Intro
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[Verse]
D F#m
They're counting up the votes across Australia
G D
And counting down the seconds of my years
G
I've seen quite a few elections
D
I know how to read projections
E Gm
I can recognise a change when it appears
D F#m
The people make the ultimate decision
G F#
The system says they always get it right
Bm
So though it seems like half an hour
D
Since I stumbled into power
E Gm D
Now it's time for me to say goodnight.
[Chorus]
D G
But still I dream
G C G
Of a country rich and clever
G C G
With compassion and endeavour
G C G Em
Reaching out towards forever, and I'm still
Bm A D
Dreaming of the light on the hill.
[Verse]
D F#m
You start off in your local council chamber
G D
You fight and dream until you reach your prime
G
And if you should succeed
D
By the time you get to lead
E Gm
You're pretty much exhausted from the climb
D F#m
You only get a moment in the penthouse
G F#
Before you find you're standing on the sill
Bm
And if you're sunk in ham and gammon
D
When it turns from feast to famine
E Gm D
Then you're lucky if you've had your fill.
[Chorus]
D G
But still I dream
G C G
Heads are high and hearts are heady
G C G
Eyes are bright and clear and steady
C G Em
Full of promise that we're ready to fulfill
Bm A D
I'm dreaming of the light on the hill.
[Solo]
A E E A E A E A E C#m C#m G#m F# Bm A
[Verse]
D F#m
They're counting up the votes across Australia
G D
This time it seems the verdict is severe
D G
Swan, McEwen, Fadden, Dickson,
G D
Bass and Paterson and Kingston
E E7 Gm
But it's Oxley with the message, loud and clear:
D F#m
"Bring us back our comfy bloody country
G F#7
Take us back to simple days of yore
Bm
Nothing alien or scary,
D
La-de-da or airt-fairy
E Gm D
Just put it back the way it was before."
[Chorus]
D G
But still I dream
C G
That the stars will be aligning
C G
As our fates are intertwining
C G Em
Until every heart is shining with goodwill
Bm A Em
Shining like the light on the hill,
Bm A D
Shining like the light on the hill.