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Warakurna

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[INTRO]
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------0---2-------------0---------------------------------------|
D-|---4-----------0-------------0-----0-----0---0-----0-------------|
A-|-----------------4---2---------4-----4---------4-----4-0---------|
E-|-2-------------------------------5-----5---------5-------2-------|
[VERSE]
F#mthere Gis enoAugh
F#mthere Gis enoAugh for everyone
F#mthere Gis enoAugh
F#mthere Gis enoAugh, in Redfern as there is in Alice
F#mthere Gis enoAugh, this is not the Buckingham palace
F#mthere Gis enoAugh
Gthis is the crown land
      F#m        G     Athis is the brown land
      F#m        G     AtGhis is not our land
F#m   G     A
[CHORUS]
Gsome folks Dlive in Gwater Dtanks
Gsome folks Dlive in Ared brick CflatsD  
[VERSE]
F#mthere Gis enoAugh, the law is carved in granite
F#mthere Gis enoAugh, it's been shaped by wind and rain
F#mthere Gis enoAugh, white law could be wrong
F#mthere Gis enoAugh, black law must be strong
F#m   G     A
[CHORUS]
GWaraDkurna, Gcars will Droll
Gdon't drink Dby the AwaterChole
Gcourt fines Don the Gshopfront Dwall
Gbeat the gDrog and Asave your GsoGulD  
some people GlaGughD, some never GlGearnBm  
this land must change or land must GbuGrnD  
some people GslGeepD, some people GyeGarnBm  
this land must change or land must bGurGnD  
[VERSE with INTRO x4]
diesel and GduGst  Dis what we GbrGeatDhe
this land don't GcGhaDnge and we don't   G  GleDave
some people GliGveD, some never GdGieBm  
this land don't change, this land must GliGeD  
some people GleGaveD, always rGetGurBmn
this land must change or land must GbuGrnD  
[CHORUS]
GWaraDkurna, Gcamels Droam
Gfires are Dwarm and Adogs are Ccold
Gnot since DLassiGter was Dhere
Gblack man's Dgot a Alot to GfeGarD  
some people GlaGughD, some never GleGarnBm  
this land must change or land must GbuGrnD  
some people GslGeepD, some people GyeGarnBm  
this land must change or land must bGurGnBm  
this land must change or land must bGurGnD  
[G G D sequnce until end]

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Warakurna

by Midnight Oil

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F#m

[INTRO]

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

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

G-|-------0---2-------------0---------------------------------------|

D-|---4-----------0-------------0-----0-----0---0-----0-------------|

A-|-----------------4---2---------4-----4---------4-----4-0---------|

E-|-2-------------------------------5-----5---------5-------2-------|

[VERSE]

F#m G A

there is enough

F#m G A

there is enough for everyone

F#m G A

there is enough

F#m G A

there is enough, in Redfern as there is in Alice

F#m G A

there is enough, this is not the Buckingham palace

F#m G A

there is enough

this is the crown land

F#m G A

this is the brown land

F#m G A G

this is not our land

F#m G A

[CHORUS]

G D G D

some folks live in water tanks

G D A C D

some folks live in red brick flats

[VERSE]

F#m G A

there is enough, the law is carved in granite

F#m G A

there is enough, it's been shaped by wind and rain

F#m G A

there is enough, white law could be wrong

F#m G A

there is enough, black law must be strong

F#m G A

[CHORUS]

G D G D

Warakurna, cars will roll

G D A C

don't drink by the waterhole

G D G D

court fines on the shopfront wall

G D A G G D

beat the grog and save your soul

G G D G G Bm

some people laugh, some never learn

G G D

this land must change or land must burn

G G D G G Bm

some people sleep, some people yearn

G G D

this land must change or land must burn

[VERSE with INTRO x4]

G G D G G D

diesel and dust is what we breathe

G G D G G D

this land don't change and we don't leave

G G D G G Bm

some people live, some never die

G G D

this land don't change, this land must lie

G G D G G Bm

some people leave, always return

G G D

this land must change or land must burn

[CHORUS]

G D G D

Warakurna, camels roam

G D A C

fires are warm and dogs are cold

G D G D

not since Lassiter was here

G D A G G D

black man's got a lot to fear

G G D G G Bm

some people laugh, some never learn

G G D

this land must change or land must burn

G G D G G Bm

some people sleep, some people yearn

G G Bm

this land must change or land must burn

G G D

this land must change or land must burn

[G G D sequnce until end]

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