Tom: Bm
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 miners
that they have to work for longer hours
G
for less wages
On the street through out the Rhonda valley
D
in South Wales the battle cries rose
Not 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 hungry
Many 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
