Biografía:
John Edmond was born on 18 November 1936 of Scottish parents in Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), on the Roan Antelope copper mine.
John Edmond is somewhat of a legend around campfires from Zambia to Zululand and from Walvis Bay to Vilanculos. Singer, songwriter, entertainer, storyteller, author and bush pilot. He has been there, done it all and fantastically still does it! His musical career has taken him through the 60's, 70's pop, country and TV era's with 7 smash South Africa hits in a row.
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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.
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.
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