Am Cmaj7
Looking for a piece of earth
G Em
On the outskirts of the city
Am Cmaj7
Traffic jams, smog ‘n KPI’s
G Em
Well they bore me f^%&ken silly
Am Cmaj7
Just to live in a wooden Yurt
G Em
Looking for community
Am Cmaj7
Do you have a best friend at work ?
G Em
Vote 5 to keep your salary
D F
Connecting with the salt of the earth
G Am
Get back to the country
Am Cmaj7
Monthly reports, I made ‘em up
G Em
Performance reviews mean nothin’
Am Cmaj7
The butcher bird, the cockatoo
G Em
The eagle flys magestic
Am Cmaj7
Bar charts, useless farts
G Em
Make work of their duties
D F
Straining fences, diesel expenses
G Am
Parramatta Grass, scratching you’re arse
D F
Connecting with the salt of the earth
G Am
Get back to the country
Am Cmaj7
Wake at five, do the corporate jive
G Em
1,000’s of signs ‘n parking cars
Am Cmaj7
Ploughing earth, watching cattle girth
G Em
The price of a pound, you shout a round
Am Cmaj7
Teamwork, yeah ! What about me ?
G Em
You threaten my opportunity !
D F
Fireweed, stock to feed,
G Am
Floods ‘n drought are part of the creed
D F
Connecting with the salt of the earth
G Am
Get back to the country
Am Cmaj7
14 hour days, your health’s at play
G Em
You’re being watched in a spreadsheet
Am Cmaj7
The scratches are deep, you rest in sleep
G Em
Lantana doesn’t listen
D F
You’re just a stat, perhaps a door mat
G Am
People are expenses
Am Cmaj7
Rev that saw, repair that gate
G Em
The rain is always too darn late
D F
Connecting with the salt of the earth
G Am
Get back to the country
Am Cmaj7
It’s the corporate way, a brain a day
G Em
My chewing gum has 4 wrappers!
Am Cmaj7
Well I’m over it now, it’s just so foul
G Em
Going to where the four winds howl
Am Cmaj7
Break your back, heart attack
G Em
Lungs on fire, global warming is dire
Am Cmaj7
Break your back, nuclear attack
G Em
Political crap, Income Tax
D F
Rather have one in the country
G Am
Rather do it the country
D F
Breathe in the country
G Am
Live & dieeeeeeeeeeeeeee i i i
D F
in the lucky country