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THIS LAND
Words by Lachlan Irvine (original by Woody Guthrie)
[C][G][D][G]
As I was [C] driving down a dusty [G] dirt road,
I saw a [D] banker dispossess a [G] farmer;
And the banker [C] said to that farming [G] family
[D] This land does not belong to [G] you.
This is not [C] your land, this land is [G] my land,
From the Huon [D] Valley to the Tiwi [G] Islands;
I let you [C] work it while you made me [G] money,
But [D] this land does not belong to [G] you. [D][G]
I took a [C] trip to the capital [G] city,
Saw a business [D] leader with a poli-[G]-tician.
He said it's [C] time to give me a [G] tax break;
Re-[D]-member that you belong to [G] me.
This is not [C] your land, this land is [G] my land,
From the coastal [D] forests to the deserts [G] inland;
I let you [C] run it to make me [G] money,
But [D] this land does not belong to [G] you. [D][G]
Out in the [C] land of the Artesian [G] Basin,
I heard a mining [D] magnate tell the local [G] people
Get out of my [C] way now, while I start [G] drilling;
[D] This land does not belong to [G] you.
This is not [C] your land, this land is [G] my land,
It's just re-[D]-sources to be ex-[G]-ploited.
If I des-[C]-troy it, I'll find a-[G]-nother.
[D] This Earth does not belong to [G] you. [D][G]
As I was [C] sleeping, I had a [G] bad dream,
I dreamed a [D] banker became Prime [G] Minister.
He ruled the [C] country for the rich and [G] powerful;
[D] Here's what that banker said to [G] me:
This is not [C] your land, this land is [G] my land,
From Goldman [D] Sachs to my own Mac-[G]-quarie Bank;
From the US [C] Dollar to the Chinese [G] Yuan,
[D] This land does not belong to [G] you.
This is not [C] your land, this land is [G] my land,
From Goldman [D] Sachs to my own Mac-[G]-quarie Bank;
From the US [C] Dollar to the Chinese [G] Yuan,
[D] This land does not belong to [G] you.
[D] This land does not belong to [G] you.
[D] This land does not belong to [G] you.
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I wrote this when Malcolm Turnbull was Prime Minister, hence the reference to Goldman Sachs, Macquarie Bank and a banker becoming
Prime Minister.
To hear my home-made recording of this song, go to:
THIS LAND
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