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[INTO/CHORUS]
We are Gone
But we are Cmany
And from Emall the lands on earth we Gcome
We'll share a dream
And sing with Cone voice
CI am, Eyou are, Cwe are GAustralian
[VERSE]
GI came from the Bbdream-time
From the Gdusty reBbd-soil plains
I am Gthe ancienBbt heart
The Gkeeper of Bbthe flame
I stGood upon tBbhe rocky shores
I waGtched the Bbtall ships come
For Gforty thouBbsand years I've been
The Gfirst AustBbralian
I caGme upon thBbe prison ship
BounGd down by Bbiron chains
I foGught the lBband, endured the lash
And Gwaited for Bbthe rains
I'm Ga settler, BbI'm a farmer's wife
On a Gdry and bBbarren run
A coGnvict then Bba free man
I beGcame AustrBbalian
I'm Gthe daughtBber of a digger
Who Gsought the Bbmother lode
The Ggirl becamBbe a woman
on tGhe long anBbd dusty road
I'm Ga child of Bbthe depression
I saGw the good Bbtimes come
I'm Ga bushy I'Bbm a battler
             G          Bb   C[vamp]
I am Australian.
[CHORUS]
We are Gone
But we are Cmany
And from Emall the lands on earth we Gcome
We'll share a dream
And sing with Cone voice
CI am, Eyou are, Cwe are GAustralian
[VERSE]
I'm Ga teller oBbf stories
I'm Ga singer oBbf songs
I am GAlbert NaBbmatjira
And GI paint thBbe ghostly gums
I'm GClancy on Bbhis horse
I'm GNed Kelly Bbon the run
I'm Gthe one whBbo waltzed Matilda
I am GAustraliaBbn
I'm Gthe hot wiBbnd from the desert
I'm Gthe black Bbsoil of the plains
I'm Gthe mountaBbins and the valleys
I'm Gthe droughBbt and flooding rains
I am Gthe rock, BbI am the sky
The Grivers wheBbn they run
The Gspirit of Bbthis great land
             G        Bb   C[vamp]
I am Australian.
[CHORUS]
We are Gone
But we are Cmany
And from Emall the lands on earth we Gcome
We'll share a dream
And sing with Cone voice
CI am, Eyou are, Cwe are GAustralian
[SOLO]
G  Bb    x7
C [vamp 2 bars] F [VAMP 2 Bar]
[CHORUS]
We are Gone
But we are Cmany
And from Emall the lands on earth we Gcome
We'll share a dream
And sing with Cone voice
CI am, Eyou are, Cwe are GAustralian
G  Bb  x2
We are Gone
But we are Cmany
And from Emall the lands on earth we Gcome
We'll share a dream
And sing with Cone voice
CI am, Eyou are, Cwe are DAustrGalian
    G         Bb

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I Am Australian

by Rai Thistlethwayte

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[INTO/CHORUS]

We are one

But we are many

Em G

And from all the lands on earth we come

We'll share a dream

And sing with one voice

C E C G

I am, you are, we are Australian

[VERSE]

G Bb

I came from the dream-time

G Bb

From the dusty red-soil plains

G Bb

I am the ancient heart

G Bb

The keeper of the flame

G Bb

I stood upon the rocky shores

G Bb

I watched the tall ships come

G Bb

For forty thousand years I've been

G Bb

The first Australian

G Bb

I came upon the prison ship

G Bb

Bound down by iron chains

G Bb

I fought the land, endured the lash

G Bb

And waited for the rains

G Bb

I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife

G Bb

On a dry and barren run

G Bb

A convict then a free man

G Bb

I became Australian

G Bb

I'm the daughter of a digger

G Bb

Who sought the mother lode

G Bb

The girl became a woman

G Bb

on the long and dusty road

G Bb

I'm a child of the depression

G Bb

I saw the good times come

G Bb

I'm a bushy I'm a battler

G Bb C

[vamp]

I am Australian.

[CHORUS]

We are one

But we are many

Em G

And from all the lands on earth we come

We'll share a dream

And sing with one voice

C E C G

I am, you are, we are Australian

[VERSE]

G Bb

I'm a teller of stories

G Bb

I'm a singer of songs

G Bb

I am Albert Namatjira

G Bb

And I paint the ghostly gums

G Bb

I'm Clancy on his horse

G Bb

I'm Ned Kelly on the run

G Bb

I'm the one who waltzed Matilda

G Bb

I am Australian

G Bb

I'm the hot wind from the desert

G Bb

I'm the black soil of the plains

G Bb

I'm the mountains and the valleys

G Bb

I'm the drought and flooding rains

G Bb

I am the rock, I am the sky

G Bb

The rivers when they run

G Bb

The spirit of this great land

G Bb C

[vamp]

I am Australian.

[CHORUS]

We are one

But we are many

Em G

And from all the lands on earth we come

We'll share a dream

And sing with one voice

C E C G

I am, you are, we are Australian

[SOLO]

G Bb x7

C [vamp 2 bars] F [VAMP 2 Bar]

[CHORUS]

We are one

But we are many

Em G

And from all the lands on earth we come

We'll share a dream

And sing with one voice

C E C G

I am, you are, we are Australian

G Bb x2

We are one

But we are many

Em G

And from all the lands on earth we come

We'll share a dream

And sing with one voice

C E C D G

I am, you are, we are Australian

G Bb

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