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Agisymban Trilogy - John Edmond

Agisymban Trilogy

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[Intro]

G

[Verse]

G C

They called it Agisymba

D G

This fair and promised land

G C

And it was the Stone Age home

D G

Of the little yellow man

G C

He hunted with a bow

D G

And he worshipped to the sun

G C

Yes he was the hunter

D G

But he was the hunted one

C G

Then down from the jungles

D G

There came the turbid tribes

C G

With their spears and shields

D G

And the long flashing knives

C G

And they hounded the Bushmen

D G

From his painted caves and lands

Am G

To the merciless wastes

D G

Of the Kalahari sands

[Verse]

G C

Then came the Arabs

D G

And the sturdy Portugese

G C

To the land they called Sofala

D G

From the seven seas

G C

And they fought Monomotapas

D G

Warriors of old

G C

To run across his Kingdom

D G

And take away his gold

C G

Then the Matabele

D G

Came running from the Boer

C G

To plunder the Mashona

D G

And wage another war

C G

And the columns came a marching

D G

And they ruled for many years

C G

And they called the land Rhodesia

D G

Those British pioneers

[Interlude]

G

[Bridge]

G C D G Em

And the white man worked and the black man toiled

C D G Em

And the tribes all fought and rebellions boiled

C D G Em

The world went mad with two world wars

Am D

And although men died never settled their scores

Em

And the madness spread it's the same damn thing

Am D

Hear the wardrums throb hear the bugles ring

Em Am

And they named Zimbabwe through the barrel of a gun and the winners lost

D

And the losers won

[Verse]

G C

But live in this land

G

And share all the spoils

G

You reap what you sow

Am D

Through labours and toils

G C

Black man and white man

G

Have all paid a price

G

Yellow man's gone

D

Like a mad

G

Sacrifice

[Chorus]

G C G Am D

Agisymba, Sofala, Monomotapa, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, call it what you can

G C G

You all can live in it but no one can win it for it always belonged

D G

To the little yellow man

G C G Am D

Agisymba, Sofala, Monomotapa, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, call it what you can

G C G

You all can live in it but no one can win it for it always belonged

D G

To the little yellow man

[Outro]

G C G Am D

Agisymba, Sofala, Monomotapa, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, call it what you can

G C G

You all can live in it but no one can win it for it always belonged

D G

To the little yellow man (fade out)

G C G Am D

Agisymba, Sofala, Monomotapa, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, call it what you can

How to play Agisymban Trilogy

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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