Sleep, Australia, Sleep chords by Paul Kelly
Verse 1
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Sleep, Australia, sleep
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The night is on the creep
A
Shut out the noise all around
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Sleep, Australia, sleep
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And dream of counting sheep
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Jumping in fields coloured brown
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D
Who'll rock the cradle and cry?
Bm
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Who'll rock the cradle and cry?
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Sleep, Australia, sleep
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D
As off the cliff the kingdoms leap
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Count them as they say goodbye
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Count down the little things
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The insects and birds
Bm
Count down the bigger things
Em
The flocks and the herds
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Count down our rivers
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Our pastures and trees
Bm
But there's no need to hurry
Em
Oh, sleep now, don't worry
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A
'Coz it's only a matter of degrees
D
Fog, Australia, fog
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D
Just like the boiling frog
A
As we go we won't feel a thing
D
Verse 2
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Who'll
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rock the cradle and cry?
Bm
A
Who'll rock the cradle and cry?
D
Sleep, my country, sleep
G
D
As off the cliff the kingdoms leap
A
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Count them as they pass on by
G
Our children might know them
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But their children will not
Bm
We won't know 'til it's gone
Em
All the glory we've got
Bm
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But there are more wonders coming
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All new kinds of shows
Bm
With acid seas rising
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To kiss coastal mountains
Bm
And big cyclones pounding
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And firestorms devouring
Em
And we'll lose track of counting
F#m
As the corpses keep mounting
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But hey, that's just the way
A
this old world goes
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Sleep, my country, sleep
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As we sow so shall we reap
A
Who'll rock the cradle and cry?
D
Sleep, Australia, Sleep
Paul Kelly
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