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Great Southern Land

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

I've written these chords as A, B, C#m, but this is only because this is how I often see 
them written down. They are the "open" chords A5/E, B5, C#5.
    A5/E   B5   C#5    G#m - play this as a barre chord straight down from C#5
e|----------------------4-----|
B|----------------------4-----|
G|---2-----4-----6------4-----|
D|---2-----4-----6------6-----|
A|---------2-----4------6-----|
E|----------------------4-----|
This is the original key, but good luck if you can hit these notes in performance. I 
capo this up to 7 to make it singable. To get the sound of the original chords you really 
need to use the open chord method above, and it's really easy too!
Also, 8.5 bars of A5 is not advised unless you have a keyboard or lead guitar doing the 
proper intro.
[Intro]
|    A|     |     |     |     |     |     |
|  A   B|     |    A|     |    B|     |    A|
|
| B   |  Standing ...
[Verse 1]
Standing at the lAimit of an endless ocean
stranded like a Brunaway, lost at sea
sitting on a Arainy day down in the harbor
watching as the Bgrey clouds shadow the bay
looking everyAwhere 'cause I had to find you
this is not the Bway that I remember it here
anyone will Atell you it's a prisoner island
hidden in the Bsummer for a million years
Great Southern LC#mand, burned you black
So you look into the Aland and it will tell you a story
story 'bout a Bjourney ended long ago
if you listen to the Amotion of the wind in the mountains
maybe you can Bhear them talking like I do
". . they're gonna beAtray you, they're gonna forget you
are you gonna let them Btake you over that way . ."
Great Southern LC#mand, Great Southern Land
you walk alone, like a primitive man
and they make it work, with sticks and bones,
see their hungry eyes, it's a hungry home.
    G#mI hear the sound, of the stranger's voices,
I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes
Great Southern C#mLand, Great Southern Land
they burned you black, black against the ground
Standing at the lAimit of an endless ocean
stranded like a Brunaway, lost at sea
sitting on a Arainy day down in the harbor
watching as the Bgrey clouds shadow the bay
looking everyAwhere .... I had to find you
this is not the Bway that I remember it here
anyone will Atell you it's a prisoner island
hidden in the Bsummer for a million years
Great Southern C#mLand, in the sleeping sun
you walk alone with the ghost of time
they burned you black, black against the ground
and they make it work with rocks and sand
    G#mI hear the sound, of the stranger's voices,
I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes
Great Southern C#mLand, Great Southern Land
you walk alone, like a primitive man
you walk alone with the ghost of time
and they burned you black
yeah, they burned you black
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land...

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Great Southern Land

by Icehouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

G#m

I've written these chords as A, B, C#m, but this is only because this is how I often see

them written down. They are the "open" chords A5/E, B5, C#5.

A5/E B5 C#5 G#m - play this as a barre chord straight down from C#5

e|----------------------4-----|

B|----------------------4-----|

G|---2-----4-----6------4-----|

D|---2-----4-----6------6-----|

A|---------2-----4------6-----|

E|----------------------4-----|

This is the original key, but good luck if you can hit these notes in performance. I

capo this up to 7 to make it singable. To get the sound of the original chords you really

need to use the open chord method above, and it's really easy too!

Also, 8.5 bars of A5 is not advised unless you have a keyboard or lead guitar doing the

proper intro.

[Intro]

| | | | | | | |

A B A B A

| | | | | | | |

| B | Standing ...

[Verse 1]

Standing at the limit of an endless ocean

stranded like a runaway, lost at sea

sitting on a rainy day down in the harbor

watching as the grey clouds shadow the bay

looking everywhere 'cause I had to find you

this is not the way that I remember it here

anyone will tell you it's a prisoner island

hidden in the summer for a million years

C#m

Great Southern Land, burned you black

So you look into the land and it will tell you a story

story 'bout a journey ended long ago

if you listen to the motion of the wind in the mountains

maybe you can hear them talking like I do

". . they're gonna betray you, they're gonna forget you

are you gonna let them take you over that way . ."

C#m

Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land

you walk alone, like a primitive man

and they make it work, with sticks and bones,

see their hungry eyes, it's a hungry home.

G#m

I hear the sound, of the stranger's voices,

I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes

C#m

Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land

they burned you black, black against the ground

Standing at the limit of an endless ocean

stranded like a runaway, lost at sea

sitting on a rainy day down in the harbor

watching as the grey clouds shadow the bay

looking everywhere .... I had to find you

this is not the way that I remember it here

anyone will tell you it's a prisoner island

hidden in the summer for a million years

C#m

Great Southern Land, in the sleeping sun

you walk alone with the ghost of time

they burned you black, black against the ground

and they make it work with rocks and sand

G#m

I hear the sound, of the stranger's voices,

I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes

C#m

Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land

you walk alone, like a primitive man

you walk alone with the ghost of time

and they burned you black

yeah, they burned you black

Great Southern Land

Great Southern Land...

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