John Williamson – Rip Rip Woodchip (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
G               C    D              G
What am I gonna do - what about the future?

G               C         D      G
Gotta draw the line without delay

G                    C              D            G
Why shouldn't I get emotional - the bush is sacred

G       C         D        G
Ancient life will fade away
[Verse 2]
G                  C    D              G
Over the hill they go, killing another mountain

G              C       D        G
Gotta fill the quota - can't go slow

G            C D              G
Huge machinery wiping out the scenery

G       C          D           G
One big swipe like a shearer's blow
[Chorus]
G       Em         D            G
Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper

G               Em      D         G
Throw it in the bin, no news today

G          Em          D                 G
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?

G         Em        D       G
Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay
[Verse 3]
G            C      D          G
Remember the axemen knew their timber

G               C        D          G
Cared about the way they brought it down

G         C          D             G
Crosscut, blackbutt, tallowood and cedar

G             C          D       G
Build another bungalow - pioneer town
[Verse 4]
G        C        D       G
I am the bush and I am koala

G      C        D       G
We are one - go hand in hand

G        C         D         G
I am the bush like Banjo and Henry

G          C       D            G
It's in my blood - gonna make a stand
[Chorus]
G       Em         D            G
Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper

G               Em      D    G
Throw it in the bin, no news today

G          Em         D                  G
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?

G         Em        D    G
Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay
[Instrumental] G C D G G C D G G C D G G C D G [Chorus]
G       Em         D            G
Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper

G               Em      D    G
Throw it in the bin, no news today

G          Em         D                  G
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?

G         Em        D    G
Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay

G       Em          D            G
Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper

G               Em          D         G
Throw it in the bin - don't understand

G          Em         D                  G
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?

G        Em            D       G
Stirs my blood - gonna make a stand

G       Em          D            G
Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper

G               Em          D         G
Throw it in the bin - don't understand

G          Em         D                  G
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?

G        Em            D       G
Stirs my blood - gonna make a stand

G       Em          D            G
Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper

G               Em          D         G
Throw it in the bin - don't understand

G          Em         D                  G
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?

G        Em            D       G
Stirs my blood - gonna make a stand

G       Em          D            G
Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper

G               Em          D         G
Throw it in the bin - don't understand

G          Em         D                  G
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?

G        Em            D       G
Stirs my blood - gonna make a stand