Chords for Water & Stone - Redgum
Tempo:
72.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
G
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [C] Thank you.
Thank you.
[D] In this our [Em] bicentennial year, we're all busily celebrating our favourite Australian heroes and heroines from the past.
[G] This is a song [C] about one of our favourite Australian heroes.
[D] His name was Pemulwai, the Rainbow [Em] Warrior.
He lived down at Botany Bay when the first fleet arrived.
This is a [G] song celebrating the survival of black [D] Australian culture for the last 200 years.
This is Pemulwai's song.
[Em]
[E] [E] [D]
[Em]
Breathing in the stars, in [A] the cool comfort of light.
Water and stone, winter and [Em] spring.
Hearts rise with the [D] darts, the [A] days remembering.
[E]
[G] Water and stone, [Em] winter and spring.
[E]
Faces of [D] the earth [A] greeted by the sea.
[D] Water and stone, winter [Em] and spring.
Just listen to [D] the fire and you will hear [E] him sing.
[G] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
[G] Around the fire spirits [D]
dance, the [Am] story of the ocean.
[G] Of fishing birds and canyons.
[D]
Four winds, [C] blue and caroling, [E]
[Em] Pemulwai's.
All that [D] I am, [A] and all that I'll be.
[G] Water and stone, winter [Em] and spring.
Are in this [D] place, this land, she's where [Em] I'll be.
[G] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
[G] A thousand [A] pities fell like [D] rain, the day the world [Am] changed colour.
[G] Tears of rage filled our [D] eyes and ears were ringing.
[G] A thousand pities fell like [D] rain, the day the world changed colour.
[G] Tears of [A] rage filled our [D] eyes [Am] and ears [C] were ringing.
[Em]
Pemulwai's, [E]
[C]
[E]
[Em] come forth with [D] promises, we'll throw to the fire.
[D] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
To burn my [D] fragrant flowers [A] and turn to smoke and ashes.
[G] Water and [A] stone, winter [Bm] and spring.
[G] Two hundred kids will [D] celebrate, the story of [Am] survival.
[G] The spirit of a patriot, all the children will sing.
[G] Two hundred [A] kids will celebrate, [D]
the story [Am] of survival.
[G] The spirit of [A] a patriot.
[D]
All [Am] the children [C] will sing it.
[E] Pemulwai's.
[Em] Water and stone, winter and spring.
Water and stone, winter and spring.
All that [D] I am, [Em] and all that I will make the day again.
Though life and hope is nothing.
Water and stone, [A] winter and spring.
[Em] Water
Thank you.
[D] In this our [Em] bicentennial year, we're all busily celebrating our favourite Australian heroes and heroines from the past.
[G] This is a song [C] about one of our favourite Australian heroes.
[D] His name was Pemulwai, the Rainbow [Em] Warrior.
He lived down at Botany Bay when the first fleet arrived.
This is a [G] song celebrating the survival of black [D] Australian culture for the last 200 years.
This is Pemulwai's song.
[Em]
[E] [E] [D]
[Em]
Breathing in the stars, in [A] the cool comfort of light.
Water and stone, winter and [Em] spring.
Hearts rise with the [D] darts, the [A] days remembering.
[E]
[G] Water and stone, [Em] winter and spring.
[E]
Faces of [D] the earth [A] greeted by the sea.
[D] Water and stone, winter [Em] and spring.
Just listen to [D] the fire and you will hear [E] him sing.
[G] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
[G] Around the fire spirits [D]
dance, the [Am] story of the ocean.
[G] Of fishing birds and canyons.
[D]
Four winds, [C] blue and caroling, [E]
[Em] Pemulwai's.
All that [D] I am, [A] and all that I'll be.
[G] Water and stone, winter [Em] and spring.
Are in this [D] place, this land, she's where [Em] I'll be.
[G] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
[G] A thousand [A] pities fell like [D] rain, the day the world [Am] changed colour.
[G] Tears of rage filled our [D] eyes and ears were ringing.
[G] A thousand pities fell like [D] rain, the day the world changed colour.
[G] Tears of [A] rage filled our [D] eyes [Am] and ears [C] were ringing.
[Em]
Pemulwai's, [E]
[C]
[E]
[Em] come forth with [D] promises, we'll throw to the fire.
[D] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
To burn my [D] fragrant flowers [A] and turn to smoke and ashes.
[G] Water and [A] stone, winter [Bm] and spring.
[G] Two hundred kids will [D] celebrate, the story of [Am] survival.
[G] The spirit of a patriot, all the children will sing.
[G] Two hundred [A] kids will celebrate, [D]
the story [Am] of survival.
[G] The spirit of [A] a patriot.
[D]
All [Am] the children [C] will sing it.
[E] Pemulwai's.
[Em] Water and stone, winter and spring.
Water and stone, winter and spring.
All that [D] I am, [Em] and all that I will make the day again.
Though life and hope is nothing.
Water and stone, [A] winter and spring.
[Em] Water
Key:
D
Em
G
A
E
D
Em
G
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] Thank you.
_ _ Thank you.
[D] _ In this our [Em] bicentennial year, we're all busily celebrating our favourite Australian heroes and heroines from the past.
[G] This is a song [C] about one of our favourite Australian heroes.
[D] His name was Pemulwai, the Rainbow [Em] Warrior.
He lived down at Botany Bay when the first fleet arrived.
This is a [G] song celebrating the survival of black [D] Australian culture for the last 200 years.
This is Pemulwai's song.
[Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Breathing in the stars, in [A] the cool comfort of light.
Water and stone, winter and [Em] spring. _ _
Hearts rise with the [D] darts, the [A] days remembering.
[E] _
[G] Water and stone, [Em] winter and spring.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Faces of [D] the earth [A] greeted by the sea.
[D] Water and stone, winter [Em] and spring.
_ Just listen to [D] the fire and you will hear [E] him sing.
[G] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
_ [G] Around the fire spirits [D]
dance, the [Am] story of the ocean.
[G] Of fishing birds and canyons.
[D] _
Four winds, [C] blue and caroling, _ _ [E]
[Em] Pemulwai's. _ _ _ _ _ _
All that [D] I am, [A] and all that I'll be.
[G] Water and stone, winter [Em] and spring.
_ _ Are in this [D] place, this land, she's where [Em] I'll be.
_ [G] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
_ _ [G] A thousand [A] pities fell like [D] rain, the day the world [Am] changed colour.
[G] Tears of rage filled our [D] eyes and ears were ringing.
[G] A thousand pities fell like [D] rain, the day the world changed colour.
[G] Tears of [A] rage filled our [D] eyes [Am] and ears [C] were ringing.
_ _ [Em]
Pemulwai's, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] come forth with [D] promises, we'll throw to the fire.
[D] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
_ To burn my [D] fragrant flowers [A] and turn to smoke and ashes.
[G] Water and [A] stone, winter [Bm] and spring.
_ _ [G] Two hundred kids will [D] celebrate, the story of [Am] survival.
[G] The spirit of a patriot, all the children will sing.
[G] Two hundred [A] kids will celebrate, [D]
the story [Am] of survival.
[G] The spirit of [A] a patriot.
[D]
All [Am] the children [C] will sing it.
_ [E] Pemulwai's.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ Water and stone, winter and spring.
_ Water and stone, _ winter and spring.
_ All that [D] I am, [Em] and all that I will make the day again.
Though life and hope is nothing.
Water and stone, [A] winter and spring.
[Em] _ Water
_ _ Thank you.
[D] _ In this our [Em] bicentennial year, we're all busily celebrating our favourite Australian heroes and heroines from the past.
[G] This is a song [C] about one of our favourite Australian heroes.
[D] His name was Pemulwai, the Rainbow [Em] Warrior.
He lived down at Botany Bay when the first fleet arrived.
This is a [G] song celebrating the survival of black [D] Australian culture for the last 200 years.
This is Pemulwai's song.
[Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Breathing in the stars, in [A] the cool comfort of light.
Water and stone, winter and [Em] spring. _ _
Hearts rise with the [D] darts, the [A] days remembering.
[E] _
[G] Water and stone, [Em] winter and spring.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Faces of [D] the earth [A] greeted by the sea.
[D] Water and stone, winter [Em] and spring.
_ Just listen to [D] the fire and you will hear [E] him sing.
[G] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
_ [G] Around the fire spirits [D]
dance, the [Am] story of the ocean.
[G] Of fishing birds and canyons.
[D] _
Four winds, [C] blue and caroling, _ _ [E]
[Em] Pemulwai's. _ _ _ _ _ _
All that [D] I am, [A] and all that I'll be.
[G] Water and stone, winter [Em] and spring.
_ _ Are in this [D] place, this land, she's where [Em] I'll be.
_ [G] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
_ _ [G] A thousand [A] pities fell like [D] rain, the day the world [Am] changed colour.
[G] Tears of rage filled our [D] eyes and ears were ringing.
[G] A thousand pities fell like [D] rain, the day the world changed colour.
[G] Tears of [A] rage filled our [D] eyes [Am] and ears [C] were ringing.
_ _ [Em]
Pemulwai's, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] come forth with [D] promises, we'll throw to the fire.
[D] Water and [A] stone, winter and [Em] spring.
_ To burn my [D] fragrant flowers [A] and turn to smoke and ashes.
[G] Water and [A] stone, winter [Bm] and spring.
_ _ [G] Two hundred kids will [D] celebrate, the story of [Am] survival.
[G] The spirit of a patriot, all the children will sing.
[G] Two hundred [A] kids will celebrate, [D]
the story [Am] of survival.
[G] The spirit of [A] a patriot.
[D]
All [Am] the children [C] will sing it.
_ [E] Pemulwai's.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ Water and stone, winter and spring.
_ Water and stone, _ winter and spring.
_ All that [D] I am, [Em] and all that I will make the day again.
Though life and hope is nothing.
Water and stone, [A] winter and spring.
[Em] _ Water