Intro
G Gsus4 G C G
[Verse 1]
D G
Times were hard in old Swan Hill
C G D
And her circumstances got harder still
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The only thing this woman ever knew was pain
G D G C G
It seemed she’d never know sweet happiness again
[Verse 2]
D G
Kicked around, treated bad
C G D
It’s not right for one so young to be so sad
G G7 C
D koori child should not have had this cross to bear
G D G
It makes me wonder if anybody really cares
[Refrain 1]
G D
Troubled woman is your name
D G
Through no fault of yours it seems you always got the blame
G D
And an old man’s voice calls from afar
D7 G C G
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
[Verse 3]
D G
Fond memories of Moulamein
C G D
The only happy times her family had seen
G G7 C
Wishing that those happy times would never end
G D G
With Uncle John who at the time was their best friend
[Verse 4]
D G
But this young girl just couldn’t win
C G D
She got in to trouble in Deniliquin
G G7 C
Had a lovely child way down in old Fitzroy
G D G
Then the Welfare came and took her baby boy
[Refrain 2]
G D
Baby Russell was his name
D G
They took him from her arms and made her feel ashamed
G D
Took him away to America
D7 G C G D
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
[Verse 5]
D G
They changed his name and changed his home
C G D
While he was growing up he always felt alone
G G7 C
And through the years his history remained untold
G D G C G
He questioned why so they kicked him out at 12 years old
[Verse 6]
D G
He was on the streets for many years
C G D
No-one ever knew his pain or saw his tears
G G7 C
He took to using drugs and booze just to escape
G D G
Then one night they arrested him for murder and rape
[Refrain 3 ]
G D
Troubled woman, troubled man
D G
Doesn’t anybody out there give a damn?
G D
And an old man’s voice calls from afar
D7 G C G D
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
[Verse 7]
D G
His one true mother who’d searched in vain
C G D
For her son she never thought she’d see again
G G7 C
She received a phone call from Florida
G D G
They found her son and more bad news for Munjana
[Refrain 4]
G D
Hello Russell, this is your mother calling
D G
Please forgive me I can’t stop the tears from falling
G D
You come from this land and sun above
D7 G C G
And always remember the strength of your mother’s love
[Verse 8]
D G
They took you there when you were five
C G D
Now you’re in some jail trying to survive
G G7 C
And if the truth be known when all have testified
G D G
Another crime committed here was genocide
[Refrain 5]
G D
Troubled woman is your name
D G
Through no fault of yours it seemed you always got the blame
G D
And an old man’s voice calls from afar
D7 G
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
D7 G
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
- 1. Chord Gitar Archie Roach - Munjana Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Archie Roach - Munjana Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan