Keep Your Handouts Give Us Back Our Land - Archie Roach Chords
Chords: E, A, B
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Genre: folk, indigenous, soul
[Intro]
E E A E
B A E
[Verse 1]
E
You took away our reason for living
E A E
Now the only thing that your giving is lies, only lies
B A E B
And you can't see life as we did through your eyes, no no
[Verse 2]
E
We don't come up to your expectations
E A E
So what we get is discrimination and you, yes you criticise
B A E
And our way life it seems you all despise
[Chorus]
B A E
Yeah yeah yeah, you might think that we already have too much
B A E
... And you say the government has given us enough
A E
But here's one thing you'll never understand
B A E
Keep your handouts, give us back our land
[Verse 3]
E
Two hundred years is a long long time
E A E
Two hunderd years we've been towing the line but no more, we say no more
B A E B
No we got nothing to be happy for, no no
[Verse 4]
E
What we need is our independence
E A E
Something to keep for our decendants before, before its too late
B A E
No there nothing here for us in '88
[Chorus]
B A E
No no no, you might think that we already have too much
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