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The Great Australian Dream
Graeme Connors

Intro D G D G
G           D				 G
I turned west in search of something I'd never seen before
    D                            G
The kind of vision splendid that Banjo saw
       A			      Bm
With a fresh roll in my camera and an eye for things unique
  D              G	                 A             D
I left my mobile phone behind and headed outback for a week

I stood beneath the Tree of Knowledge let my imagination run
Way back to the great shearers strike of '91
And as I quietly contemplated all that tragic history
A tour bus full of kids from the city pulled up in front of me

CHORUS
D        G			              D
And it's baseball caps on backwards like they wear 'em in LA
A		          D
Coca Cola, Nike shoes and Oakley shades
            G                          D                  G
Here in the middle of the heartland, I feel I'm caught between
D                G           A                D
Beverley Hills 90210 and the great Australian dream

Thought I'd try a new direction down the Barcoo headed south
To the town built 'round the Black Stump and Jacky Howe
But it was back on course next morning to the Stockman's Hall of Fame
Where I traced the steps of the pioneers and ran into those kids again

CHORUS BUT THIRD LINE IS
In the midst of myth and legend again I'm caught between

Em				      G
I set out to find the spirit, the inspiration for John Flynn
D		 	 Bm			      G            A
Walked the streets where Smith and McGuiness gave the Kangaroo its wings
         Bm     	                  G
But each time I thought I'd found it what makes us who we are
     D		  Bm                G	                   A
That bus pulls up beside me and the kids get out, yeah the kids get out

CHORUS BUT THIRD LINE IS
So I figure there's an answer somewhere in between