John Williamson - Rip Rip Wood Chip Ukulele

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