Grafica Chords & Lyrics - Misc Your Songs - Peter Ward

[INTRO]
[G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [G]

[Verse one]
[G]The dawn arrives and the workers stir another life they’d sure prefer
[C]The daily grind lays heavy on their [G]head
[G]Off to a station out there somewhere working hard but getting nowhere
[C]What can they do what can they do in[G]stead

[Verse two]
[G]Carriage is full but it seems so lonely no life is not all milk and honey
[C]Staring through the gloom as time g[G]oes by
[G]There’s wealth abounding and there’s glitter but most are feeling a little bitter
[C]‘She’ll be right mate’ is just a con it’s ju[G]st a lie

[CHORUS]
The po[C]pulations buy[D]ing things con[G]crete factories sp[Em]read their wings
The su[C]burbs sprawl their w[D]ay from the hills to the s[G]ea
[C]For the kids life can c[D]ome unstuck they cu[G]rse their fate or t[Em]heir bad luck
And d[C]ream about a pl[D]ace they’d rather[G] be

[Verse three]
[G]Some at night they slip away to town with mates they feel good around
[C]Imaginations running wild on their late night d[G]ates
[G]There’s no big heads or names you know just their colours on public show
[C]Graffiti they leave behind is looking gr[G]eat

[Verse four]
[G]The time they give they give for free creating something for all to see
[C]A concrete and metal canvas comes al[G]ive
[G]But at least for a piece of time they feel good and can say that’s mine
[C]They get on home before the dawn ar[G]rives

[CHORUS]
Well s[C]ome are haves and s[D]ome have nots ple[G]nty struggle somewhere i[Em]n between
It’s one[C] step forward and t[D]wo steps back [G]not so easy staying on the tr[Em]ack
[C]An elusive thing that g[D]reat Australian d[G]ream

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [G]

[Verse five]
[G]A generation’s been dealt good cards childhood memories of big back yards
[C]Lucky to get that now in this day and a[G]ge
[G]Spare a thought for the kids today so much tougher to make their way
[C]They look for ways to get up on st[G]age

[CHORUS]
The po[C]pulations buy[D]ing things con[G]crete factories sp[Em]read their wings
The su[C]burbs sprawl their w[D]ay from the hills to the s[G]ea
[C]For the kids life can c[D]ome unstuck they cu[G]rse their fate or t[Em]heir bad luck
And d[C]ream about a pl[D]ace they’d rather[G] be

[CHORUS]
Well some are have[D]s and some have n[G]ots plenty struggle some[Em]where in between
It’s one[C] step forward and t[D]wo steps back [G]not so easy staying on the tr[Em]ack
[C]An elusive thing that g[D]reat Australian d[G]ream
[C]An elusive thing that g[D]reat Australian d[G]ream an elu[C]sive thing that g[D]reat Australian d[G]ream