I Am Australian (Mr G's Version) q = 60
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q = 60
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came from the dream- time,
from the dus - ty red soil plains,
I
am the an -cient he art, I'm the
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keep- er of the flame,
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I stood up -on the rock -y
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shore, I watched thetall ships come,
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For for - ty thou -sand years I've been the
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first Aus - tra - li
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We are
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all
the lands on Earth we
but we are
ma
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ny,
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one,
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and from
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come,
we share a
dream,
and sing with
one
voice,
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I
am,
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are,
we
are
Aus - tra - li
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- an.
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I came on the pri - son ship, I'm the daughter of a dig ger,
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acoustic guitar only
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You
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bound down by ir - on chains, who sought the moth - er lode,
simile
band joins in first time only
Icleared the land, en dured the lash, The girl be came a wom an,
andwait ed for the rains, on the longand dust y road,
I'm a sett ler,I'm a farm er's wife on a dry andbar ren run, I'm a child of the de press ion, I sawthe good timescome,
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A con - vinct then a free man, I'm a bush - y, I'm a battl - er,
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ma - ny,
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andfrom all
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I be -came Aus - tra - li - an. I am Aus - tra - li - an.
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the lands on Earth we come,
we are one,
but we are
we share a
dream,
and sing with
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one
voice,
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I
am,
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tel -ler
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of sto -ries,
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are,
we
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of songs,
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gentle
are Aus - tra - li
- an.
I'm a
simile
I'm a sing - er
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You
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I am Al -bert Nam a- - tjir - a,
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I paint
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the ghost - ly gums,
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G
I am
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Clan -cy on his horse,I'm Ned Kel - ly on the run,
I'm the one who waltzed Ma-til -da,
I
am
Aus-tra - li - an.
I'mthe
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hot wind from the des - ert, I'm theblack soil of the plains, I'm themoun- tains and the val -leys, I'm thedrought and flood - ing rains,
I
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am the rock I
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riv - ers when they run,
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an.
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but we are
ma
we share a
dream,
and sing with one
I
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come,
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We are o ne,
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spi - rit of this great land,
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A‹
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am the sky, the
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voice,
andfrom
all
the lands on Earth we
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am
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am,
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we
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am,
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are,
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we
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are
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