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Long Run

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[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
You Emlook out your window at the Dcold grey dawn
It's Aseven o'clock on a EmMonday morning
Pour a cup of coffee, Dbetter make it a strAong oneA  G  
WeatEmher man on the Dradio says it's Agonna rain
And it's Emgonna to blow
It'll Embe all right, it'll Dbe all right
it'll Abe all right in the Emlong run
[Instrumental]
Em D A
Em D A
[Verse]
AustEmralia marched out of DVietnam
AOut in the streets against EmUncle Sam
We won the fightD, it was a Along oneA  G  
UraEmnium demo the Dother day
AOne of my mates got Emdragged away
As they slammed the door I Dheard her say
It'll Abe all right in the long run
[Verse]
ItalEmian bloke who works wDith me
AWe swap laughs and companyEm  
And he Dslapped me on the Aback He said "You're Awrong, Gson
AThis isn't the land EmI was told it would be
It's not so equal and it's Dnot so free"
But itEm'll be all right, itG'll be Dall right, it'All be all right in the long run"
N.C
It'll be all right, it'll be all right
N.C
It'll be all right in the long run
N.C
It'll be all right, it'll be all right
N.C
It'll be all right in the long run
N.C
It'll be all right, it'll be all right
N.C
It'll be all right in the long run
N.C
It'll be all right, it'll be all right
N.C
It'll be all right in the long run
N.C
It'll be all right, it'll be all right
N.C
It'll be all right in the long run
N.C
It'll be all right, it'll be all right
N.C
It'll be all right in the long run
[Verse]
   EmFrom the shadow of history a Dconvict screams
The Ashearers curse, the Empeople dream
We've taken some right turnsD  
They've been the wrong Aones
EmTroop ships leave and the Dheadlines blaze
AusAtralia remembers Emhappier days
Faith lives on within Dthe haze
It'll Abe all right in the long run
[Verse]
So you Emsit in your camp and you Dstare at the fire
The Adoubts drop away as the Emhope get higher
And you sing to yourself It'll Dbe all right
It'll Abe all right in the Emlong run
[Verse]
And the sun gives ground to a Dlong cold night
AScrew up your courage for anEmother fight
But you know in your heart It'll Dbe all right
It'll Abe all right in the long run
[Outro]
N.C
And the sun streams in with power and might
N.C
And you look at your kids in a different light
N.C
And you know in your heart as you kiss them goodnight
N.C
It'll be all right in the long run

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Long Run

by Redgum

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Em D

You look out your window at the cold grey dawn

A Em

It's seven o'clock on a Monday morning

D A A G

Pour a cup of coffee, better make it a strong one

Em D A

Weather man on the radio says it's gonna rain

And it's gonna to blow

Em D

It'll be all right, it'll be all right

A Em

it'll be all right in the long run

[Instrumental]

Em D A

[Verse]

Em D

Australia marched out of Vietnam

A Em

Out in the streets against Uncle Sam

D A A G

We won the fight, it was a long one

Em D

Uranium demo the other day

A Em

One of my mates got dragged away

As they slammed the door I heard her say

It'll be all right in the long run

[Verse]

Em D

Italian bloke who works with me

A Em

We swap laughs and company

D A A G

And he slapped me on the back He said "You're wrong, son

A Em

This isn't the land I was told it would be

It's not so equal and it's not so free"

Em G D A

But it'll be all right, it'll be all right, it'll be all right in the long run"

N.C

It'll be all right, it'll be all right

N.C

It'll be all right in the long run

N.C

It'll be all right, it'll be all right

N.C

It'll be all right in the long run

N.C

It'll be all right, it'll be all right

N.C

It'll be all right in the long run

N.C

It'll be all right, it'll be all right

N.C

It'll be all right in the long run

N.C

It'll be all right, it'll be all right

N.C

It'll be all right in the long run

N.C

It'll be all right, it'll be all right

N.C

It'll be all right in the long run

[Verse]

Em D

From the shadow of history a convict screams

A Em

The shearers curse, the people dream

We've taken some right turns

They've been the wrong ones

Em D

Troop ships leave and the headlines blaze

A Em

Australia remembers happier days

Faith lives on within the haze

It'll be all right in the long run

[Verse]

Em D

So you sit in your camp and you stare at the fire

A Em

The doubts drop away as the hope get higher

And you sing to yourself It'll be all right

A Em

It'll be all right in the long run

[Verse]

And the sun gives ground to a long cold night

A Em

Screw up your courage for another fight

But you know in your heart It'll be all right

It'll be all right in the long run

[Outro]

N.C

And the sun streams in with power and might

N.C

And you look at your kids in a different light

N.C

And you know in your heart as you kiss them goodnight

N.C

It'll be all right in the long run

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