Tom Jones – Come Home Rhondda Boy (Guitar)
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[Intro]
D A D
[Spoken]
D At the end of the First World War weary men returned A from the battlefield in Europe to a land fit for heroes
Some how things don't turn out that way
D
You see the Mine Lords in the country told the minersthat they have to work for longer hours
G
for less wagesOn the street through out the Rhonda valley
D
in South Wales the battle cries roseNot a minute of the day not a penny off the
A pay the miners went on strike. D It was a long and bitter fight
Times were hard,
G
children went hungryMany people left the valley of Wales to
D try and make better life for themselves in cities all over the World Em A D This song is dedicated to them and their descendants
[Verse 1]
D G A D So you went and left your the valley all those years ago A D And many were the young men at the time G D Bm And as you left the station you saw that you were leaving G A D The rivers, the mountains and the mines
[Verse 2]
G A D You came into the city left your friends at home A D To make yourself a better life was your aim G D Bm The heartbeat of the Rhondda is not the thing to see G A D But it's always calling out your name
[Chorus]
Bm E A F#m Come home, come home to where you belong Bm D F# Back to the Rhondda, your land of soul Bm E A F#m The bright lights of the city are not what they seem G A Bm Come home Rhondda boy where the valleys are green
[Interlude]
D G A D
[Bridge Spoken]
D G So all of your life you've been home A D G A D since you left your valley. Now you know nothing can compare G D Bm Where else in all over this wide world could you stand on a mountain G A D and hear a thousand voices fill the air
[Chorus 2]
Bm E A F#m Come home, come home to where you belong Bm D F# Back to the Rhondda, your land of soul Bm E A F#m The bright lights of the city are not what they seem G A Bm Come home Rhondda boy where the valleys are green