Thou Shalt Not Steal
Kev CarmodyVersion1
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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: