Chords for "I am Australian" sang by Mirusia Louwerse
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Bb]
I came from the dream time, from a [Eb] dusty red [Bb] soiled place.
[Am] I [Gm] am a mason's heart, [Eb] in [F] love to [Bb] play.
I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the [F] tide [Gm]
for forty [Bb] thousand [Cm] years.
I'd be [Eb] the first [F] [Bb] Australian.
I came upon the prison ship, bowed [Eb] down by iron [Bb] chains.
I [Gm] cleared the land, endured the lash, [Eb] and waited for the [Bb]
rays.
I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife, on a [Eb] dry and barren [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] land.
Then a free [Cm] man, I [Eb] became [Bb] Australian.
I'm the daughter of a digger, who [Eb] sought the money.
[Gm] The girl became a woman, on a long [F] dusty [Bb]
road.
I'm a child of the depression, I [Eb] saw the sea.
[Gm]
[Bb] I am [Cm]
[Eb] [F] Australian.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
I'm a teller of stories, [Eb] I'm a singer [Bb] of songs.
I [G] am Albert's mammatera, and my [Eb] shoes [F] they don't sling [Bb] guns.
I am Clancy on his horse, I'm their [Eb] Kelly on [Gm] the rack.
I'm the [Bb] wolf's Matilda, [Cm] I [Eb] am [Bb] Australian.
I'm the hardwood from the desert, I'm the [Eb] black soil of [Bb] the plains.
[Gm] The mountains and the valleys, [Eb] in the chase of flooding [Bb] rains.
I am, I am the sky, [Eb] the rivers, [F] the wind,
[Eb] the [Bb] spirit of this [Cm] great land.
I [Eb] am [F] Australian.
[Bb]
We are one, we [Eb] are the nation.
[Bb]
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[C]
[F]
[C] [Am]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
[Am] [F] [C]
[F]
[C] [Am]
[G] [C]
You [F] [C]
[Gb] are, [C] we [F]
are.
[Gm] [C]
[A]
[Gb] [Ab] [G]
[Ab] [Gb] [G]
[Cm]
I came from the dream time, from a [Eb] dusty red [Bb] soiled place.
[Am] I [Gm] am a mason's heart, [Eb] in [F] love to [Bb] play.
I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the [F] tide [Gm]
for forty [Bb] thousand [Cm] years.
I'd be [Eb] the first [F] [Bb] Australian.
I came upon the prison ship, bowed [Eb] down by iron [Bb] chains.
I [Gm] cleared the land, endured the lash, [Eb] and waited for the [Bb]
rays.
I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife, on a [Eb] dry and barren [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] land.
Then a free [Cm] man, I [Eb] became [Bb] Australian.
I'm the daughter of a digger, who [Eb] sought the money.
[Gm] The girl became a woman, on a long [F] dusty [Bb]
road.
I'm a child of the depression, I [Eb] saw the sea.
[Gm]
[Bb] I am [Cm]
[Eb] [F] Australian.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
I'm a teller of stories, [Eb] I'm a singer [Bb] of songs.
I [G] am Albert's mammatera, and my [Eb] shoes [F] they don't sling [Bb] guns.
I am Clancy on his horse, I'm their [Eb] Kelly on [Gm] the rack.
I'm the [Bb] wolf's Matilda, [Cm] I [Eb] am [Bb] Australian.
I'm the hardwood from the desert, I'm the [Eb] black soil of [Bb] the plains.
[Gm] The mountains and the valleys, [Eb] in the chase of flooding [Bb] rains.
I am, I am the sky, [Eb] the rivers, [F] the wind,
[Eb] the [Bb] spirit of this [Cm] great land.
I [Eb] am [F] Australian.
[Bb]
We are one, we [Eb] are the nation.
[Bb]
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[C]
[F]
[C] [Am]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
[Am] [F] [C]
[F]
[C] [Am]
[G] [C]
You [F] [C]
[Gb] are, [C] we [F]
are.
[Gm] [C]
[A]
[Gb] [Ab] [G]
[Ab] [Gb] [G]
[Cm]
Key:
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ I _ came from the dream time, from a [Eb] dusty red [Bb] soiled place.
[Am] I [Gm] am a mason's _ heart, [Eb] in [F] love to [Bb] play.
I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the [F] tide _ [Gm] _ _
for forty [Bb] thousand [Cm] years.
I'd be [Eb] the first _ [F] [Bb] Australian. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I came upon the prison ship, bowed [Eb] down by iron [Bb] _ chains.
I [Gm] cleared the land, endured the lash, [Eb] and waited for the [Bb]
rays.
I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife, on a [Eb] dry and barren [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] land.
Then a free [Cm] man, I [Eb] became _ [Bb] Australian. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm the daughter of a digger, who [Eb] sought the money. _
_ _ [Gm] The girl became a woman, on a long [F] dusty [Bb]
road.
I'm a child of the depression, _ I [Eb] saw the sea.
[Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ I am [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] Australian.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm a _ teller of stories, [Eb] I'm a singer [Bb] of songs.
I [G] am Albert's mammatera, _ and my [Eb] shoes [F] they don't sling [Bb] guns.
I am Clancy on his horse, I'm their [Eb] Kelly on [Gm] the rack.
_ I'm the [Bb] _ wolf's Matilda, [Cm] _ I [Eb] am _ [Bb] Australian. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm the hardwood from the desert, I'm the [Eb] black soil of [Bb] the plains.
[Gm] The mountains and the valleys, [Eb] in the chase of flooding [Bb] rains.
_ I am, _ I am the sky, [Eb] the rivers, [F] the wind, _
_ [Eb] the [Bb] spirit of this [Cm] great land.
I [Eb] am _ [F] Australian.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ We are one, _ _ _ we [Eb] are the nation.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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You _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ are, [C] we [F]
are.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ came from the dream time, from a [Eb] dusty red [Bb] soiled place.
[Am] I [Gm] am a mason's _ heart, [Eb] in [F] love to [Bb] play.
I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the [F] tide _ [Gm] _ _
for forty [Bb] thousand [Cm] years.
I'd be [Eb] the first _ [F] [Bb] Australian. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I came upon the prison ship, bowed [Eb] down by iron [Bb] _ chains.
I [Gm] cleared the land, endured the lash, [Eb] and waited for the [Bb]
rays.
I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife, on a [Eb] dry and barren [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] land.
Then a free [Cm] man, I [Eb] became _ [Bb] Australian. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm the daughter of a digger, who [Eb] sought the money. _
_ _ [Gm] The girl became a woman, on a long [F] dusty [Bb]
road.
I'm a child of the depression, _ I [Eb] saw the sea.
[Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ I am [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] Australian.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm a _ teller of stories, [Eb] I'm a singer [Bb] of songs.
I [G] am Albert's mammatera, _ and my [Eb] shoes [F] they don't sling [Bb] guns.
I am Clancy on his horse, I'm their [Eb] Kelly on [Gm] the rack.
_ I'm the [Bb] _ wolf's Matilda, [Cm] _ I [Eb] am _ [Bb] Australian. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm the hardwood from the desert, I'm the [Eb] black soil of [Bb] the plains.
[Gm] The mountains and the valleys, [Eb] in the chase of flooding [Bb] rains.
_ I am, _ I am the sky, [Eb] the rivers, [F] the wind, _
_ [Eb] the [Bb] spirit of this [Cm] great land.
I [Eb] am _ [F] Australian.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ We are one, _ _ _ we [Eb] are the nation.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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You _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ are, [C] we [F]
are.
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