Tone: [E]
Intro:
[E] [G] [A]
[E]Out where the river broke, the bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels, steam in forty five degrees
The [E]time has come, to say fair's [D]fair;
to [A]pay the rent, to [E]pay our share
The [E]time has come, a fact's a [D]fact;
it be[A]belongs to them, let's [Gb]give it back
Interlude:
[E] [G] [A]
[Em]How can we dance when our [C]earth is turning?[G]turning?
[Em]How do we sleep while our [C]beds are burning?[D]burning?
[Em]How can we dance when our [C]earth is turning?[G]turning?
[Em]How do we sleep while our [C]beds are burning?[D]burning?
The [Em]time has come to [C]say fairs fair,
to [G]pay the rent, now to [D]pay our share
[E]Four wheels scare the cockatoos, from Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes, in forty five degrees
The [E]time has come, to say fair's [D]fair;
to [A]pay the rent, to [E]pay our share
The [E]time has come, a fact's a [D]fact;
it be[A]belongs to them, let's give it [Gb]back
Interlude:
[E] [G] [A]
[Em]How can we dance when our [C]earth is turning?[G]turning?
[Em]How do we sleep while our [C]beds are burning?[D]burning?
[Em]How can we dance when our [C]earth is turning?[G]turning?
[Em]How do we sleep while our [C]beds are burning?[D]burning?
[Em]The time has come, to [C]say fair's fair;
to [G]pay the rent, to [D]pay our share
The [Em]time has come, a [C]fact's a fact;
it [G]belongs to them, let's [D]give it back
[Em]How can we dance when our [C]earth is turning?[G]turning?
[Em]How do we sleep while our [C]beds are burning[D]burning?