Intro
G G G G
[Verse]
G Bm
They're counting up the votes across Australia
C G
And counting down the seconds of my years
C
I've seen quite a few elections
G
I know how to read projections
A Cm
I can recognise a change when it appears
G Bm
The people make the ultimate decision
C B
The system says they always get it right
Em
So though it seems like half an hour
G
Since I stumbled into power
A Cm G
Now it's time for me to say goodnight.
[Chorus]
G C
But still I dream
C F C
Of a country rich and clever
C F C
With compassion and endeavour
C F C Am
Reaching out towards forever, and I'm still
Em D G
Dreaming of the light on the hill.
[Verse]
G Bm
You start off in your local council chamber
C G
You fight and dream until you reach your prime
C
And if you should succeed
G
By the time you get to lead
A Cm
You're pretty much exhausted from the climb
G Bm
You only get a moment in the penthouse
C B
Before you find you're standing on the sill
Em
And if you're sunk in ham and gammon
G
When it turns from feast to famine
A Cm G
Then you're lucky if you've had your fill.
[Chorus]
G C
But still I dream
C F C
Heads are high and hearts are heady
C F C
Eyes are bright and clear and steady
F C Am
Full of promise that we're ready to fulfill
Em D G
I'm dreaming of the light on the hill.
[Solo]
D A A D A D A D A F#m F#m C#m B Em D
[Verse]
G Bm
They're counting up the votes across Australia
C G
This time it seems the verdict is severe
G C
Swan, McEwen, Fadden, Dickson,
C G
Bass and Paterson and Kingston
A A7 Cm
But it's Oxley with the message, loud and clear:
G Bm
"Bring us back our comfy bloody country
C B7
Take us back to simple days of yore
Em
Nothing alien or scary,
G
La-de-da or airt-fairy
A Cm G
Just put it back the way it was before."
[Chorus]
G C
But still I dream
F C
That the stars will be aligning
F C
As our fates are intertwining
F C Am
Until every heart is shining with goodwill
Em D Am
Shining like the light on the hill,
Em D G
Shining like the light on the hill.