A New South Wales

Cm Cm Fm Pit shaft wheels turn for the last time in the Rhondda tonight A# G The Davey lamps that shone so brightly, there's no more need for their light Cm Fm As the last piece of coal is cut from the belly of the black seamed hole A# G A man walks home alone, past the church full of mourning souls Fm A# D# D Cm Throughout his lifetime he has fought, he has given his life Fm A# Cm In tears the congregation sing come Rhondda oh my lord G# Fm Great is the rape of the fair country C# D# G# To Botany Bay for my great grandfathers deportation sale G# Fm Great, so great is the fair country C# D# Fm Great is the need for a new south Wales Cm Fm The slag heap stares, it blocks out the sky, it keeps this Rhondda grey A# G The stale beer spills from angry drinkers, their arguments do the same Cm Fm A choir voice cries, it shatters the silence, where's the future in this place A# G The question hangs unanswered, all eyes on a new born babe Fm A# D# D Cm In another lifetime men fought hard, men gave their lives Fm A# Cm For the charter that would save their sons, come Rhondda oh my lord G# Fm Great, great change in the fair country C# D# G# The future lies with our sons and daughters, south will meet with north G# Fm Say, say a prayer for the fair country, C# D# Fm Great is the need for a new south Wales INSTRUMENTAL (verse chords): Cm Fm A# G 2x Fm A# D# D Cm Throughout a lifetime men have fought, men have given their lives Fm A# Cm To hear a congregation sing come Rhondda oh my lord G# Fm Great, great change in the fair country C# D# G# The future lies with our sons and daughters, south will meet with north G# Fm Say, say a prayer for the fair country, C# D# Fm Great is the need for a new south Wales Cm A# G# Cm A# G# Cm A# G# Oh, oh, someone hear my prayer, oh, oh, someone hear my prayer, oh, oh, someone hear my prayer Cm A# G# Cm A# G# Cm A# G# Oh, oh, someone hear my prayer, oh, oh, someone hear my prayer, oh, oh, someone hear my prayer Cm A# G# Cm A# G# Bb C F Oh, oh, someone hear my prayer, oh, oh, someone hear my prayer for a new south Wales