Biography:
Clem Tholet (1948 – 6 October 2004) was a Rhodesian folk singer who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He reached the height of his fame during the Rhodesian Bush War.
Clem was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare in Zimbabwe) in 1948 and began writing songs while he was an art student in Durban, South Africa. One of his first songs, Vagabond Gun was a category winner in the South Africa Music Festival in 1966.
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Clem Tholet - Rhodesians never die
G A G A A D A D A
D Bm
Here's the story of Rhodesia,
G A D
A land both fair and great.
D Bm
On 11th of November
G A
An independent state.
D Bm
This was much against the wishes
G A
Of certain governments,
G D
Whose leaders tried to break us down,
A D
To make us all repent.
G
But we're all Rhodesians
D
And we'll fight through thick and thin.
G
We'll keep our land a free land,
D A
Stop the enemy coming in.
D Bm
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi
G A
'Til that river's running dry.
G D
This mighty land will prosper
A D
For Rhodesians never die.
A D A
D Bm
They can send their men to murder
G A D
And they can shout their words of hate.
D Bm
But the cost of keeping this land free
G A
Can never be too great.
D Bm
For our men and boys are fighting
G A
For the things that they hold dear.
G D
That this land and all its people
A D
Will never disappear.
G
Cos we're all Rhodesians
D
And we'll fight through thick and thin.
G
We'll keep our land a free land,
D A
Stop the enemy coming in.
D Bm
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi
G A
'Til that river's running dry.
G D
This mighty land will prosper
A D
For Rhodesians never die.
A D A D E B E
E C#m
We'll preserve this little nation,
A B E
For our children's children too.
E C#m
For once you're a Rhodesian,
A B
No other land will do
E C#m
We will stand tall in the sunshine,
A B
With the truth upon our side.
A E
And if we have to go alone,
B E
We'll go alone with pride.
A
But we're all Rhodesians
E
And we'll fight through thick and thin.
A
We'll keep our land a free land,
E B
Stop the enemy coming in.
E C#m
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi
A B
'Til that river's running dry.
A E
This mighty land will prosper
B E
For Rhodesians never die.
[Only drum and vocal part]
A
Yes we're all Rhodesians
E
And we'll fight through thick and thin.
A
We'll keep our land a free land,
E B
Stop the enemy coming in.
E C#m
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi
A B
'Til that river's running dry.
A E
This mighty land will prosper
B E
For Rhodesians never die.
A B A B B E B E B
A
Because we're all Rhodesians
E
And we'll fight through thick and thin.
A
We'll keep our land a free land,
E B
Stop the enemy coming in.
E C#m
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi
A B
'Til that river's running dry.
A E
This mighty land will prosper
B E
For Rhodesians never die.
G A G A A D A D A
D Bm
Here's the story of Rhodesia,
G A D
A land both fair and great.
D Bm
On 11th of November
G A
An independent state.
D Bm
This was much against the wishes
G A
Of certain governments,
G D
Whose leaders tried to break us down,
A D
To make us all repent.
G
But we're all Rhodesians
D
And we'll fight through thick and thin.
G
We'll keep our land a free land,
D A
Stop the enemy coming in.
D Bm
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi
G A
'Til that river's running dry.
G D
This mighty land will prosper
A D
For Rhodesians never die.
A D A
D Bm
They can send their men to murder
G A D
And they can shout their words of hate.
D Bm
But the cost of keeping this land free
G A
Can never be too great.
D Bm
For our men and boys are fighting
G A
For the things that they hold dear.
G D
That this land and all its people
A D
Will never disappear.
G
Cos we're all Rhodesians
D
And we'll fight through thick and thin.
G
We'll keep our land a free land,
D A
Stop the enemy coming in.
D Bm
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi
G A
'Til that river's running dry.
G D
This mighty land will prosper
A D
For Rhodesians never die.
A D A D E B E
E C#m
We'll preserve this little nation,
A B E
For our children's children too.
E C#m
For once you're a Rhodesian,
A B
No other land will do
E C#m
We will stand tall in the sunshine,
A B
With the truth upon our side.
A E
And if we have to go alone,
B E
We'll go alone with pride.
A
But we're all Rhodesians
E
And we'll fight through thick and thin.
A
We'll keep our land a free land,
E B
Stop the enemy coming in.
E C#m
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi
A B
'Til that river's running dry.
A E
This mighty land will prosper
B E
For Rhodesians never die.
[Only drum and vocal part]
A
Yes we're all Rhodesians
E
And we'll fight through thick and thin.
A
We'll keep our land a free land,
E B
Stop the enemy coming in.
E C#m
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi
A B
'Til that river's running dry.
A E
This mighty land will prosper
B E
For Rhodesians never die.
A B A B B E B E B
A
Because we're all Rhodesians
E
And we'll fight through thick and thin.
A
We'll keep our land a free land,
E B
Stop the enemy coming in.
E C#m
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi
A B
'Til that river's running dry.
A E
This mighty land will prosper
B E
For Rhodesians never die.
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