Key: D
Introduction:
D Em7(9) F#m7(11) Bm7 Bm7/A E/G#
No man, no madness / Though their sad power may prevail
A B/A Em/G D/F# Em D/F#
Can possess, conquer, my country's heart / They rise to fail
D Em7(9) F#m7(11) G9 Gm D/F#
She is eternal / Long before nations' lines were drawn
Bm7 E7 A E/G# F#m7 E7
When no flags flew, when no armies stood my land was born
Bm7 F#m7 G6 D/F#
And you ask me why I love her / through wars, death and despair
G9 D/F# G9
She is the constant, we who don't care
Bm7 F#m7 G9
And you wonder will I leave her - but how?...
G9 A9 D A/C# D G9 D
I cross over borders but I'm still there now
G9 D/F# F#4 Am/C
How could I leave her? Where would I start?
G9 A9 D A/C# D G9 Bm7 Bm7/A
Let man's petty nations tear themselves apart
G9 A9 D A/C# D G9A4 D
My land's only borders lie around my heart