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