a flag of our own chords by John Williamson

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) Ned Kelly came
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'round to  (G major) see me  (D major) today
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I guess I was  (G major) dreaming,
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oh- oh- oh- oh  (A major) 
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 (D major) Dumbfounded,
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I couldn't  (G major) think what to say  (D major) 
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Oh- oh-  (A major) oh- oh- oh- oh  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 

Verse 2
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I  (G major) beckoned him in, but  (D major) he shook his head
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He said,  (A major) "I'm a bit grubby
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and a bit poorly  (D major) bred
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I'd  (G major) rather we yarned out
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the back  (D major) in the shed
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I can  (A major) leave m' boots on
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that  (D major) way"
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 (G major)  (D major)  (A major) 

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Verse 3

Well, he took a stiff whisky

and laid down his gun

He said, "I won't keep you long,

'cause I've got to run

Got to ride to the mountains

before night is done"

Oh- oh- oh- oh- oh- oh

Verse 4
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He said,  (G major) "Word's got around
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'bout the mu (D major) sic you play
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You truly  (A major) believe in the fair
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dinkum  (D major) way
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That the  (G major) bush must remain
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for our  (D major) spirit to stay
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And we must  (A major) have a flag of
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our  (D major) own"
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 (G major)  (D major)  (A major) 

Verse 5
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He said, "I learned long ago
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when  (G major) I  was still  (D major) young
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Like the lizard that spit (G major) s
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and sticks out his  (A major) tongue
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 (D major) Oh,  (A major) the  (D major) way to get shot is
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to carry  (G major) a gun (D major) "
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Oh- oh-  (A major) oh- oh- oh- oh  (D major) 

Verse 6
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"There's a  (G major) new world order",
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the lead (D major) ers all shout
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And  (A major) everyone's frantic they're
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gonna miss  (D major) out
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And the  (G major) red, white and blues
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are still  (D major) marching about
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Oh, we must  (A major) have a flag of our  (D major) own

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Verse 7
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'Cause  (G major) this is Australia and
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 (D major) that's where we're from
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We're  (A major) not Yankee side- kicks
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or second class  (D major) Poms
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And  (G major) tell the Frogs what they
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can  (D major) do with their bomb
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And we  (A major) must have a flag of our  (D major) own

Verse 8
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Yeah,  (G major) this is Australia and  (D major) that's
where we're from
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We're  (A major) not Yankee side- kicks
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or second class  (D major) Poms
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And  (G major) tell the Frogs what they
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can  (D major) do with their bomb
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And we  (A major) must have a flag of our  (D major) own