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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
D x8
G Em D x4
Verse 1:
G Em D
Noisy mynas bully the suburbs
G Em D
Out beyond the haze
G Em D
Seaside holiday houses lay
G Em D
Quiet as a grave
Em G D
Tombs of dreams past
Em G D
Wealth gone to waste
Em G D
The Australian dream is fading
G Em D
Stolen anyway
Chorus:
G
I’m never gonna lose my head
Em
To a setting sun
G
I’m never gonna dream of things
Em G D
That just can’t be done
Guitar Solo:
G Em D x4
Verse 2:
G Em D
Pavement’s too hot to walk on barefoot
G Em D
So you hop and skip
G Em D
Prawns in wheelie bins marinate
G Em D
A cocktail of stink
Em G D
Bat swaying on
Em G D
The power line
Em G D
Wings open in surrender
Em G D
This is how you die
Extended Chorus:
G
I’m never gonna lose my head
Em
To a setting sun
G
I’m never gonna dream of things
Em
That just can’t be done
G Em
I’m never gonna say, never gonna do, never gonna be
G Em
Anything more than what’s expected of me
G D
It's true
G D
It's true
G D
It's true
G D D
It's true
Extended Guitar Solo:
G Em D x8
Chorus:
G
I’m never gonna lose my head
Em
To a setting sun
G
I’m never gonna dream of things
Em
That just can’t be done
G Em
I’m never gonna say, never gonna do, never gonna be
G Em G
Anything more than what’s expected of me
Song History
Last Updated: June 14, 2021