Spirit Of The Land Chords by Redgum
Tempo:
72.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Em
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[Em] [E] [D]
The rivers are dry across the land [A] and the farmers' fields have turned to sand
Cos [Em] the rain hasn't come [B] for two years, going [Em] on three
[D] The topsoil's gone with a hot north wind [A] The crops won't grow and rust is setting
[Em] And the cruel south [A] wind of winter bore no [D] relief
[Bm] And the old men in [G] the public bar [A] talk of floods and droughts [D] before
And [Bm] if the night goes on and [G] the [D] conversation's died
[Bm] But the battlers don't [G] give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their [D] [Em] eyes
The [A]
spirit of the land [D] survives
And on Saturday night in the Royal Hotel, [A] Hank the Dutchman plays guitar
He [Em] sings country and [Bm] westerns' favourites and [Em] requests
[D] It used to be his second job, [A] a bit of a laugh for a couple of bob
Now [Em] it's all he's got cos [Bm] his crops all died [Em] first
[D] Then he spends his savings on cattle and sheep
[A] He got some credit, got in too deep
[Em] The stock won't graze [Bm] on pastures, turned [Em] to salt
And [D] then he tried to get work as a travelling man
[A] Selling Rawley's products from the back of his van
[Em] But the cockies all shop [A] in town with things [D] cheap
And the old men in [G] the public bar [A] talk of floods and droughts [D] before
And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died
But [Bm] the battlers don't [G] give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their eyes
[D] [Em] [A] And the spirit of the land [D] survives
[A]
[Em] [A] [D]
Schools all run down, [A] the roofs rusted and the paint's peeling
[E] The playground's [Bm] just a dust bowl, [Em] not a spot of green
[D] But kids still kick their footballs, [A] sending dust clouds to the sun
[Em] And it's good to know [Bm] the drought can't [Em] spoil the fun
[D] And in the Crickens' Lounge late at night [A] where the cockies talk
And the shearers fight and [Em] their wives drink [Bm] shanties cos they'll be driving [Em] home
[D] The talk centres round the price of wheat, [A] the lack of brain and the lack of sleep
[Em] Cos bread it's stretched [A] and it won't stretch [D] anymore
[Bm] And the old men [G] in the public bar [A] talk of floods and [D] droughts before
[Bm] And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died
[Bm] But the battlers [G] don't give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their eyes
[D] [Em] [A]
And the spirit of the [D] land survives
And [Bm] the old men [G] in the public bar [A] talk of floods and [D] droughts before
[Bm] And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died
[Bm] But the battlers [G] don't give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their
[D] eyes
[Em] And [A] the spirit of the [D] land survives
[A] [Em] [A] [D]
[N]
[Em] [E] [D]
The rivers are dry across the land [A] and the farmers' fields have turned to sand
Cos [Em] the rain hasn't come [B] for two years, going [Em] on three
[D] The topsoil's gone with a hot north wind [A] The crops won't grow and rust is setting
[Em] And the cruel south [A] wind of winter bore no [D] relief
[Bm] And the old men in [G] the public bar [A] talk of floods and droughts [D] before
And [Bm] if the night goes on and [G] the [D] conversation's died
[Bm] But the battlers don't [G] give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their [D] [Em] eyes
The [A]
spirit of the land [D] survives
And on Saturday night in the Royal Hotel, [A] Hank the Dutchman plays guitar
He [Em] sings country and [Bm] westerns' favourites and [Em] requests
[D] It used to be his second job, [A] a bit of a laugh for a couple of bob
Now [Em] it's all he's got cos [Bm] his crops all died [Em] first
[D] Then he spends his savings on cattle and sheep
[A] He got some credit, got in too deep
[Em] The stock won't graze [Bm] on pastures, turned [Em] to salt
And [D] then he tried to get work as a travelling man
[A] Selling Rawley's products from the back of his van
[Em] But the cockies all shop [A] in town with things [D] cheap
And the old men in [G] the public bar [A] talk of floods and droughts [D] before
And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died
But [Bm] the battlers don't [G] give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their eyes
[D] [Em] [A] And the spirit of the land [D] survives
[A]
[Em] [A] [D]
Schools all run down, [A] the roofs rusted and the paint's peeling
[E] The playground's [Bm] just a dust bowl, [Em] not a spot of green
[D] But kids still kick their footballs, [A] sending dust clouds to the sun
[Em] And it's good to know [Bm] the drought can't [Em] spoil the fun
[D] And in the Crickens' Lounge late at night [A] where the cockies talk
And the shearers fight and [Em] their wives drink [Bm] shanties cos they'll be driving [Em] home
[D] The talk centres round the price of wheat, [A] the lack of brain and the lack of sleep
[Em] Cos bread it's stretched [A] and it won't stretch [D] anymore
[Bm] And the old men [G] in the public bar [A] talk of floods and [D] droughts before
[Bm] And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died
[Bm] But the battlers [G] don't give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their eyes
[D] [Em] [A]
And the spirit of the [D] land survives
And [Bm] the old men [G] in the public bar [A] talk of floods and [D] droughts before
[Bm] And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died
[Bm] But the battlers [G] don't give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their
[D] eyes
[Em] And [A] the spirit of the [D] land survives
[A] [Em] [A] [D]
[N]
Key:
D
A
Em
Bm
G
D
A
Em
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
The rivers are dry across the land [A] and the farmers' fields have turned to sand
Cos [Em] the rain hasn't come [B] for two years, going [Em] on three _ _
[D] The topsoil's gone with a hot north wind [A] The crops won't grow and rust is setting
[Em] And the cruel south [A] wind of winter bore no [D] relief _ _
[Bm] And the old men in [G] the public bar [A] talk of floods and droughts [D] before
And [Bm] if the night goes on and [G] the [D] conversation's died _ _
[Bm] But the battlers don't [G] give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their _ [D] _ [Em] eyes
The [A] _
spirit of the land [D] survives
_ And on Saturday night in the Royal Hotel, [A] Hank the Dutchman plays guitar
He [Em] sings country and [Bm] westerns' favourites and [Em] requests
_ _ [D] It used to be his second job, [A] a bit of a laugh for a couple of bob
Now [Em] it's all he's got cos [Bm] his crops all died [Em] first
_ _ [D] Then he spends his savings on cattle and sheep
[A] He got some credit, got in too deep
[Em] The stock won't graze [Bm] on pastures, turned [Em] to salt
_ And [D] then he tried to get work as a travelling man
[A] Selling Rawley's products from the back of his van
[Em] But the cockies all shop [A] in town with things [D] cheap
_ And the old men in [G] the public bar [A] talk of floods and droughts [D] before
And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died
But [Bm] the battlers don't [G] give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their eyes
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ And the spirit of the land [D] survives
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Schools all run down, [A] the roofs rusted and the paint's peeling
[E] The playground's [Bm] just a dust bowl, [Em] not a spot of green
[D] But kids still kick their footballs, [A] sending dust clouds to the sun
[Em] And it's good to know [Bm] the drought can't [Em] spoil the fun _
[D] And in the Crickens' Lounge late at night [A] where the cockies talk
And the shearers fight and [Em] their wives drink [Bm] shanties cos they'll be driving [Em] home _ _
[D] The talk centres round the price of wheat, [A] the lack of brain and the lack of sleep
[Em] Cos bread it's stretched [A] and it won't stretch [D] anymore _ _
[Bm] And the old men [G] in the public bar [A] talk of floods and [D] droughts before
[Bm] And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died _
[Bm] But the battlers [G] don't give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their eyes
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
And the spirit of the [D] land survives
_ And [Bm] the old men [G] in the public bar [A] talk of floods and [D] droughts before
[Bm] And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died
_ [Bm] But the battlers [G] don't give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their _
[D] eyes
[Em] And [A] _ the spirit of the [D] land survives
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
The rivers are dry across the land [A] and the farmers' fields have turned to sand
Cos [Em] the rain hasn't come [B] for two years, going [Em] on three _ _
[D] The topsoil's gone with a hot north wind [A] The crops won't grow and rust is setting
[Em] And the cruel south [A] wind of winter bore no [D] relief _ _
[Bm] And the old men in [G] the public bar [A] talk of floods and droughts [D] before
And [Bm] if the night goes on and [G] the [D] conversation's died _ _
[Bm] But the battlers don't [G] give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their _ [D] _ [Em] eyes
The [A] _
spirit of the land [D] survives
_ And on Saturday night in the Royal Hotel, [A] Hank the Dutchman plays guitar
He [Em] sings country and [Bm] westerns' favourites and [Em] requests
_ _ [D] It used to be his second job, [A] a bit of a laugh for a couple of bob
Now [Em] it's all he's got cos [Bm] his crops all died [Em] first
_ _ [D] Then he spends his savings on cattle and sheep
[A] He got some credit, got in too deep
[Em] The stock won't graze [Bm] on pastures, turned [Em] to salt
_ And [D] then he tried to get work as a travelling man
[A] Selling Rawley's products from the back of his van
[Em] But the cockies all shop [A] in town with things [D] cheap
_ And the old men in [G] the public bar [A] talk of floods and droughts [D] before
And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died
But [Bm] the battlers don't [G] give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their eyes
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ And the spirit of the land [D] survives
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Schools all run down, [A] the roofs rusted and the paint's peeling
[E] The playground's [Bm] just a dust bowl, [Em] not a spot of green
[D] But kids still kick their footballs, [A] sending dust clouds to the sun
[Em] And it's good to know [Bm] the drought can't [Em] spoil the fun _
[D] And in the Crickens' Lounge late at night [A] where the cockies talk
And the shearers fight and [Em] their wives drink [Bm] shanties cos they'll be driving [Em] home _ _
[D] The talk centres round the price of wheat, [A] the lack of brain and the lack of sleep
[Em] Cos bread it's stretched [A] and it won't stretch [D] anymore _ _
[Bm] And the old men [G] in the public bar [A] talk of floods and [D] droughts before
[Bm] And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died _
[Bm] But the battlers [G] don't give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their eyes
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
And the spirit of the [D] land survives
_ And [Bm] the old men [G] in the public bar [A] talk of floods and [D] droughts before
[Bm] And if the night goes on [G] and the [D] conversation's died
_ [Bm] But the battlers [G] don't give up, [A] it's written on [D] their hands and in [G] their _
[D] eyes
[Em] And [A] _ the spirit of the [D] land survives
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _