Burrumbeep Hill
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[Intro]
D (x4)
[Verse 1]
Am Em
Up on Burrumbeep Hill I wait
D
With my back against the stone
Am Em
Wait for my people to come
D
Cross the plain below
C Em
I see kangaroos moving
D
And the eagle flies above
C Em
Only grandfather redgums know
D
A hollow tree to leave my bones
[Verse 2]
Am Em
In the long grass I sleep
D
And the wind it keeps
Am Em
Constant lonely echo
D
Old people are gone
C Em
Missing from this place
D
Still I love them so
C Em
Only grandfather redgums know
D
The songs of long ago
[Chorus]
Am
Up on Burrumbeep Hill
C Em
Up on Burrumbeep Hill
D
I wait
Am
Up on Burrumbeep Hill
C Em D
Up on Burrumbeep Hill
[Instrumental]
| C | Em | D | D | (x2)
[Verse 3]
Am Em
There at last I see them come
D
Cross the plain below
Am Em
Walking like we've done
D
Since the days of long ago
C Em
And I'm glad I'm not alone
D
In this battered land I roam
C Em
In this battered land I roam
D
I'm glad I'm not alone
[Chorus]
Am
Up on Burrumbeep Hill
C Em
Up on Burrumbeep Hill
D
I wait
Am
Up on Burrumbeep Hill
C Em D
Up on Burrumbeep Hill
Am
Up on Burrumbeep Hill
C Em
Up on Burrumbeep Hill
D
I wait
[Outro]
C Em
Only grandfather redgums know
D
The songs of long ago
How to play Burrumbeep Hill
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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