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Thou Shalt Not Steal

Kev Carmody
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 In 1788  down Sydney  Cove the first  boat people land.
 Said sorry  boys our gains  your loss, we're gonna  steal your land
 and if you break  our new British  laws, for sure  your gonna hang
 or work for life  like convicts  with chains  on your neck and hands.
 C H O R U S:
 They taught us
Wo  oh Black woman  thou shalt not steal.
Oh  oh Black man  thou shalt not steal.
 We're gonna civilize  your black barbaric  lives and teach  you how to kneel,
 but your history  couldn't hide the genocide,  the hypocrisy  to us was real.
 Well your Jesus  said your supposed  to give the oppressed  a beter deal.
 We say to you  yes white  man, thou shalt not steal.
 Oh yeah,  our land  you'd better heal.
 Your science  and technology,  hey you can make  a nuclear bomb,
 development  has increased  its size to 3 million  megatonnes.
 But if you think  that's progress,  I suggest your reasoning  is unsound.
 You should've found  out long  ago, you best leave  it in the ground.
 C H O R U S:
Me  and Neil and Rednut  sitting underneath  the Indooroopilly bridge,
watchin'  that blazin' sun  go down behind the tall  tree'd mountain ridge.
 This land's  our heritage and spirit,  here the rightful  culture's black
 and we sittin'  here just wondering  when we gonna get  our land back.
 C H O R U S:
 You talk  of conservation,  keep the forest  pristine green.
 Yet in 200  years your materialism  has stripped  the forests clean.
 And a racist's  a contradiction  that's understood  by none.
 Most in  their left hand hold a bible,  their right  hand holds a gun.
 C H O R U S:

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Readable chord sheet for Thou Shalt Not Steal by Kev Carmody

In [G]1788 down [D]Sydney Cove the [A]first boat people [Bm]land.
Said [G]sorry boys our [D]gains your loss, we're [A]gonna steal your [Bm]land
and if you [G]break our new [D]British laws, for [A]sure your gonna [Bm]hang
or work for [G]life like [D]convicts with [A]chains on your neck and [Bm]hands.

C H O R U S:

They taught us
[G]Wo oh Black [D]woman thou shalt not [A]steal.
[G]Oh oh Black [D]man thou shalt not [Bm]steal.
We're gonna [G]civilize your black bar[D]baric lives and [A]teach you how to [Bm]kneel,
but your [G]history couldn't hide the [D]genocide, the hy[A]pocrisy to us was [Bm]real.
Well your [G]Jesus said your sup[D]posed to give the op[A]pressed a beter [Bm]deal.
We say to [G]you yes [D]white man, thou shalt not [Bm]steal.
Oh [G]yeah, our [D]land you'd better [A]heal.

Your [G]science and tech[D]nology, hey you can [A]make a nuclear [Bm]bomb,
de[G]velopment has in[D]creased its size to 3 [A]million mega[Bm]tonnes.
But if you [G]think that's [D]progress, I suggest your [A]reasoning is un[Bm]sound.
You should've [G]found out [D]long ago, you best [A]leave it in the [Bm]ground.

C H O R U S:

[G]Me and Neil and [D]Rednut sitting under[A]neath the Indooroopilly [Bm]bridge,
[G]watchin' that blazin' [D]sun go down behind the [A]tall tree'd mountain [Bm]ridge.
This [G]land's our heritage and [D]spirit, here the [A]rightful culture's [Bm]black
and we [G]sittin' here just [D]wondering when we gonna [A]get our land [Bm]back.

C H O R U S:

You [G]talk of con[D]servation, keep the [A]forest pristine [Bm]green.
Yet in [G]200 years your ma[D]terialism has [A]stripped the forests [Bm]clean.
And a [G]racist's a contra[D]diction that's [A]understood by [Bm]none.
Most [G]in their left hand hold a [D]bible, their [A]right hand holds a [Bm]gun.

C H O R U S:

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