Paul Kelly - Sleep Australia Sleep Chords

[Verse 1]
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Sleep, Australia, sleep
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The night is on the creep
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Shut out the noise all around
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Sleep, Australia, sleep
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And dream of counting sheep
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Jumping in fields coloured brown
 
 
[Chorus]
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Who'll rock the cradle and cry?
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Who'll rock the cradle and cry?
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Sleep, Australia, sleep
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As off the cliff the kingdoms leap
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Count them as they say goodbye
 
 
[Verse 2]
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Count down the little things
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The insects and birds
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Count down the bigger things
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The flocks and the herds
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Count down our rivers
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Our pastures and trees
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But there's no need to hurry
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Oh, sleep now, don't worry
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'Coz it's only a matter of degrees
 
 
[Bridge]
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Fog, Australia, fog
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Just like the boiling frog
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As we go we won't feel a thing
 
 
[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
F                          C
Who'll rock the cradle and cry?
Am                         G
Who'll rock the cradle and cry?
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Sleep, my country, sleep
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As off the cliff the kingdoms leap
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Count them as they pass on by
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Our children might know them
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But their children will not
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We won't know 'til it's gone
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All the glory we've got
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But there are more wonders coming
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All new kinds of shows
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With acid seas rising
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To kiss coastal mountains
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Big cyclones pounding
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And firestorms devouring
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And we'll lose track of counting
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As the corpses keep mounting
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But hey, that's just the way this old world goes
 
 
[Outro]
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Sleep, my country, sleep
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As we sow so shall we reap
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Who'll rock the cradle and cry?