{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2808113,"song":"Australia","artist":"Folk On","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11638553-australia-chords-by-folk-on/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2808113?type=chord","rating":0.09371,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Asus2[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn 1792 in old London Town[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe Cornfoot's were a-starving as the snow lay on the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd so in desperation Jimmy Cornfoot stole some bread[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut not just any bread, it were Hovis Best o' Both[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Asus2[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nJimmy was arrested and dragged off to the court[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNot the one with tennis but the, you know, legal sort[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe judge roared \"Transportation\", Jimmy quivered in the stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\"I'm sending you twelve thousand miles to Van Diemen's land\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen a year and a day afer Jimmy sailed away[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis brother Brian got a letter one cold winter's day[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd his heart began to warm as he opended it and read[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe words from his dear brother and this is what it said:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia![/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's the land of golden beaches, bright blue skies and crystal seas[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia![/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you just ignore the bushfires it's the place to be\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBrian Cornfoot thought \"You know, well that's the place for me,\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo he stole a rich man's horse and crashed it straight into a tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe judge roared \"Transportation\", Brian smiled back from the stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\"I'm sending you twelve thousand miles to Van Diemen's land\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen a year and a day afer Brian sailed away[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis sister Connie got a letter one cold winter's day[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd her heart began to warm as she opended it and read[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe words from her dear brother and this is what it said:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia![/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's the land of golden beaches, bright blue skies and crystal seas[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia![/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you just ignore the bushfires, deadly spiders, poisonous snakes it's the place to be\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nConnie Cornfoot thought \"You know, well I want some o' that\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo she punched a policeman in the face and peed into his hat[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe judge roared \"Transportation\", Connie sniggered in the stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\"I'm sending you twelve thousand miles to Van Diemen's land\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen a year and a day afer Connie sailed away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMother Cornfoot got a letter one cold winter's day[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd her heart began to warm as she opended it and read[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe words from her dear daugher and this is what it said:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia![/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's the land of golden beaches, bright blue skies and crystal seas[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia![/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you just ignore the bushfires, deadly spiders, poisonous snakes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nvicious croccodiles and sting-rays it's the place to be\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGentle Mother Cornfoot thought \"I need to join the kids\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo she rang a neighbour's doorbell and then ran away and hid[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut found behind a lamppost she was dragged off to the stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhere the judge roared \"Mother Cornfoot, for this crime you'll surely hang!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe hangman said \"Today's the day you'll swing here in the breeze\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMother Cornfoot took a breath and sank down on her knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHer eyes fixed on the masses that had come to see her dead[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe raised her voice up to the skies and this is what she said:[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\nN.C.\r\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia!\r\nN.C.\r\nIt's the land of golden beaches, bright blue skies and crystal seas\r\nN.C.\r\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia!\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you just ignore the bushfires, deadly spiders, poisonous snakes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nvicious crocodiles and sting-rays, lethal jellyfish and sharks,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDannii Minogue it's the place to be\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia![/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's the land of golden beaches, bright blue skies and crystal seas[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia![/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you just ignore Australia it's the place to be\"[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nAm Asus2 Asus4 Am x2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\nAm Asus2 Asus4 Am\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\nN.C.\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia!\nN.C.\nIt's the land of golden beaches, bright blue skies and crystal seas\nN.C.\n\"Oh Australia! Oh Australia!\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Am","Asus2","Asus4","G","Em","F","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}