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