This is the chords of Sleep Australia Sleep by Paul Kelly on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Verse 1]
C
Sleep, Australia, sleep
C F C
The night is on the creep
C G
Shut out the noise all around
C
Sleep, Australia, sleep
C F C
And dream of counting sheep
C G C
Jumping in fields coloured brown
[Chorus]
F C
Who\’ll rock the cradle and cry?
Am G
Who\’ll rock the cradle and cry?
C
Sleep, Australia, sleep
C F C
As off the cliff the kingdoms leap
C G
Count them as they say goodbye
[Verse 2]
F
Count down the little things
C
The insects and birds
Am
Count down the bigger things
G
The flocks and the herds
F
Count down our rivers
C
Our pastures and trees
Am
But there\’s no need to hurry
Am
Oh, sleep now, don\’t worry
Am G
\’Coz it\’s only a matter of degrees
[Bridge]
C
Fog, Australia, fog
C F C
Just like the boiling frog
C G C
As we go we won\’t feel a thing
[Instrumental]
C C F C C G
[Chorus]
F C
Who\’ll rock the cradle and cry?
Am G
Who\’ll rock the cradle and cry?
C
Sleep, my country, sleep
C F C
As off the cliff the kingdoms leap
C G C
Count them as they pass on by
[Verse 3]
F
Our children might know them
C
But their children will not
Am
We won\’t know \’til it\’s gone
G
All the glory we\’ve got
F
But there are more wonders coming
C
All new kinds of shows
Am
With acid seas rising
C
To kiss coastal mountains
Am
Big cyclones pounding
C
And firestorms devouring
Am
And we\’ll lose track of counting
C
As the corpses keep mounting
C Am G
But hey, that\’s just the way this old world goes
[Outro]
C
Sleep, my country, sleep
C F C
As we sow so shall we reap
C G C
Who\’ll rock the cradle and cry?
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