Intro
B Bsus4 B E B
[Verse 1]
F# B
Times were hard in old Swan Hill
E B F#
And her circumstances got harder still
B B7 E
The only thing this woman ever knew was pain
B F# B E B
It seemed she’d never know sweet happiness again
[Verse 2]
F# B
Kicked around, treated bad
E B F#
It’s not right for one so young to be so sad
B B7 E
F# koori child should not have had this cross to bear
B F# B
It makes me wonder if anybody really cares
[Refrain 1]
B F#
Troubled woman is your name
F# B
Through no fault of yours it seems you always got the blame
B F#
And an old man’s voice calls from afar
F#7 B E B
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
[Verse 3]
F# B
Fond memories of Moulamein
E B F#
The only happy times her family had seen
B B7 E
Wishing that those happy times would never end
B F# B
With Uncle John who at the time was their best friend
[Verse 4]
F# B
But this young girl just couldn’t win
E B F#
She got in to trouble in Deniliquin
B B7 E
Had a lovely child way down in old Fitzroy
B F# B
Then the Welfare came and took her baby boy
[Refrain 2]
B F#
Baby Russell was his name
F# B
They took him from her arms and made her feel ashamed
B F#
Took him away to America
F#7 B E B F#
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
[Verse 5]
F# B
They changed his name and changed his home
E B F#
While he was growing up he always felt alone
B B7 E
And through the years his history remained untold
B F# B E B
He questioned why so they kicked him out at 12 years old
[Verse 6]
F# B
He was on the streets for many years
E B F#
No-one ever knew his pain or saw his tears
B B7 E
He took to using drugs and booze just to escape
B F# B
Then one night they arrested him for murder and rape
[Refrain 3 ]
B F#
Troubled woman, troubled man
F# B
Doesn’t anybody out there give a damn?
B F#
And an old man’s voice calls from afar
F#7 B E B F#
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
[Verse 7]
F# B
His one true mother who’d searched in vain
E B F#
For her son she never thought she’d see again
B B7 E
She received a phone call from Florida
B F# B
They found her son and more bad news for Munjana
[Refrain 4]
B F#
Hello Russell, this is your mother calling
F# B
Please forgive me I can’t stop the tears from falling
B F#
You come from this land and sun above
F#7 B E B
And always remember the strength of your mother’s love
[Verse 8]
F# B
They took you there when you were five
E B F#
Now you’re in some jail trying to survive
B B7 E
And if the truth be known when all have testified
B F# B
Another crime committed here was genocide
[Refrain 5]
B F#
Troubled woman is your name
F# B
Through no fault of yours it seemed you always got the blame
B F#
And an old man’s voice calls from afar
F#7 B
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
F#7 B
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
- 1. Chord Gitar Archie Roach - Munjana Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar D#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Archie Roach - Munjana Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar D#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan