Great Southern Land Chords by Icehouse
Tempo:
120.5 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
Am
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] .
[B] .
[G#m] [E] [A] .
[E] [B] .
[Am] .
[A] [E] [B] .
Spending [A] half an hour in the ocean, spending like a [Bm] runaway, I lost that TV.
[B] Sitting [A] on a rainy day down in the harbor, watching as the [F#m] grey [B] clouds shatter that baby.
.
[E] Looking [Am] everywhere cause I had to find you, this is not the [B] way that I remember it here.
[E] Anyone will [Am] tell you it's a prison island, hidden [E] in the summer [B] for a million years.
Great Southern [F#m] [C#m] land, the new back.
.
So you look into [A] the land, it will tell you a story, a story [E] about a [B] journey, and a long ago.
.
Listen to [A] the motion of the wind in the mountain, maybe [B] you can hear them talking like I do.
They're [E] gonna betray [Am] you, they're gonna forget you, or you're gonna [E] let them [B] take you over that way.
Great Southern [C#m] land, great Southern land, you walk alone like a primitive man.
.
Everything here, there's sticks and bones, see the hungry eyes, it's a [C#] hungry home.
I .
[G#m] hear the sound of the stranger voices, see the hungry eyes, they're hungry eyes.
Great [C#m] Southern land, great Southern land, they bring you back, back against the [C#] ground.
.
Standing at [A] the limit of an endless ocean, stranded like [F#m] a runaway that lost [B] that sea.
.
Sitting [A] on a rainy day down in the harbor, watching [E] as the grey clouds [B] shatter that baby.
Looking [A] everywhere, [Am] I had to find you, this [E] is not the way that I [B] remember it here.
.
[E] Anyone will tell [A] you it's a prison island, [E] hidden in the summer for a [B] million years.
Great Southern [F#m] land, [C#m] you sleep in the sun, you walk alone.
Feel the coast of time, feel it burn you black, back against the ground.
And the naked world, feel the rocks [C#] dancing.
.
[G#] I hear the sound of the stranger voices, see the hungry eyes, they're hungry eyes.
[C#m] Great Southern land, great Southern land, you walk alone.
.
Primitive man, you walk alone.
Feel the coast of time, and it burn you black, yeah, they burn you black.
.
Great Southern land, great Southern land, great Southern land.
[N]
[B] .
[G#m] [E] [A] .
[E] [B] .
[Am] .
[A] [E] [B] .
Spending [A] half an hour in the ocean, spending like a [Bm] runaway, I lost that TV.
[B] Sitting [A] on a rainy day down in the harbor, watching as the [F#m] grey [B] clouds shatter that baby.
.
[E] Looking [Am] everywhere cause I had to find you, this is not the [B] way that I remember it here.
[E] Anyone will [Am] tell you it's a prison island, hidden [E] in the summer [B] for a million years.
Great Southern [F#m] [C#m] land, the new back.
.
So you look into [A] the land, it will tell you a story, a story [E] about a [B] journey, and a long ago.
.
Listen to [A] the motion of the wind in the mountain, maybe [B] you can hear them talking like I do.
They're [E] gonna betray [Am] you, they're gonna forget you, or you're gonna [E] let them [B] take you over that way.
Great Southern [C#m] land, great Southern land, you walk alone like a primitive man.
.
Everything here, there's sticks and bones, see the hungry eyes, it's a [C#] hungry home.
I .
[G#m] hear the sound of the stranger voices, see the hungry eyes, they're hungry eyes.
Great [C#m] Southern land, great Southern land, they bring you back, back against the [C#] ground.
.
Standing at [A] the limit of an endless ocean, stranded like [F#m] a runaway that lost [B] that sea.
.
Sitting [A] on a rainy day down in the harbor, watching [E] as the grey clouds [B] shatter that baby.
Looking [A] everywhere, [Am] I had to find you, this [E] is not the way that I [B] remember it here.
.
[E] Anyone will tell [A] you it's a prison island, [E] hidden in the summer for a [B] million years.
Great Southern [F#m] land, [C#m] you sleep in the sun, you walk alone.
Feel the coast of time, feel it burn you black, back against the ground.
And the naked world, feel the rocks [C#] dancing.
.
[G#] I hear the sound of the stranger voices, see the hungry eyes, they're hungry eyes.
[C#m] Great Southern land, great Southern land, you walk alone.
.
Primitive man, you walk alone.
Feel the coast of time, and it burn you black, yeah, they burn you black.
.
Great Southern land, great Southern land, great Southern land.
[N]
Key:
B
E
A
Am
C#m
B
E
A
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
Spending [A] half an hour in the ocean, spending like a [Bm] runaway, I lost that TV.
[B] Sitting [A] on a rainy day down in the harbor, watching as the [F#m] grey [B] clouds shatter that baby.
_ .
_ [E] Looking [Am] everywhere cause I had to find you, this is not the [B] way that I remember it here.
[E] Anyone will [Am] tell you it's a prison island, hidden [E] in the summer [B] for a million years.
Great Southern [F#m] [C#m] land, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
the new back.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ So you look into [A] the land, it will tell you a story, a story [E] about a [B] journey, and a long ago.
_ .
Listen to [A] the motion of the wind in the mountain, maybe [B] you can hear them talking like I do.
They're [E] gonna betray [Am] you, they're gonna forget you, or you're gonna [E] let them [B] take you over that way.
Great Southern [C#m] land, _ _ great Southern land, _ _ you walk alone _ like a primitive _ _ man.
_ .
Everything here, _ _ _ _ there's sticks and bones, _ see the hungry eyes, _ _ _ it's a [C#] hungry home.
_ I _ .
_ _ [G#m] _ hear the sound _ of the stranger _ voices, _ see the hungry _ eyes, _ _ they're hungry eyes.
Great [C#m] Southern land, _ _ _ great Southern _ land, _ _ they bring you _ back, _ back against the [C#] ground.
_ _ _ _ .
Standing at [A] the limit of an endless ocean, stranded like [F#m] a runaway that lost [B] that sea.
_ .
Sitting [A] on a rainy day down in the harbor, _ watching [E] as the grey clouds [B] shatter that baby.
Looking [A] everywhere, [Am] I had to find you, this [E] is not the way that I [B] remember it here.
_ .
[E] Anyone will tell [A] you it's a prison island, [E] hidden in the summer for a [B] million years.
Great Southern [F#m] land, _ [C#m] _ you sleep in the sun, _ _ you walk _ alone.
_ _ Feel the coast of time, _ _ feel it burn you black, _ _ _ back against the ground.
_ _ And the naked _ world, _ feel the rocks [C#] dancing.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [G#] I hear the sound _ _ of the stranger voices, _ _ see the hungry _ eyes, _ _ they're hungry eyes.
[C#m] Great Southern land, _ _ _ great Southern _ land, you walk _ alone.
_ _ _ _ .
Primitive man, _ _ you walk _ alone.
_ _ Feel the coast of time, _ _ and it burn you _ black, _ yeah, they burn you _ black.
_ _ .
Great Southern land, _ _ great _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Southern _ land, great _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Southern _ land.
_ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
Spending [A] half an hour in the ocean, spending like a [Bm] runaway, I lost that TV.
[B] Sitting [A] on a rainy day down in the harbor, watching as the [F#m] grey [B] clouds shatter that baby.
_ .
_ [E] Looking [Am] everywhere cause I had to find you, this is not the [B] way that I remember it here.
[E] Anyone will [Am] tell you it's a prison island, hidden [E] in the summer [B] for a million years.
Great Southern [F#m] [C#m] land, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
the new back.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ So you look into [A] the land, it will tell you a story, a story [E] about a [B] journey, and a long ago.
_ .
Listen to [A] the motion of the wind in the mountain, maybe [B] you can hear them talking like I do.
They're [E] gonna betray [Am] you, they're gonna forget you, or you're gonna [E] let them [B] take you over that way.
Great Southern [C#m] land, _ _ great Southern land, _ _ you walk alone _ like a primitive _ _ man.
_ .
Everything here, _ _ _ _ there's sticks and bones, _ see the hungry eyes, _ _ _ it's a [C#] hungry home.
_ I _ .
_ _ [G#m] _ hear the sound _ of the stranger _ voices, _ see the hungry _ eyes, _ _ they're hungry eyes.
Great [C#m] Southern land, _ _ _ great Southern _ land, _ _ they bring you _ back, _ back against the [C#] ground.
_ _ _ _ .
Standing at [A] the limit of an endless ocean, stranded like [F#m] a runaway that lost [B] that sea.
_ .
Sitting [A] on a rainy day down in the harbor, _ watching [E] as the grey clouds [B] shatter that baby.
Looking [A] everywhere, [Am] I had to find you, this [E] is not the way that I [B] remember it here.
_ .
[E] Anyone will tell [A] you it's a prison island, [E] hidden in the summer for a [B] million years.
Great Southern [F#m] land, _ [C#m] _ you sleep in the sun, _ _ you walk _ alone.
_ _ Feel the coast of time, _ _ feel it burn you black, _ _ _ back against the ground.
_ _ And the naked _ world, _ feel the rocks [C#] dancing.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [G#] I hear the sound _ _ of the stranger voices, _ _ see the hungry _ eyes, _ _ they're hungry eyes.
[C#m] Great Southern land, _ _ _ great Southern _ land, you walk _ alone.
_ _ _ _ .
Primitive man, _ _ you walk _ alone.
_ _ Feel the coast of time, _ _ and it burn you _ black, _ yeah, they burn you _ black.
_ _ .
Great Southern land, _ _ great _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Southern _ land, great _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Southern _ land.
_ [N] _ _
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