Beds Are Burning

(E)(G)(A)

(E)Out where the river broke, the bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels, steam in forty five degrees

The (E)time has come, to (D)say fair's fair;
to (A)pay the rent, to (E)pay our share
The (E)time has come, a (D)fact's a fact;
it be(A)longs to them, let's (F#)give it back

(E)(G)(A)
      
(Em)How can we dance when our (C)earth is (G)turning?      
(Em)How do we sleep while our (C)beds are (D)burning?        
(Em)How can we dance when our (C)earth is (G)turning?
(Em)How do we sleep while our (C)beds are (D)burning?

The (Em)time has come to (C)say fairs fair,
to (G)pay the rent, now to (D)pay our share

(E)Four wheels scare the cockatoos, from Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes, in forty five degrees

The (E)time has come, to (D)say fair's fair;
to (A)pay the rent, to (E)pay our share
The (E)time has come, a (D)fact's a fact;
it be(A)longs to them, let's (F#)give it back

(E)(G)(A)

(Em)How can we dance when our (C)earth is (G)turning?      
(Em)How do we sleep while our (C)beds are (D)burning?        
(Em)How can we dance when our (C)earth is (G)turning?
(Em)How do we sleep while our (C)beds are (D)burning?

The (E)time has come, to (D)say fair's fair;
to (A)pay the rent, to (E)pay our share
The (E)time has come, a (D)fact's a fact;
it be(A)longs to them, let's (F#)give it back

(E)(G)(A)

(Em)How can we dance when our (C)earth is (G)turning?
(Em)How do we sleep while our (C)beds are (D)burning?


(Em) (C) (G)   (Em) (C) (D)

(E) (G) (A) 2X