The Land Of Three Rivers Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Ah, [D]me [G]name is John [Em]North
from the [C]south of [D]the Forth
In the [C]land of three [D]rivers I [G]dwell
[D]In the [G]steelworks and [Em]pits
I've [C]worked with [D]me mates
And are [C]a bad word [D]against
them I'll [G]tell
They're the [A]best bunch of lad[D]s
and I'll [G]tell you [D]why
It's a [A]thought it would help [D]me
at [E]a jump in [A]the time
In the [G]land of free [Em]rivers,
I'm [C]longing to [D]be
Where the [C]Tyne, Wear [D]and Taze
made the [C]North Rolling [G]Sea[D][G]
[D]From Car[G]lisle to [Em]Dover,
from Bris[C]tol to [D]Hull
And [C]every [D]town in [G]between
[D]I'm [G]known in [Em]the mall
by my [C]accent [D]and gall
And [C]friendships are [D]proper
and [G]commune
I've [A]got lots of friend[D]s,
but still [G]not enough
[D]I'm a [A]means to their en[D]d
when the go[E]ing gets rough
[A]In the lan[G]d of free riv[Em]ers
I'm [C]longing to [D]be
Where the [C]time, wear [D]and tase
make the [C]knots roll in [G]sea[D][G]
[D]In cen[G]turies gone,
[Em]our ance[C]stral home[D]s
Were [C]prey to [D]the Romans and [G]Danes
[D]But Had[G]rian kne[Em]w, and Odi[C]n did too[D]
That north[C]east was [D]no place [G]for games
They tried [A]to en[D]slave us,
[G]but all efforts failed
[D]While the strength of [A]Saint Aid[D]an
[E]and Hilda pre[A]vailed
In the [G]land of the [Em]rivers
I'm [C]longing to [D]be
Where the [C]tine -wearing [D]teas
make their [C]notes roll in [G]C[D][G]
[D]I w[G]ork hard, I play h[Em]ard, as h[C]ard as I t[D]oil
And [C]I drink the be[D]st ale in [G]the land
[D]My roo[G]ts nestle dee[Em]p
enough for [C]praying [D]soil
Meet [C]branches ak[D]in
outstretched [G]hands
When [A]loneliness takes [D]you
and [G]dampens [D]your song
If you [A]meet somebody [D]or not,
noth[E]ing goes [A]far wrong
In the [G]land of free [Em]rivers,
I'm [C]longing to [D]be
Where the [C]time we're [D]in stays,
make the [C]knots roll [D]in [G]sea
In the land of free [Em]rivers,
I'm [C]longing to [D]be
Where the [C]time we're [D]in stays,
make the [C]notes roll and [G]say
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