Chords for "Not Quite Australian" - ABC Colin Buchanan - Parody of "I am Australian"
Tempo:
76.175 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
G#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
How do we tell who is Australian?
Well I think this needs a song.
[B] I was voted my school captain, I won the district cup debate.
Joined the union branch, young [E] liberals and [B] the National Party mate.
I'm fiercely independent, [Em] always [F#] said just [G#m] what I meant.
[B] And finally I [C#m] achieved [E] my dream, a seat [B] in parliament.
We are dumb and we are many.
[G#m] And from all [F#] the lands on [B] earth we come.
We're handing in our [E] [B] resignations.
Because [C#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not [G#] quite [B] Australian.
My father was from Latvia, well that was news to me.
[G#m] My mother cooked souvlaki, [E] but that hardly [F#] makes [B] me Greek.
Because of my conception [F#] my elections [G#m] caused a storm.
[B] Should have asked my [C#m] dad to help me when I was [F#] filling out [B] the form.
We are dumb and [E] we are [B]
many.
And from [G#m] all [F#] the lands on earth [B] we come.
We're handing in our resignations.
[B]
Because [F#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not [B] quite Australian.
[F#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not quite [F#] Australian.
[B]
[Bm] [A#] Call him a cannon!
[C]
Well I think this needs a song.
[B] I was voted my school captain, I won the district cup debate.
Joined the union branch, young [E] liberals and [B] the National Party mate.
I'm fiercely independent, [Em] always [F#] said just [G#m] what I meant.
[B] And finally I [C#m] achieved [E] my dream, a seat [B] in parliament.
We are dumb and we are many.
[G#m] And from all [F#] the lands on [B] earth we come.
We're handing in our [E] [B] resignations.
Because [C#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not [G#] quite [B] Australian.
My father was from Latvia, well that was news to me.
[G#m] My mother cooked souvlaki, [E] but that hardly [F#] makes [B] me Greek.
Because of my conception [F#] my elections [G#m] caused a storm.
[B] Should have asked my [C#m] dad to help me when I was [F#] filling out [B] the form.
We are dumb and [E] we are [B]
many.
And from [G#m] all [F#] the lands on earth [B] we come.
We're handing in our resignations.
[B]
Because [F#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not [B] quite Australian.
[F#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not quite [F#] Australian.
[B]
[Bm] [A#] Call him a cannon!
[C]
Key:
B
F#
E
G#m
C#m
B
F#
E
How do we tell who is Australian?
Well I think this needs a song.
[B] I was voted my school captain, I won the district cup debate.
Joined the union branch, young [E] liberals and [B] the National Party mate.
I'm fiercely independent, [Em] always [F#] said just [G#m] what I meant.
[B] And finally I [C#m] achieved [E] my dream, a seat [B] in parliament.
_ _ We are dumb _ and we are many.
_ [G#m] And from all [F#] the lands on [B] earth we come.
_ _ _ We're handing _ in our [E] _ [B] resignations.
Because [C#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not [G#] quite [B] Australian. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ My father was from Latvia, well that was news to me.
[G#m] My mother cooked souvlaki, [E] but that hardly [F#] makes [B] me Greek.
Because of my conception [F#] my elections [G#m] caused a storm.
[B] Should have asked my [C#m] dad to help me when I was [F#] filling out [B] the form. _
We are dumb and [E] we are [B]
many.
And from _ [G#m] all [F#] the lands on earth [B] we come.
We're handing in our resignations.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
Because _ [F#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not [B] quite Australian.
_ [F#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not quite [F#] Australian.
[B] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A#] Call him a cannon!
[C] _ _ _ _
Well I think this needs a song.
[B] I was voted my school captain, I won the district cup debate.
Joined the union branch, young [E] liberals and [B] the National Party mate.
I'm fiercely independent, [Em] always [F#] said just [G#m] what I meant.
[B] And finally I [C#m] achieved [E] my dream, a seat [B] in parliament.
_ _ We are dumb _ and we are many.
_ [G#m] And from all [F#] the lands on [B] earth we come.
_ _ _ We're handing _ in our [E] _ [B] resignations.
Because [C#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not [G#] quite [B] Australian. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ My father was from Latvia, well that was news to me.
[G#m] My mother cooked souvlaki, [E] but that hardly [F#] makes [B] me Greek.
Because of my conception [F#] my elections [G#m] caused a storm.
[B] Should have asked my [C#m] dad to help me when I was [F#] filling out [B] the form. _
We are dumb and [E] we are [B]
many.
And from _ [G#m] all [F#] the lands on earth [B] we come.
We're handing in our resignations.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
Because _ [F#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not [B] quite Australian.
_ [F#] I [G#m] am, [F#] you [E] are not quite [F#] Australian.
[B] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A#] Call him a cannon!
[C] _ _ _ _