'My People My People' - Goori classic by the late Chris Phillips Chords
Tempo:
129.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Cm
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] [C]
[G] My people, my people, Aboriginal [C]
people, [G]
don't forget what we're [D] fighting for.
We are the [G] original people of [C] this land.
[G]
[D] [G]
Custodians.
My people, my people, Aboriginal [C]
people across the [G] land.
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting for.
[C]
They took us away from [G] family, [C]
set us up on mission [G]
camps.
[C]
Then they set us up to prison [G]
then, [D]
saying this [C] is bad for your [G]
welfare.
My people, my people, Aboriginal [C]
people, [G]
don't forget what we're [D] fighting for.
We are the [G] original people of [C] this land.
[G]
[D] [G]
Custodians.
My people, my people, Aboriginal [C]
people across [G] the land.
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting for.
[C]
There are old elders who've come [G] so far.
[C]
Fighting for two of the [G] gunmen, Lord.
[C]
But they've been denying us for [G] so long.
[D]
With their language [C] and dances and their [G] cultural songs.
My people, my people, Aboriginal [C]
people, [G]
don't forget what we're fighting [D] for.
We are the original [G]
people of [C] this land.
[G]
[D] [G]
Custodians.
[Abm] My people, [G] my people, Aboriginal [C]
people across [G] this land.
[C] [G]
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting for.
[C]
Our children is [G] our future.
Our children [C]
now, they're still in the [G]
generation.
[C]
They keep us strong, linger [G]
on.
[D]
With their language [C] and dances and their cultural [G]
songs.
[E] My people, [G] my people, Aboriginal [C]
people, don't [G]
forget what we're [Am] fighting [D] for.
We are the original [G]
people [C] [G] of [C] this land.
[G]
[D] [G]
Custodians.
My people, my people, Aboriginal [C] people across [G] this land.
[C] [G]
Don't forget [D] what we're fighting [G] for.
Yeah, don't forget [D] what we're fighting [C]
for.
Yeah, don't forget what we're [G] fighting for.
[G] My people, my people, Aboriginal [C]
people, [G]
don't forget what we're [D] fighting for.
We are the [G] original people of [C] this land.
[G]
[D] [G]
Custodians.
My people, my people, Aboriginal [C]
people across the [G] land.
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting for.
[C]
They took us away from [G] family, [C]
set us up on mission [G]
camps.
[C]
Then they set us up to prison [G]
then, [D]
saying this [C] is bad for your [G]
welfare.
My people, my people, Aboriginal [C]
people, [G]
don't forget what we're [D] fighting for.
We are the [G] original people of [C] this land.
[G]
[D] [G]
Custodians.
My people, my people, Aboriginal [C]
people across [G] the land.
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting for.
[C]
There are old elders who've come [G] so far.
[C]
Fighting for two of the [G] gunmen, Lord.
[C]
But they've been denying us for [G] so long.
[D]
With their language [C] and dances and their [G] cultural songs.
My people, my people, Aboriginal [C]
people, [G]
don't forget what we're fighting [D] for.
We are the original [G]
people of [C] this land.
[G]
[D] [G]
Custodians.
[Abm] My people, [G] my people, Aboriginal [C]
people across [G] this land.
[C] [G]
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting for.
[C]
Our children is [G] our future.
Our children [C]
now, they're still in the [G]
generation.
[C]
They keep us strong, linger [G]
on.
[D]
With their language [C] and dances and their cultural [G]
songs.
[E] My people, [G] my people, Aboriginal [C]
people, don't [G]
forget what we're [Am] fighting [D] for.
We are the original [G]
people [C] [G] of [C] this land.
[G]
[D] [G]
Custodians.
My people, my people, Aboriginal [C] people across [G] this land.
[C] [G]
Don't forget [D] what we're fighting [G] for.
Yeah, don't forget [D] what we're fighting [C]
for.
Yeah, don't forget what we're [G] fighting for.
Key:
G
C
D
Cm
Abm
G
C
D
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] My people, my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
don't forget what we're [D] fighting for.
_ We are the [G] original people _ _ _ of [C] this land.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G]
Custodians.
_ _ _ My people, my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people across the [G] land. _
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting for.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
They took us away from [G] family, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ set us up on mission [G]
camps.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Then they set us up to prison [G]
then, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
saying this [C] is bad for your [G]
welfare.
_ _ _ My people, my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
don't forget what we're [D] fighting for.
_ We are the [G] original people _ _ _ _ of [C] this _ _ land.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G]
Custodians.
_ _ _ My people, my people, _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people across [G] the land. _
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting _ for.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
There are old elders who've come [G] so far.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Fighting for two of the [G] gunmen, Lord.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
But they've been denying us for [G] so long.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
With their language [C] and dances and their [G] cultural songs.
_ _ _ My people, my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
don't forget what we're fighting _ [D] for.
_ We are the original [G]
people _ _ _ _ of [C] this land.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G]
Custodians.
_ _ _ [Abm] My people, [G] my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people across [G] this land.
[C] _ [G]
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting _ for.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Our children is [G] our future.
Our children _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ now, they're still in the [G]
generation.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
They keep us strong, linger [G]
on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
With their language [C] and dances and their cultural [G]
songs.
_ _ _ [E] My people, [G] my people, _ _ _ Aboriginal _ [C]
people, _ _ _ _ don't [G] _
_ forget what we're [Am] fighting [D] for.
_ We are the original [G]
people _ _ [C] _ [G] _ of [C] this _ _ land.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G]
Custodians.
_ _ _ My people, my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C] people _ across [G] this land.
_ [C] _ [G]
Don't forget [D] what we're fighting [G] for.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, _ don't forget [D] what we're fighting [C] _
for.
_ _ Yeah, don't forget what we're [G] fighting for. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] My people, my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
don't forget what we're [D] fighting for.
_ We are the [G] original people _ _ _ of [C] this land.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G]
Custodians.
_ _ _ My people, my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people across the [G] land. _
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting for.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
They took us away from [G] family, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ set us up on mission [G]
camps.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Then they set us up to prison [G]
then, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
saying this [C] is bad for your [G]
welfare.
_ _ _ My people, my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
don't forget what we're [D] fighting for.
_ We are the [G] original people _ _ _ _ of [C] this _ _ land.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G]
Custodians.
_ _ _ My people, my people, _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people across [G] the land. _
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting _ for.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
There are old elders who've come [G] so far.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Fighting for two of the [G] gunmen, Lord.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
But they've been denying us for [G] so long.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
With their language [C] and dances and their [G] cultural songs.
_ _ _ My people, my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
don't forget what we're fighting _ [D] for.
_ We are the original [G]
people _ _ _ _ of [C] this land.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G]
Custodians.
_ _ _ [Abm] My people, [G] my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C]
people across [G] this land.
[C] _ [G]
Don't forget [D] what we're [G] fighting _ for.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Our children is [G] our future.
Our children _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ now, they're still in the [G]
generation.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
They keep us strong, linger [G]
on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
With their language [C] and dances and their cultural [G]
songs.
_ _ _ [E] My people, [G] my people, _ _ _ Aboriginal _ [C]
people, _ _ _ _ don't [G] _
_ forget what we're [Am] fighting [D] for.
_ We are the original [G]
people _ _ [C] _ [G] _ of [C] this _ _ land.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G]
Custodians.
_ _ _ My people, my people, _ _ _ _ Aboriginal [C] people _ across [G] this land.
_ [C] _ [G]
Don't forget [D] what we're fighting [G] for.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, _ don't forget [D] what we're fighting [C] _
for.
_ _ Yeah, don't forget what we're [G] fighting for. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _