Graeme Connors - The great australian dream

I turned ^D(add9)west in search of something I'd ^G6never seen before, ^D(add9) The kind of vision Splendid ^G6Banjo saw. With a ^Asusfresh roll in my ^Acamera and an ^Bmeye for things u^Gnique, ^D I left my ^D/Dbmobile ^Bmphone at home^Bm/A and went ^Goutback ^Afor a ^D(add9)week.

I stood be^D(add9)neath the Tree of Knowledge, let my im^G6agination run, ^D(add9) Way back to the Great Shearer's Strike of '^G691. And as I ^Asusquietly contem^Aplated all that ^Bmtragic history^G, A ^Dtour bus ^D/Dbfull of ^Bmkids from the ^Bm/Acity pulled ^Gup in ^Afront of ^Dme.

And its ^Gbaseball caps on backwards like they ^Dwear 'em in LA, ^A Coca Cola, Nike shoes and ^DOakley shades. Here in the ^Gmiddle of the Heartland, I ^Dfeel I'm caught be^Gtween ^D(2)Beverley Hills 90^G210 and the ^AsusGreat Australian ^D(add9)Dream. ^{G6 D(add9) G6}

Thought I'd ^D(add9)try a new direction down the ^G6Barcoo, headed south, To the ^D(add9)town built round the Black Stump and ^G6Jacky Howe. But it was ^Asusback on course next ^Amorning to the ^BmStockman's Hall of ^GFame, Where I ^Dtraced the ^D/Dbsteps of the ^Bmpioneers^Bm/A and ran ^Ginto those ^Akids a^Dgain.

With ^Gbaseball caps on backwards like they ^Dwear 'em in LA, ^A Coca Cola, Nike shoes and ^DOakley shades. In the ^Gmidst of myth and legend, a^Dgain I'm caught bet^Gween ^D(2)Beverley Hills 90^G210 and the ^AGreat Australian ^BmDream.

I set ^Emout to find the spirit, the inspi^Gration for John Flynn, ^DWalked the ^D/Dbstreets where ^BmFysh and Mc^Bm/AGuiness gave the ^GKangaroo its ^Awings. But each ^Bmtime I thought I'd found it, what ^Gmakes us who we are, That ^Dbus pulls ^D/Dbup be^Bmside me^Bm/A and the ^Gkids get out, yeah the ^Asuskids get out^A.

And its ^Gbaseball caps on backwards like they ^Dwear 'em in LA, ^A Coca Cola, Nike shoes and ^DOakley shades. So I ^Gfigure there's an answer ^Dsomewhere in be^Gtween, ^D(2)Beverley Hills 90^G210 and the ^AsusGreat Australian ^D(add9)Dream.

^G6 Lookin' for an answer, ^{D(add9) G6} To the Great Australian ^D(add9)dream. ^{G6 D(add9) G6} There's gotta be an answer,^{D(add9) G6} To the Great Australian ^D(add9)Dream. ^{G6 D(add9) G6 D(add9) G6 D(add9)}