Year: 1988 - Album: Diesel and Dust
Written by James Moginie, Martin Rotsey, Peter Gifford, Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst
INTRO chords: E G A VERSE 1: Out where the river broke The bloodwood and the desert oak Holden wrecks and boiling diesels Steam in forty five degrees E E The time has come E D/E D/E To say fair's fair D/E A/E A/E To pay the rent A/E E E To pay our share E E The time has come E D/E D/E A fact's a fact D/E A/E A/E It belongs to them A/E F# Let's give it backEND-CHORUS: Em C The time has come to say fairs fair G D to pay the rent, now to pay our share LAST VERSE: Four wheels scare the cockatoos From Kintore East to Yuendemu The western desert lives and breathes In forty five degrees CHORUS: END-CHORUS: HALF of CHORUS: then horn solo over end-chorus chords: END: E G A ... E G A (slide down on notes)Em C G E How can we dance when our earth is turning Em C D B7 How do we sleep while our beds are burning Em C G E How can we dance when our earth is turning Em C D How do we sleep while our beds are burning