Rip Rip Woodchip chords

John Williamson

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What am I gonna do - what about the future? 
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Gotta draw the line without delay 
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Why shouldn't I get emotional - the bush is sacred 
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Ancient life will fade away 

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Over the hill they go, killing another mountain 
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Gotta fill the quota - can't go slow 
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Huge machinery wiping out the scenery 
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One big swipe like a shearer's blow 

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Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper 
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Throw it in the bin, no news today 
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Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming? 
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Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay 

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Remember the axemen knew their timber 
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Cared about the way they brought it down 
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Crosscut, blackbutt, tallowood and cedar 
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Build another bungalow - pioneer town 

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I am the bush and I am koala 
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We are one - go hand in hand 
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I am the bush like Banjo and Henry 
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It's in my blood - gonna make a stand 

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Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper 
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Throw it in the bin, no news today 
G          C          D                  G 
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming? 
G         C         D    G 
Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay 

G       C          D            G 
Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper 
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Throw it in the bin - don't understand 
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Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming? 
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Stirs my blood - gonna make a stand