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I Am Australian

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[Verse]
I Ccame from the dream-time, From the Fdusty red-soil Cplains
I am the ancient Amheart, The Fkeeper Gof the Cflame
I stood upon the rocky shores, I Fwatched the Gtall ships Amcome.F  
For Cforty thousand yDmears I've been, The fFirst AusGtraliCan
I Ccame upon the prison ship, Bowed Fdown by iron Cchains
I Amfought the land, endured the lash, And Fwaited Gfor the Crains
I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife, On a Fdry and Gbarren Amrun,F  
A Cconvict, then a Dmfree man, I becFame AustrGaliaCn
I'm the Cdaughter of a digger, Who Fsought the mother Clode.
The Amgirl became a woman, On the Flong and Gdusty Croad.
I'm a child of the Depression, I Fsaw the Ggood times Amcome,F  
I'm a Cbushie, I'm a Dmbattler, I aFm AustGraliCan.
[Chorus]
CWe Care Cone, but we are FmaCny,
CAnd from aAmll the lGands on earth we cCome.
We'll share a  dCream and sing with Fone Cvoice,
"FI Gam, Amyou Gare, we Fare AustGraliCan"
[Verse]
I'm a Cteller of stories, I'm a Fsinger of Csongs,
I am AmAlbert Namatjira, And I Fpaint the Gghostly Cgums.
I'm Clancy on his horse, I'm Ned FKelly Gon the Amrun,F  
I'm the Cone who waltzed MatDmilda, I aFm AustrGaliaCn.
I'm the Chot wind from the desert, I'm the Fblack soil of the Cplains,
I'm the Ammountains and the valleys, I'm the Fdrought and Gflooding Crains.
I am the rock, I am the sky, The Frivers Gwhen they Amrun,F  
The Cspirit of this gDmreat land, I aFm AustrGaliaCn.
[Chorus]
CWe Care Cone, but we are FmaCny,
CAnd from Amall the Glands on earth we Ccome.
We'll share a  Cdream and sing with oFne vCoice,
"FI Gam, Amyou Gare, we Fare AustGraliCan"
"FI Gam, Amyou Gare, we Fare AustGraliCan"

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I Am Australian

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I Am Australian

by The Seekers

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[Verse]

C F C

I came from the dream-time, From the dusty red-soil plains

Am F G C

I am the ancient heart, The keeper of the flame

F G Am F

I stood upon the rocky shores, I watched the tall ships come.

C Dm F G C

For forty thousand years I've been, The first Australian

C F C

I came upon the prison ship, Bowed down by iron chains

Am F G C

I fought the land, endured the lash, And waited for the rains

F G Am F

I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife, On a dry and barren run,

C Dm F G C

A convict, then a free man, I became Australian

C F C

I'm the daughter of a digger, Who sought the mother lode.

Am F G C

The girl became a woman, On the long and dusty road.

F G Am F

I'm a child of the Depression, I saw the good times come,

C Dm F G C

I'm a bushie, I'm a battler, I am Australian.

[Chorus]

C C C F C

We are one, but we are many,

C Am G C

And from all the lands on earth we come.

C F C

We'll share a dream and sing with one voice,

F G Am G F G C

"I am, you are, we are Australian"

[Verse]

C F C

I'm a teller of stories, I'm a singer of songs,

Am F G C

I am Albert Namatjira, And I paint the ghostly gums.

F G Am F

I'm Clancy on his horse, I'm Ned Kelly on the run,

C Dm F G C

I'm the one who waltzed Matilda, I am Australian.

C F C

I'm the hot wind from the desert, I'm the black soil of the plains,

Am F G C

I'm the mountains and the valleys, I'm the drought and flooding rains.

F G Am F

I am the rock, I am the sky, The rivers when they run,

C Dm F G C

The spirit of this great land, I am Australian.

[Chorus]

C C C F C

We are one, but we are many,

C Am G C

And from all the lands on earth we come.

C F C

We'll share a dream and sing with one voice,

F G Am G F G C

"I am, you are, we are Australian"

F G Am G F G C

"I am, you are, we are Australian"

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