Virgin Ground Chords by Redgum

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_ _ [D] _ Sitting town [G] _ _
1885, [D] _ sulphur air [G] and blackened skies
[D] And you live your life [G] in the pocket of a richer [A] man _ _ _ _
_ [D] In the sheds, in the docks, [G] and down the mines
[D] From the back block to Queensland [G] to the Doider line
[D] Banks hold the [G] money and they kick the [G] strikers down [A] with guns _ _ _ _
And [D] we won't drop anchor till [A] we reach Alton Mirror [G] and Sound _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ Leave away [A] when you're Australia [G] bound _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ Leave [A] away when you're Australia [G] bound
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_ [A] _ _ The Virgin [D] ground, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] you perky little officers [G] in _ Adelaide
[D] You can't count me profits [G] but you're _ underpaid
[D] There must be more to life [G] than the promise of another [A] day
_ _ _ _ _ [D] So collect your gold [G] and pack your bags
[D] The sea is calling, [G] hoist a bright new flag
[D] We'll make history [G] in the forests of _ [A] Paraguay
_ _ _ _ _ [D] We won't drop anchor [A] till we reach Alton Mirror [G] and Sound
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Leave away [A] when you're [G] Australia bound
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Leave away [A] when you're Australia [G] bound
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The [D] Virgin ground
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_ _ [G] White-eyed romantics, [A] a half-baked dream
_ [G] Your money's [A] not what they'd seem
[G] You've got your feet caked in [A] Australian mud
[G] And you can't deny what's [A] in your blood
And [G] the Paraguay sky's a [A] night so cold
You can forsake your country [A] and lose your _ soul _ _ _ _
You've [D] got to run from your troubles, [A] no need to stand [G] your ground
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_ _ Leave away [A] when you're Australia [G] bound
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[D] We won't drop anchor till [A] we reach Alton Mirror and [G] Sound
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_ [D] Leave away [A] when you're Australia [G] bound
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[A] _ The Virgin [B] ground _ _
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