Chords for Martyn Wyndham-Read & Iris Bishop: Broken-down Squatter

_ _ We dreams of drought and starving stock, of dwindling feed and water.
My oath we do, but we dreams more about the boss's daughter. _ _ _
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From some be old man, we [A] must ship while [E] we can.
Your mate's in [A] the park [E] on a day. _ _ _ _
We [A] must bid a [B] farewell _ [A] to any man's _ _ farewell.
[B] They are _ swearing your _ _ [E] master's breath. _ _ _
_ _ Together _ we'll _ make [A] from our drought-stricken [E] _
home.
Seems _ hard that [A] such things [E] have to be. _ _ _
_ [A] And it's hard [B] on our oars.
_ [A] He's none for a boss.
[B] A broken-down squire [E] like me. _ _ _ _
And [A] the banks are all broken, [E] they say. _ _ _
And the merchants are all [F#m] out of dream.
_ [B] _ _
When [E] the big waves are brought [A] to the _ _ [F#m] bankruptcy court.
[B] What shall this horse-quarter [E] like _ be? _ _
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_ No more we will _ muster [A] the river _ [E] for plants.
No speed on [A] the fifty [E]-mile _ plain. _ _
_ [A] Nor rip through [B] the _ scrub, [A] find a light on the moon.
[B] Or see the old _ homestead [E] _ again. _ _ _
Leave the slip panels _ down, [A] they don't matter [E] much now.
He's none but [A] the crows [E] left to _ see. _
Sitting [A] gone to [B] the fire, _ [A] the longing to die.
_ [B] A broken-down squire [E] like me. _ _ _
And [A] the banks are all broken, [E] they say. _ _ _
_ And the merchants _ are all [F#] out of _ dream.
[B] _
When [E] the big _ waves are _ brought [A] to the _ _ [F#m] bankruptcy court.
_ [B] What shall this horse _ -quarter [E] like be? _ _ _
When the _ _ country's _ cursed, [A] with the drought [E] at its worst.
The cattle have [A]
died [E] in _ _ _ _ schools.
Though [A] down [B] on their luck, [A] I can't up their clock.
[B] Think _ injustice might temper _ [E] her. _ _ _ _
But the farce has been played.
[A] And the _ government [E] _
aid, ain't extended [A] to squatters [E] of some. _ _ _
_ [A] When memory _ [B] was spent, _ [A] they doubled _ the rent.
[B] And _ resumed the best half [E] of the run. _ _ _
_ [A] And the banks are all broken, [E] they say. _ _ _ _
_ And the _ merchants are all [F#] out of dream.
_ [B] _
When [E] the big _ waves are brought [A] to the _ bankruptcy [F#m] court.
_ [B] What shall this horse-quarter _ [E] like be? _ _ _
Olds was done with our reason, [A] the _ evening, [E] the season.
_ The squire [A] could _ stand [E] such a run. _
_ [A] And it's useless [B] to squat, [A] when the _ rents are so hard.
_ [B] You can't find the price of [E] your run. _ _ _
_ There's not much to choose [A] between the banks and [E] the screws.
The _ fellack [A] is for [E] the tree. _ _ _ _
There's [A] no house how [B] I feel.
[A] No quarter I feel.
_ [B] _ Broken down squire [E] like be. _ _ _
And [A] the banks are all broken, [E] they say. _ _ _
And the merchants are all [F#] out of dream.
_ [B] _
When [E] the big waves are brought to [A] the _ bankruptcy [F#m] _
court.
_ [B] Shall this horse-quarter [E] like be? _ _ _
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