D5           Aadd2       G5       D5
He could measure the worth of an acre of land

    Aadd2                   D5
And say when the wind would blow

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Reach down to the earth as it ran through his hand

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He?d tell you just what he could grow

    D5          Aadd2          G5          D5
His family had stood on these ridges and hills

B5         G5         Aadd2
Seven generations or more

D5       A5    D5       G5
Born to the fields, the streams & the sky

D5          Aadd2  D5
Now he?s a man of war

G5                       Aadd2        G5 D5
Strong winds, bring him back, haul away         


When his father fell the land was carved
One piece for every son
There was barely enough for a family to feed
Hardly enough for one
So he went to the harbour, stood on the quay
Saw the waves crash to the shire
Turning the cries of a man of the land
Into a man of war
Strong winds, bring him back, haul away