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[Intro]
A Em A Em A
D F#m G A
[Verse]
Are you prDoud white Australians whF#merever you are?
DBeer in your hand and your eAlbow on the bar
DAll you people from F#mDarwin to the south
With your bGlue faded jeans and a jAoint in your mouth
YoDung sophisticates F#mmaking the scene
At the LiGon Hotel in your rAolled up jeans
DSomething going on, we're F#mall implied
LGast night another pickiAninny died
G A
D F#m G A
In the diDrt filled gutters on the cF#mold concrete
At the nGightclub end of HAindley Street
Sit dDusky young ladies leF#marning the rules
From dGrunks and traps and the hAard knocks school
DMilky brown eyes from dF#mrinking all day
Till it's tGime at the Carrington CabAaret
DDown at the port a sF#mick black mum
GRings for a taxi but the tAaxi won't come
G A
G D A
BmIt's probably too painful for F#mus to understand
But tGwo hundred yeAars ago we oveDrran their laAnd
DDreamtime's just a niAghtmare nBmow, an alcF#moholic sleep
AuGstralia land of thAings to do have yGou got time to wAeepD  A  D  A  D  A  
D F#m G A
Oh our gDreat free land of fF#mire and rain
WGhite man's wealth and blAack man's pain
You've Dgot to be white if you wF#mant to get in
It's the blGack man's country but the wAhite man's in
Too utDter distasteful for civiF#mlized man
GHide them away in ArnhAem Land
DShake your head and sF#may "That's that"
As you kGick away the bottles on PAinky flat
D A Em A D A
BmIt's probably too painful for F#mus to understand
But tGwo hundred yeAars ago we oveDrran their laAnd
BmDreamtime's just a nigAhtmare nBmow, an alcF#moholic sleep
AuGstralia land of thAings to do have yGou got time to wAeep
[Outro]
G A G A

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Carrington Cabaret

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F#m

[Intro]

A Em A Em A

D F#m G A

[Verse]

D F#m

Are you proud white Australians wherever you are?

D A

Beer in your hand and your elbow on the bar

D F#m

All you people from Darwin to the south

G A

With your blue faded jeans and a joint in your mouth

D F#m

Young sophisticates making the scene

G A

At the Lion Hotel in your rolled up jeans

D F#m

Something going on, we're all implied

G A

Last night another pickininny died

G A

D F#m G A

D F#m

In the dirt filled gutters on the cold concrete

G A

At the nightclub end of Hindley Street

D F#m

Sit dusky young ladies learning the rules

G A

From drunks and traps and the hard knocks school

D F#m

Milky brown eyes from drinking all day

G A

Till it's time at the Carrington Cabaret

D F#m

Down at the port a sick black mum

G A

Rings for a taxi but the taxi won't come

G A

G D A

Bm F#m

It's probably too painful for us to understand

G A D A

But two hundred years ago we overran their land

D A Bm F#m

Dreamtime's just a nightmare now, an alcoholic sleep

G A G A D A D A D A

Australia land of things to do have you got time to weep

D F#m G A

D F#m

Oh our great free land of fire and rain

G A

White man's wealth and black man's pain

D F#m

You've got to be white if you want to get in

G A

It's the black man's country but the white man's in

D F#m

Too utter distasteful for civilized man

G A

Hide them away in Arnhem Land

D F#m

Shake your head and say "That's that"

G A

As you kick away the bottles on Pinky flat

D A Em A D A

Bm F#m

It's probably too painful for us to understand

G A D A

But two hundred years ago we overran their land

Bm A Bm F#m

Dreamtime's just a nightmare now, an alcoholic sleep

G A G A

Australia land of things to do have you got time to weep

[Outro]

G A G A

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