Yorta Yorta Man chords by Jimmy Little

Chords with lyrics

Yorta Yorta Man ?" Jimmy Little


Verse 1
    D MajorD
    I was born, on the banks, of the Murray,
       B minorBm              E minorEm  A augmentedA
    Yorta Yorta, is my Mothers, tribal land.
    A augmentedA    D MajorD
    I?m her son, but my father?s name, I carry,
       B minorBm         E minorEm     A augmentedA    D MajorD
    as I walk, through this great, and ancient land.

Verse 2
    D MajorD
    My father, taught me all the things, I needed,
       B minorBm             E minorEm  A augmentedA
    like identity, and dignity, with love.
    A augmentedA    D MajorD
    From his southern, tribal, coastal ways, of living,
        B minorBm        E minorEm    A augmentedA   D MajorD
    Wallaga lake, and Gulaga Mountain, high above.

Chorus:
    D MajorD   B minorBm             F#F#
    I?m a Koori, and I come from, Cummeragunja,
         B minorBm             F#F#
    where my people and my dreaming all began.
      B minorBm       A augmentedA      D MajorD
    Someday I know that I will be returning,
         E minorEm      A augmentedA      D MajorD
    like the 🏷Legend of my tribal boomerang.

Verse 3
Spoken: [if you wish to sing this verse, omit words in brackets]
    D MajorD
    My tribal ways are strong, and not forgotten,
            B minorBm                  E minorEm   A augmentedA
    Though [all] my city ways of living,[well they] maybe grand.
    A augmentedA    D MajorD
    But you know, I could [pack it up, yes and] leave it, all tomorrow,
        B minorBm     E minorEm   A augmentedA   D MajorD
Sing:  and go back, to my Yorta, Yorta land.

Verse 4
    D MajorD
    The nature, of the bush, in all its beauty,
         B minorBm              E minorEm   A augmentedA
    gives me strength, in my will, to understand.
    A augmentedA    D MajorD
    That no matter, where I go, my river people,
        B minorBm        E minorEm   A augmentedA   D MajorD
    will be waiting, for this Yorta, Yorta Man.

Spoken: Join me.

Chorus:
    D MajorD   B minorBm              F#F#
Sing:  I?m a Koori, and I come from, Cummeragunja,
         B minorBm              F#F#
    where my people, and my dreaming, all began.
      B minorBm     A augmentedA      D MajorD
    Someday I know,  I?ll be returning,
         E minorEm      A augmentedA      D MajorD   B minorBm
    Like the 🏷Legend, of my tribal, boomerang,
         E minorEm      A augmentedA      D MajorD   B minorBm
    Like the 🏷Legend, of my tribal, boomerang,
         E minorEm      A augmentedA      D MajorD
Fade:  Like the 🏷Legend, of my tribal, boomerang.