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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 2

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1st Verse 
   GWho'd like to Cchange the Gworld
   GWho wants to Cshoot the cGurl
   DWho gets to Cwork for Gbread
   DWho wants to Cget aEmhead
   GWho hands out Cequal Grights
   GWho starts and Cends that Gfight
   DAnd not not Crant and Grave
   DOr Cend up a EmslaveD  
   GWho can make Chard won Ggains
   GFall like the Csummer Grain
   DNow every Cman must Gbe
   DWhat his Clife can Embe
 So Cdon't Dcall, Emme, the Ctune, I will walk aGway
Break: Repeat x3
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-----2---3-2-0-2|
E|-3-3---3--------|
Em D
2nd Verse: 
  GWho want's to Cplease everGyone
  GWho says it Call can be Gdone
  DStill sit up Con that Gfence
  DNo-one I've Cheard of Emyet
  GDon't call me CbabyG  
  GDon't talk in CmaybeGs
  DDon't talk liCke has-beGens
  DSing it like Cit should EmbeD  
  GWho laughs at the Cnagging douGbt
  GLying on a Cneon Gshroud
  DJust gotta Ctouch somGeone
  DI want to CbeEm  
 So dCon't Dcall, Emme, the Ctune, I will walk away
 CDon't Dcall, Emme, the Ctune, I will walk away
 CDon't Dcall, Emme, the Ctune, I will walk Gaway
Break: Repeat x3
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-----2---3-2-0-2|
E|-3-3---3--------|
Em D
 Bridge:
 Am   C   D
 Am   C   Am   C   D
 Am   C   Am   C   D
 Am   C   D
Chorus:
  GOne     C       G  Fcountry
  GOne     C     Gcountry
  AmOne     C       Am  Fcountry
  AmOne     C       Dcountry
  GWho wants to Csit aGroundF  
 (One                    country)
  GTurn it Cup turn it Gdown
 (One                    country)
  AmOnly a Cman can AmbeF  
 (One                  country)
  AmWhat his Clife can DbeF  
 (One                     country)
  GOne vision        C     GonFe people
 (One                    country)
  GOne landCmass           Gwe are defenceless
 (One                    country)
         Am          C        Am    FWe have 
 (One                  country)
  AmA lifelinCeD  F  
 (One                     country)
  GOne CoceaGn, one Fpolicy
  GSeabCed lGies    
  One Ampassion, one mCovement, one iAmnstant, one dFifference
  One Amlifetime, Cone understDanding 
  GHey Chey hey-heGy, one coFuntry
 (One                    country)
  GYeah yeaCh yeah yeah Gyeah, one country
 (One                    country)
  AmI tell Cyou, it'Ams one Fcountry
 (One                  country)
  AmHey hey hCey-hey heDyF  
 (One                     country)
  GYeah one, oneC, oneG  F  
 (One                    country)
  GOne, oneC, one, one Gcountry
 (One                    country)
  AmOne,           C        Am    Fone 
 (One                  country)
  AmUnderstanCdingD  F  
 (One                     country)
Outro:
  GTransgCressionG, redemFption
  GOne isCland blue, Gour placemat
 AmOne firCmamentAm, one Felement 
 AmOne moCment, one Dfusion, yFes and one Gtime

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One Country

by Midnight Oil

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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1st Verse

G C G

Who'd like to change the world

G C G

Who wants to shoot the curl

D C G

Who gets to work for bread

D C Em

Who wants to get ahead

G C G

Who hands out equal rights

G C G

Who starts and ends that fight

D C G

And not not rant and rave

D C Em D

Or end up a slave

G C G

Who can make hard won gains

G C G

Fall like the summer rain

D C G

Now every man must be

D C Em

What his life can be

C D Em C G

So don't call, me, the tune, I will walk away

Break: Repeat x3

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|-----2---3-2-0-2|

E|-3-3---3--------|

Em D

2nd Verse:

G C G

Who want's to please everyone

G C G

Who says it all can be done

D C G

Still sit up on that fence

D C Em

No-one I've heard of yet

G C G

Don't call me baby

G C G

Don't talk in maybes

D C G

Don't talk like has-beens

D C Em D

Sing it like it should be

G C G

Who laughs at the nagging doubt

G C G

Lying on a neon shroud

D C G

Just gotta touch someone

D C Em

I want to be

C D Em C

So don't call, me, the tune, I will walk away

C D Em C

Don't call, me, the tune, I will walk away

C D Em C G

Don't call, me, the tune, I will walk away

Break: Repeat x3

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|-----2---3-2-0-2|

E|-3-3---3--------|

Em D

Bridge:

Am C D

Am C Am C D

Am C D

Chorus:

G C G F

One country

G C G

One country

Am C Am F

One country

Am C D

One country

G C G F

Who wants to sit around

(One country)

G C G

Turn it up turn it down

(One country)

Am C Am F

Only a man can be

(One country)

Am C D F

What his life can be

(One country)

G C G F

One vision one people

(One country)

G C G

One landmass we are defenceless

(One country)

Am C Am F

We have

(One country)

Am C D F

A lifeline

(One country)

G C G F

One ocean, one policy

G C G

Seabed lies

Am C Am F

One passion, one movement, one instant, one difference

Am C D

One lifetime, one understanding

G C G F

Hey hey hey-hey, one country

(One country)

G C G

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, one country

(One country)

Am C Am F

I tell you, it's one country

(One country)

Am C D F

Hey hey hey-hey hey

(One country)

G C G F

Yeah one, one, one

(One country)

G C G

One, one, one, one country

(One country)

Am C Am F

One, one

(One country)

Am C D F

Understanding

(One country)

Outro:

G C G F

Transgression, redemption

G C G

One island blue, our placemat

Am C Am F

One firmament, one element

Am C D F G

One moment, one fusion, yes and one time

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