Chords for I am Australian

_ _ _ We'll complete our message of hope with song.
You'll all be familiar with Bruce Woodley's stirring song, I am Australian.
_ You won't be aware, however, that Bruce has returned to Australia to pen two new verses,
especially for today's memorial.
He and his daughter Claire join us now to sing I am Australian. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Thank you.
Since writing _
_ my song I am Australian 22 years ago
with my friend Dove Newton, it's been sung
countless times by millions of Australians, but none
more meaningful on this national day of mourning.
_ _ _ _ To all our Victorians that have been affected by these tragic fires, I'd like to say this is a song of hope, _
_ a song of comfort for your weary hearts and
_ of you knowing that today _
Australia is with you.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ We _ are one
_ _ _ _ [Am] but we [F] are made [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ and [A] from all _
the [G] lands on earth we [C] _
come, _ _ _ _ we share a dream
[Em] _ _ _
and [F] sing with _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [E] _ _ you. _ _ _
[F] We [A] are Australian.
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_ _ _ _ I
[C] would like to ask
David and Marilyn Carter, two survivors of the King Lake fires,
to join us to sing I am Australian. _ _ _
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There are words of comfort
that can hope to ease the pain _
[Am] of losing homes and loved ones.
[C] The memories [G] will [C] remain. _
We weep our silent tears and find the strength to [E] carry on and you're [C] not alone.
We [D] are with you.
[G] We are [C] Australian. _ _ _
_ _ _ There are so many heroes
[F] whose stories must be [C] told.
_ [Am] They fought the raging fires of hell,
_ [F] [G] saved so many [C] souls.
From the ashes of despair
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ we [C] must love.
We will [Dm] rebuild. _ _
[F] We are [G] _ [C] Australian. _ _ _
_ _ We are one _ _
_ but we are many _ _
_ _ and [Am] from _ [G] all
the lands on earth [C] we come, _ _ we share a dream _
_ and sing [F] with one _ _ voice.
_ [E] _ [G] I am [Am] you [Em] are [F] we [G] are Australian.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm the hot wind from the desert.
[F] I'm the black soil [C] of the plains.
I'm [Am] the mountains and the valleys.
[F] I'm the drought [G] and flooding [C] _ rains.
I am the rock that you can't see.
I am the sky, [F] the [G] rivers when [Am] they run. _ _
[C] Spirit of [A] this great land.
[F] I am [G] _ [C] Australian. _ _
Please join us now and sing the last two choruses together and let our voices be heard across Australia.
_ _ We are one _
_ but [F] we are many
[C] _ _
_ _ [Am] and from all
[G] the lands on earth [C] we come, _
we share a dream _
and sing [F] with [C] one voice.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] [G] I [E] am [Em] you are we [G] are Australian. _
[C] _ We are one.
Thank you.
But we are many _ _
_ and [Am] from all
[G] the lands on earth we [C] come, _ _
we share a dream _ _
and sing [F] with one [C] voice.
_ _ _ _ [G] I am you are we [E] are [G] Australian.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] I am you are
_ _ _ we [F] _ are [G] Australian. _ _ _
We [C] are. _ _ _ _ _
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