E
You took away our reason for living
E A E
Now the only thing that your giving is lies, only lies
B A E B
And you can't see life as we did through your eyes, no no
E
We don't come up to your expectations
E A E
So what we get is discrimination and you, yes you criticise
B A E
And our way life it seems you all despise
B A E
Yeah yeah yeah, you might think that we already have too much
B A E
... And you say the government has given us enough
A E
But here's one thing you'll never understand
B A E
Keep your handouts, give us back our land
E
Two hundred years is a long long time
E A E
Two hunderd years we've been towing the line but no more, we say no more
B A E B
No we got nothing to be happy for, no no
E
What we need is our independence
E A E
Something to keep for our decendants before, before its too late
B A E
No there nothing here for us in '88
B A E
No no no, you might think that we already have too much
B A E
... And you say the government has given us enough
A E
But here's one thing you'll never understand
B A E
Just keep your handouts, give us back our land
E
We've got break these chains of oppression
E A E
We've got to fight for our rightful possessions or die, yeah lay down and die
B A E B
Cause it's been too long that you've ignored our cries, yeah yeah
E
But if it's not the Australian Nation
E A E
For us to be no celebration then you, you're the ones to blame, yeah yeah
B A E
Oh.. you should hang your heads in shame
B A E
Shame shame shame, You might think that we already have too much
B A E
.. And you say the government has given us enough
A E
But here's one thing you'll never understand
B A E A E
Just keep your handouts, give us back our land
E
Two hundred years is a long long time
E A E
Two hunderd years we've been towing the line but no more, we say no more
B A E B
No we got nothing to be happy for, no no
E
What we need is our independence
E A E
Something to keep for our decendants before, before its too late
B A E
No there nothing here for us in '88
B A E
No no no, you might think that we already have too much
B A E
... And you say the government has given us enough
A E
But here's one thing you'll never understand
B A E
Just keep your handouts, give us back our land
B A E
I said keep your handouts, give us back our land