Us Amazonians chords by Kirsty MacColl

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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Here in the country we dance and we play
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And we pray to our saints
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and we make love all day
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I fell in love with a real city boy
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Who's afraid of his nature,
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afraid of his joy
I punched him out and
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brought him to this hut
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But I   know he'll thank
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We got trees, we got snakes,
we got acres of sky
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His life in  the city was making him cry

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Verse 2

Come on, come on darling,

be brave for a while

You don't look afraid when

you laugh and you smile

I'll be good, I'll be strong

I'll be just what you needed all along

Verse 3
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Here in the country we dance and we play
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And we pray to our saints
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and we make love all day
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I fell in love with a real city boy
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Who's afraid of his nature,
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afraid of his joy
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Us Amazonians know where we stand
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We got kids, we got jobs,
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why do we need a man?
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Us Amazonians make out alright
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But we want something to hold in
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the forest at night

Interlude 1

Come on, come on darling, be

Verse 4
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brave for a while
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You don't look afraid when
you laugh and you smile
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Breathe in deep, stick with me
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You'll still be free as you
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let yourself be, yeah

Verse 5
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If you're certain, if you're true
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I'll be the only country girl for you
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I'll be good, I'll be strong
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I'll be just what you
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needed all along

Verse 6
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Here in the country we
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dance and we play
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And we pray to our saints
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and we make love all day
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I fell in love with a real city boy
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Gotta teach him about nature,
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and teach him about joy
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Us Amazonians know where we stand
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We got kids, we got jobs,
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why do we need a man?
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Us Amazonians make out alright
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But we want something to hold in the forest
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at night

Interlude 2

Verse 7
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Here's my boyfriend, he's
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small, he is blue
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He is cold, he is rough,
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he's appalling that's true
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But he's got the power, he's got the fire
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To be  just like us is his only desire

Verse 8
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He'll learn to hunt and I'll
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teach him to fish
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We'll boil up our rice in a satellite dish
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We'll plant cassava whenever we can
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Us  Amazonians always
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get our man

Interlude 3

Verse 9
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Us Amazonians know where we stand
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We got kids, we got jobs,
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why do we need a man?
Us Amazonians make out alright
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But we want something to
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hold in the forest at night