Beds Are Burning

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G
A
E
Out where the river broke, the bloodwood and the desert oak
E
D
The time has come, to say fair’s fair;
A
E
to pay the rent, to pay our share
E
D
The time has come, a fact’s a fact;
A
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it belongs to them, let’s give it back
E
G
A
Em
C
G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em
C
D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em
C
G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em
C
D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em
C
The time has come to say fairs fair,
G
D
to pay the rent, now to pay our share
E
Four wheels scare the cockatoos, from Kintore East to Yuendemu
E
D
The time has come, to say fair’s fair;
A
E
to pay the rent, to pay our share
E
D
The time has come, a fact’s a fact;
A
E
it belongs to them, let’s give it back
E
G
A
Em
C
G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em
C
D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em
C
G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em
C
D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
E
D
The time has come, to say fair’s fair;
A
E
to pay the rent, to pay our share
E
D
The time has come, a fact’s a fact;
A
E
it belongs to them, let’s give it back
Em
C
G
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
Em
C
D
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Em
C
G
Em
C
D
E
G
A
E
G
A