Dear Land Of Guyana Of Rivers And Plains chords

[VERSE 1]
[A]Dear [E7]land of Guy[A]ana, [F#m]of r[E7]ivers and [A]plains,
Made [B]rich by the [C#m]sunshine, and [F#m]lush [B7]by the [E7]rains.
[Em]Set gem-lik[A]e and fai[D]r, [B]between mou[B7]ntains and [E7]sea,
[A]Your chil[E]dren sal[D7]ute you, dear [A]land [E7]of the [A]free.

[VERSE 2]
[A]Green l[E7]and of Guy[A]ana, [F#m]our [E7]heroes of y[A]ore,
Both [B]bondsmen and [C#m]free, laid their [F#m]bones [B7]on your [E7]shore.
[Em]This soil s[A]o they h[D]allowed, [B]and from [B7]them are [E7]we,
[A]All sons [E]of one m[D7]other, Gu[A]yana [E7]the f[A]ree.

[VERSE 3]
[A]Great l[E7]and of Guy[A]ana, [F#m]dive[E7]rse though our [A]strains,
We are [B]born of their [C#m]sacrifice, [F#m]heirs [B7]of their [E7]pains.
[Em]And ours [A]is the g[D]lory thei[B]r eyes di[B7]d not see[E7] ,
[A]One land [E]of six p[D7]eoples, u[A]nited [E7]and f[A]ree.

[VERSE 4]
[A]Dear l[E7]and of Guy[A]ana, [F#m]to y[E7]ou will we [A]give,
Our [B]homage, our [C#m]service, each [F#m]day [B7]that we [E7]live.
[Em]God guard [A]you, Great [D]Mother, and [B]make [B7]us to [E7]be
[A]More wort[E]hy our [D7]heritage, [A]land [E7]of the [A]free.