -[G] s[Bm]triving
all [E5]he can[G][A5]
Behold the old [E5]man -[G] f[Bm]or he is the
[C]hero of the [E5]land

[Interlude 1]
[D][Bm][C][E5]
[D][Bm][C]

[Verse 3]
[E5]He never cared much
for [D]fortune and fame
[Bm]He never cried and he ne[C]ver complained
[E5]He built his dream with his
[D]bare hands & mind
[Bm]A simple man but an ar[C]tist of life
[E5]And still today as I behol[D]d the old man
[Bm]I see him striving all t[C]hat he can
[E5]One of these days he'll pass
his [D]land on to his son
[Bm]Let his spirit guide us [B5]when this
[Bm]century is [Em]gone...[E5]
[G]

[Verse 4]
[A5]
Behold the old [E5]man -[G] s[Bm]triving
all [E5]he c[G]an[A5]
Behold the old [E5]man -[G] f[Bm]or he is the hero of [C]the land[E5]

[Interlude 2]
[D][Bm]
[C][E5][D]
[Bm][C][E5][C][E5][Bm][D]
[Bm][C][E5][D]
[Bm][C]

[Verse 5]
[E5]One of these days.[Bm]..[D]
I'll be the old [Bm]man
And I'll will fight for my family
[Bm]and land[E5]
[G]

[Verse 6]
[A5]
Behold the old [E5]man[G][Bm]
- striving all [E5]he can[G][A5]
Behold the old [E5]man[G][Bm]
- the hero of the land
[E5][G]

[Verse 7]
[A5]
Behold the old [E5]man -[G] s[Bm]triving
all [E5]he can[G][A5]
Behold the old [E5]man[G][Bm]
- for he is the [C]hero of the land

[Outro 1]
[E5]