Galleries Of Pink Galahs chords by John Williamson

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G  A minorAm  G+G  D MajorD  G+G


Verse 1:
  G+G     D MajorD      C majorC          G+G
Galleries of pink galahs, crystal nights with diamond stars
A minorAm    G+G         D MajorD     G+G
apricots preserved in jars, that's my home
G+G        D MajorD     C majorC       G+G
Land of oceans in the sun, purple hazes river gum
A minorAm           G+G        D MajorD         G+G
breaks your heart when rain won't come, it breaks your heart


Chorus:
G+G           C majorC
It takes a harsh and cruel drought
G+G          C majorC
to sort the weaker saplings out
G+G         C majorC
it makes room for stronger trees
A minorAm        C majorC     G+G
maybe that's what life's about
G+G         C majorC
Winter's come, the hills are brown
G+G          C majorC
shops are closed the blinds are down
G+G      C majorC     A minorAm         G+G
everybody's leavin' town  they can't go on

Solo:
G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G  A minorAm  G+G  D MajorD  G+G


Verse 2:
G+G            D MajorD
The south wind through veranda gauze
C majorC          G+G
whines and bangs the homestead doors
A minorAm          G+G   D MajorD      G+G
a mother curses dusty floors and feels alone
G+G           D MajorD
Trucks and bulk bins filled with rust
C majorC          G+G
boy leaves home to make a crust
A minorAm         G+G       D MajorD        G+G
a father's dreams reduced to dust but he must go on

Chorus:
G+G         C majorC
Tortured red gums unashamed
 G+G        C majorC
sunburnt country wisely named
G+G          C majorC
chisel-ploughed and wire claimed
A minorAm       C majorC    G+G
but never never never tamed


Solo:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC  G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G   D MajorD C majorC G+G  D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G


Verse 3:
G+G         D MajorD     C majorC         G+G
Whirlwind swirls a paper high same old news of further dry
A minorAm          G+G     D MajorD      G+G
of broken clouds just passing by that's my home
G+G       D MajorD     C majorC       G+G
Land of oceans in the sun purple hazes river gum
A minorAm           G+G       D MajorD         G+G
breaks your heart when rain won't come it breaks your heart


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