(A)Vir gin land of (E)for est green, (D)dark and storm y (A)plains; here all (D)life (A)a (E)bounds.

(A)Sun lit val leys, (E)moun tain fields, (D)un seen in the rain; here all (D)life (A)a (E)bounds.

(C)No man rules this (G)land; no hu man (Am)hand has sailed this (E)par (Esus)a (E)dise.

(C)Wait ing pa tient (G)ly so much to (Am)see, so rich in (E)earth’s (Esus)de (E)lights.

(A)Paint ed des ert, (E)se quined sky, (D)stars that fill the (A)night; here all (D)life (A)a (E)bounds.

(A)Riv ers flow ing (E)to the sea, (D)sun shine pure and bright; here all (D)life (A)a (E)bounds.

(C)So, we rule this (G)land, and here we (Am)stand up on our (E)par (Esus)a (E)dise,

(C)dream ing of a (G)place; our wea ry (Am)race is read y (E)earth’s (Esus)de (E)lights.

(E)earths’s (Esus)de (E)lights.

So, the la dy finds you (G)wait ti ing

for the sails to reach the shore.

Land of beau ty and a (G)bun dance,

(F)in no cent you o pened wide your (G)door.

(Dm7)Wan d’rers found the wait ing treas (G)ure, (Dm7)full of gifts be yond their mea (G)sure, (Dm7)milk and hon ey for our plea (G)sure.

A the sea there came a (G)mul ti tude,

sail ing ships up on the wave,

filled with vi sions of u (G)to pi

(F)in no cent the free dom that they (G)crave.

(Dm7)Rav age, plun der, see, no won (G)der; (Dm7)rape and kill and tear a sun (G)der; (Dm7)chop the for est, plow it un (G)der.

(E)to (Esus)a (E)rise.