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Transcribed by Craig Lawton
INTRO: Begin with swelling E octave note : 0x2xxx then strum C Chord for 1 1/2 bars (6 Beats) BASS,DRUMS and HARMONICA solo e-|--------------------------|--------------------------| B-|--------------------------|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| D-|--------------------------|--------------------------| A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|--0--------5-----7--5--7--|--0--------3-----5--3--5--| (Bassline written for normal guitar) VERSE 1: (Starts with Em strum on guitar) There's a road train going nowhere Roads are cut, lines are down We'll be staying at the Roma bar Till that monsoon passes on RIFF 1: GUITAR interlude (TWO guitars, play twice) GUITAR 1 e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|------------4-------2-----------|--------------------------------| A-|--------2---------------4---0---|--------2---5------54---0-------| E-|0---4---------------------------|0---3-----------------------2---| GUITAR 2 e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|----77--------------------------|----55--------------------------| E-|0--0--------0---5---7---5---7---|0--0--------0---3---5---3---5---| VERSE 2: (Starts with Em strum on guitar) The backbone of this country's broken G A G A Em The land is cracked and the land is sore G A G A Em Farmers are hanging on by their fingertips G A G A Em We cursed and stumbled across that shore D CHORUS: G Dm I hear much support for the monarchy G Dm F I hear the Union Jack's to remain, G Dm I see Namatjira in custody Am Em |C C C C |C C D D| I see Truganini's in chains END-CHORUS: (with bassline and Guitar 2 from RIFF 1) And the world won't stand still VERSE 3: (Starts with Em strum on guitar) (Also play RIFF 1, both guitars over top) Blue collar work it don't get you nowhere G A G A Em You just go round and round in debt G A G A Em Somebody's got you on that treadmill, mate G A G A Em And I hope you're not beaten yet D CHORUS: INSTRUMENTAL: e||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G||------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5-------| D||5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------| A||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| [1.______________________________________________________________ e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| G-|------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5------o|| D-|--------------------------------|3------------------------------o|| A-|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| [2.______________________________________________________________ e-|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------| B-|----------------1-----------1---|------------------------1-------| G-|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------| D-|3-------------------------------|------------2---3---------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| (LET Ring) e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5-------| D-|5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|------------4-----------5-------|------------4-----------5-------| D-|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------| A-|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|3-----------1-----------0-------|------------------------3-------| G-|--------------------------------|2-----------0-------------------| D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|1---------------1---3-------1---|--------------------------------| G-|--------0-----------------------|----0---------------0-----------| D-|--------------------------------|------------0---2-------0-------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| FINAL CHORUS: I hear much support for the monarchy I see the Union Jack in flames, let it burn I see Namatjira with dignity I see Truganini's in chains OUTRO: (with bass, drums) And the world won't stand still (with bass, drums, guitar 2 - riff 1) And the world won't stand still (with bass, drums, both guitars - riff 1) And the world won't stand still End on Em strum
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