G Am

[Verse 1]
         Am
From the center of the forest
   F
We watched the strangers come
      Am                             F
There must have been ten thousand or more
      Am
Their armor glinting coldly
       F
In the early moring sun
        G                  Am
As they marched across the valley floor
     Am
They slaughtered us like cattle
     F
They dragged us off in chains
     Am                        F
They burned our village to the ground
    Am
And now we are a hunted people
   F
Pursued by castle and church steeple
G                  Am
Always driven underground

[Chorus]
        C          Ab
But the rain still falls
       Eb             Bb
On the green hills of England
        C         Ab
And the sun beats down
       Eb         Bb
On our California home
        C          Ab
And the wind blows free
 Eb             Bb
Across all your borders
C           Ab
Why must we be
Bb            C
Always on the run?

[Verse 2]
        Am
Through all these years of history
        F
Through all these bloody centuries
   Am                            F
We dared not even dream of being free
   Am
We worked in farms and factories
   F
We did our best to live in peace
           G     Am
But they'd never let us be
    Am
Now our tribe grows strong again
   F
We hold our heads up high again
   Am                      F
We know each other when we meet
Am
From the mountain to the sea
    F
And all the land that lies between
   G                  Am
On country fields and city streets

[Chorus]
        C          Ab
But the rain still falls
       Eb             Bb
On the green hills of England
        C         Ab
And the sun beats down
       Eb         Bb
On our California home
        C          Ab
And the wind blows free
 Eb             Bb
Across all your borders
C           Ab
Why must we be
Bb            C
Always on the run?

Db Eb F

        C          Ab
And the wind blows free
 Eb             Bb
Across all your borders
        C          Ab
And the rain beats down
       Eb         Bb
On our California home
        C         Ab
But the sun still shines
       Eb             Bb
On the green hills of England