Sleep, Australia, Sleep
2020
Paul Kelly
ABmDEmF#mG6 chords used in this song
D |
DSleep, Australia, sleep |
| G | D |
The | Gnight is on the | Dcreep |
D | A |
DShut out the noise all a | Around |
D |
DSleep, Australia, sleep |
| G | D |
And | Gdream of counting | Dsheep |
D | A | D |
DJumping in | Afields coloured | Dbrown |
G | D |
GWho'll rock the cradle and | Dcry? |
Bm | A |
BmWho'll rock the cradle and | Acry? |
D |
DSleep, Australia, sleep |
| G | D |
As off the | Gcliff the kingdoms | Dleap |
D | A | D |
DCount them as | Athey say good | Dbye |
G |
GCount down the little things |
Bm |
BmCount down the bigger things |
| Em |
The | Emflocks and the herds |
| D |
Our | Dpastures and trees |
| Bm |
But there's | Bmno need to hurry |
| Em |
Oh, | Emsleep now, don't worry |
| G | A |
'Coz it's | Gonly a matter of deg | Arees |
| G | D |
Just | Glike the boiling | Dfrog |
| D | A | D |
As | Dwe go we | Awon't feel a | Dthing |
G | D |
GWho'll rock the cradle and | Dcry? |
Bm | A |
BmWho'll rock the cradle and | Acry? |
D |
DSleep, my country, sleep |
| G | D |
As off the | Gcliff the kingdoms | Dleap |
D | A | D |
DCount them as | Athey pass on | Dby |
| G |
Our | Gchildren might know them |
| D |
But their | Dchildren will not |
| Bm |
We won't | Bmknow 'til it's gone |
| Em |
All the | Emglory we've got |
| G |
But there are | Gmore wonders coming |
| D |
All | Dnew kinds of shows |
| Bm |
With | Bmacid seas rising |
| D |
To | Dkiss coastal mountains |
| Bm |
And | Bmbig cyclones pounding |
| D |
And | Dfirestorms devouring |
| G |
And we'll | Glose track of counting |
| F#m |
As the | F#mcorpses keep mounting |
| G | A |
But hey, | Gthat's just the way this old world | Agoes |
D |
DSleep, my country, sleep |
| G | D |
As we | Gsow so shall we | Dreap |
D | A | D |
DWho'll rock the | Acradle and | Dcry? |
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