John Williamson – Rip Rip Wood Chip tab
Chords:
G C C D - G C D G G C D7 G What am I gonna do - what about the future? G C D G Gotta draw the line without delay G C Why shouldn't I get emotional - D G the bush is sacred G C D G Ancient life will fade away Over the hill they go, killing another mountain Gotta fill the quota - can't go slow Huge machinery wiping out the scenery One big swipe like a shearer's blow G EM D Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper G EM D G Throw it in the bin, no news today G EM D Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming? G EM D G Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay G EM EM D - G EM D G Remember the axemen knew their timber Cared about the way they brought it down Crosscut, blackbutt, tallowood and cedar Build another bungalow - pioneer town I am the bush and I am koala We are one - go hand in hand I am the bush like Banjo and Henry It's in my blood - gonna make a stand Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper Throw it in the bin, no news today Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming? Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper Throw it in the bin - don't understand Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming? Stirs my blood - gonna make a stand