I Am Australian chords by
The Seekers

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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I came from the dream- time

F

F

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C

C

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From the dusty red- soil plains

I am the ancient heart

The keeper of the flame

I stood upon the rocky shores

G

G

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Am

Am

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F

F

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I watched the tall ships come

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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For forty thousand years I've been

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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The first Australian

Verse 2

C

C

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I came upon the prison ship

F

F

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C

C

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Bowed down by iron chains

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Am

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I fought the land, endured the lash

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F

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G

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C

C

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And waited for the rains

I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife

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F

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G

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Am

Am

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F

F

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On a dry and barren run

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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A convict, then a free man

F

F

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G

G

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I became Australian

C

C

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Verse 3

I'm the daughter of a digger

F

F

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C

C

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Who sought the mother lode

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Am

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The girl became a woman

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F

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G

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C

C

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On the long and dusty road

I'm a child of the Depression

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F

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G

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Am

Am

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I saw the good times come

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F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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I'm a bushie, I'm a battler

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G

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C

C

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I am Australian

Verse 4

C

C

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C

C

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We are one, but we are many

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Am

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G

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And from all the land

C

C

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s on earth we come

We'll share a dream and

F

F

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C

C

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sing with one voice

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F

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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F

F

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G

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C

C

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"I am, you are, we are Australian"

Verse 5

C

C

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I'm a teller of stories

F

F

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C

C

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I'm a singer of songs

Am

Am

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I am Albert Namatjira

F

F

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G

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C

C

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And I paint the ghostly gums

I'm Clancy on his horse

F

F

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G

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Am

Am

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I'm Ned Kelly on the run

F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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I'm the one who waltzed Matilda

F

F

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G

G

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I am Australian

C

C

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Verse 6

I'm the hot wind from the desert

F

F

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C

C

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I'm the black soil of the plains

Am

Am

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I'm the mountains and the valleys

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F

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G

G

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C

C

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I'm the drought and flooding rains

I am the rock, I am the sky

F

F

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G

G

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Am

Am

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The rivers when they run

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F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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The spirit of this great land

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F

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G

G

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C

C

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I am Australian

Verse 7

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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We are one, but we are many

Am

Am

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G

G

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And from all the land

C

C

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s on earth we come

We'll share a dream and

F

F

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C

C

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sing with one voice

F

F

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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"I am, you are, we are Australian"

Verse 8

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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We are one, but we are many

Am

Am

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G

G

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And from all the land

C

C

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s on earth we come

We'll share a dream and

F

F

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C

C

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sing with one voice

F

F

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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G

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C

C

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"I am, you are, we are Australian"

Verse 9

F

F

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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"I am, you are,

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F

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G

G

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C

C

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we are Aus tralian"

Outro 1

G

G

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Chords

C
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What is the original key of I Am Australian?

The original key of I Am Australian by The Seekers is C major.

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The primary chords used in I Am Australian are C, F, G, Am, Dm.

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Is I Am Australian beginner-friendly on guitar?

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, G, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of I Am Australian is approximately 75 beats per minute.

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