She's Australian chords by Ted Egan
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Intro 1
(D major) (G major) (D major)
(E major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(A major) (D major)
Verse 1
She comes (D major) from Macedonia,
Lebanon, (G major) Cambodia
(D major) El Salvador or Chile,
perhaps (E major) she's Viet (A major) namese
She's work (D major) in' in a factory,
bringin' (G major) up (D major) her family
She's all, she's all, she's all,
or any one of these
Her clothes are somewhat different,
(G major) she doesn't speak much Eng (D major) lish
Worships at a different church,
never (E major) tasted (A major) fear
She's (D major) workin' away relentlessly,
(G major) she's good for the economy
(D major) In every sense this woman's
an (A major) Australian pioneer (D major)
She's here, (A major) she's here,
she's living (G major) over here
(D major) She's not an alien,
she's a stranger,
and she's (A major) a pioneer (D major)
She's out there on the factory floor,
(G major) legs are aching, (D major) feet are sore
Mindless repetition,
but she (E major) hopes it's for (A major) the best
Wonder (D major) ing, am I pregnant?
Can (G major) we afford an (D major) other child?
Longing, longing for (A major) a lucid
thousand (D major) breaths
The factory whistle blows,
she quickly (G major) hurries for the (D major) bus
Ignores the jibes and insults,
pre (E major) tends she doesn't (A major) care
Run (D major) off to the shopping,
(G major) cook the family's (D major) dinner
No rest for this woman,
this Australi (A major) an pioneer (D major)
She's (A major) here, she's here,
she's (G major) living over here
(D major) She's not an alien, she's Australian,
and (A major) she's a pioneer (D major)
She doesn't drive a bullock wagon,
(G major) crank a stock whip, (D major) ride a horse
But I guess if she had to
she would (E major) quickly find (A major) a way
She's (D major) nonetheless a sister
to the (G major) women of an (D major) other time
Who did those things they surely did
and (A major) are revealed today (D major)
She came out to Australia
from a (G major) home that ranked with (D major) poverty
Hunger and aggression,
a (E major) life of constant (A major) fear
But (D major) nonetheless it's difficult,
this (G major) new life so bewil (D major) dering
And the woman's never heard
of crazy (A major) words like pioneer (D major)
She's (A major) here, she's here,
she's (G major) living over (D major) here
She's not a man and she's Australian,
and (A major) she's a pioneer (D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(E major) (A major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(A major) (D major)
The kids are home from school,
but the (G major) city's just so (D major) startling
Remember all those dreams
about the (E major) beaches, bush and (A major) sun
Late (D major) at night she sits awhile,
(G major) thinking of her (D major) childhood
Reflecting, reflecting
on this (A major) new life she's (D major) be gun
But her son walked away for Colingbrook,
her (G major) daughter's (D major) young of age
And Australia should be grateful
that (E major) she came over (A major) here
Work (D major) ing in the factory,
(G major) bringing up her (D major) family
Laying the foundations,
this Aus (A major) tralia pioneer (D major)
She's (A major) here, she's here,
she's (G major) living over (D major) here
She's not an alien,
she's Australian,
and (A major) she's a pioneer
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(D major) (A major) (G major) (D major) (A major)
(D major) (A major) (D major)
She's Australian
Ted Egan
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