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I Am You Are We Are Australian - The Seekers

I Am You Are We Are Australian

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C F C

I came from the dreamtime, 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.

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.

Em Am F C

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

F C Am G F G C

"I am, you are, we are Australian"

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.

C C F C

We are one, but we are many,

C Am G C

And from all the lands on earth we come.

Em Am F C

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

F C Am G F G C

"I am, you are, we are Australian"

F C Am G F G C

"I am, you are, we are Australian"

How to play I Am You Are We Are Australian

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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