John Williamson – Galleries Of Pink Galahs (Guitar)

Capo 4
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Chords

[Intro] G Em C G Am G D G [Verse 1]
   G         D           C                   G
Galleries of pink galahs, crystal nights with diamond stars

Am       G                 D          G
apricots preserved in jars,  that's my home

G               D         C              G
Land of oceans in the sun, purple hazes  river gum

Am                     G               D                 G
breaks your heart when rain won't come, it breaks your heart
[Chorus]
G                     C
It takes a harsh and cruel drought

G                   C
to sort the weaker saplings out

G                  C                                
it makes room for stronger trees       

Am                C         G          
maybe that's what life's about

G                 C                  
Winter's come, the hills are brown 

G                    C
shops are closed  the blinds are down

G            C          Am                  G
everybody's leavin' town   they can't go on
[Solo] G Em C G Am G D G [Verse 2]
G                       D                 
The south wind through veranda gauze

C                    G
whines and bangs the homestead doors

Am                    G     D           G
a mother curses dusty floors  and feels alone

G                      D             
Trucks and bulk bins filled with rust  

C                   G
boy leaves home to make a crust

Am                 G             D               G
a father's dreams reduced to dust  but he must go on
[Chorus]
G                 C
Tortured red gums unashamed

 G               C
sunburnt country wisely named

G                   C                                      
chisel-ploughed and wire claimed       

Am              C       G
but never never never tamed
[Solo] G C G C G Am C G D C G D G D G [Verse 3]
G                  D          C                 G
Whirlwind swirls a paper high  same old news of further dry

Am                    G         D            G
of broken clouds just passing by that's my home

G              D         C              G
Land of oceans in the sun purple hazes river gum

Am                     G              D                 G
breaks your heart when rain won't come it breaks your heart
[Fade Out] G Em C G Am G D G