Misc Traditional – Hard Australia (Guitar)
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
The F#dim Gdim chords can be substituted for D7 and then sliding that up the fret by two spaces if you
struggle to stretch your 4th finger far enough.
[Verse 1]
D [tab] Em A Our National po–li–cy A7 Ddim D We mean to face the conquest as a Na–tion : F#7 Bm Our Northern Territory, F#7 Bm No lon–ger is to be F#m C#7 F#m The op–en gate of sullen oc-cu-pa-tion. A7 This con–tin–ent of ours D is now a hard men’s land, G D A not for sullen sur–plus pop–u–lat–tion: A7 Britain’s sons shall now maintain, D an Anglo–Saxon’s reign E7 E7 A To rule and guide Aus–tra–lia’s des–ti–na–tion.
[Chorus]
A7 F#dim Gdim A7 Our po–li–cy will ev– er be D Ddim D Aus–tra – lia! Aus-tra–lia! D A Sunny South of old Britannia’s Sons- Em Em Aus–tra–lia, the hard man’s land A A7 D de-fen-ded by the hard-man’s guns D Ddim D Aus-tra-lia! Aus-tra- lia! D G For Anglo-Saxon flag and Southern Cross Em D God bless and help us to pro–tect Em D A7 D Our glor-i-ous land Aus-tra-lia
[Verse 2]
D We have nest–led in the fold, Em A Of a navy brave and bold, A7 Ddim D That has rules and reigned supreme, quite unmo–lest–ed; F#7 Bm A navy we must own, F#7 Bm so that we can hold our own, F#m C#7 F#m Should her right to rule the seas be e’er con–tes–ted A7 Ten thousand miles a–way, D the British na–vy lay, G D A -just far enough to mean a sure sur-ren–der A7 Unless this sunny land D can enter hand in hand E7 E7 A With power com–bined to fight for hard Aus–tra-lia
[Chorus]
A7 F#dim Gdim A7 Our po–li–cy will ev– er be D Ddim D Aus–tra – lia! Aus-tra–lia! D A Sunny South of old Britannia’s Sons- Em Em Aus–tra–lia, the hard man’s land A A7 D de-fen-ded by the hard-man’s guns D Ddim D Aus-tra-lia! Aus-tra- lia! D G For Anglo-Saxon flag and Southern Cross Em D God bless and help us to pro–tect Em D A7 D Our glor-i-ous land Aus-tra-lia
[Verse 3]
D It is plain for all to see, Em A that the fu–ture is to be A7 Ddim D a struggle to defend Aus–tra–lia home and beau–ty F#7 Bm The conflict has begun, F#7 Bm and each and every one F#m C#7 F#m must face the fact that he must do his du–ty A7 Let us train our Austral sons, D to stand behind our guns G D A One flag, one tongue, one people’s des–tin–a–tion. A7 The ques–tion one and all, D must be the bugle call E7 E7 A To strike with all our might for Hard Aus–tra–lia.
[Chorus]
A7 F#dim Gdim A7 Our po–li–cy will ev– er be D Ddim D Aus–tra – lia! Aus-tra–lia! D A Sunny South of old Britannia’s Sons- Em Em Aus–tra–lia, the hard man’s land A A7 D de-fen-ded by the hard-man’s guns D Ddim D Aus-tra-lia! Aus-tra- lia! D G For Anglo-Saxon flag and Southern Cross Em D God bless and help us to pro–tect Em D A7 D A7 D Our glor-i-ous land Aus-tra-lia, Aus-tra-lia