D G D G A

[Verse]
D             G
Sydney town 1885
D                G
Sulphur air and blackened skies
        D                     G                    A
And you live your life in the pocket of a richer man
D             G
In the sheds and the docks and down the mines
D                G
From the back blocks of Queensland to the Goutre Line
        D                     G                    A
Thanks for the money and they kick the strikers down with guns

[Chorus]
   D                         A                    G
We won't drop anchor till we reach Alta Mira sound
D                A                 G
Heave away we're new Australia bound
D                A                 G
Heave away we're new Australia bound
Asus4/G  A           D
        For virgin ground

[Verse]
D             G
In pucky little offices in Adelaide
D                G
You count company profits but you're underpaid
        D                     G                    A
There must be more to life than the promise of another day
D             G
So collect the tools and pack your bags
D                G
The sea is calling hoist a brave new flag
        D                     G             A
We'll make history in the forests of Paraguay

[Chorus]
   D                         A                    G
We won't drop anchor till we reach Alta Mira sound
D                A                 G
Heave away we're new Australia bound
D                A                 G
Heave away we're new Australia bound
Asus  A           D
        For virgin ground

[Verse]
G                        A          D
Wide eyed romantics in a half baked dream
                    A         D
Your motives aren't what they seem
               G                 A         D
You've got your feet caked in Australian mud
        G                 A       D
And you can't deny what's in your blood
      G                      A
Under Paraguay skies and the nights so cold
           G                     A          G  A
You can forsake your country and lose your soul

[Chorus]
A               D                       A                        G
  You've got to run from your troubles, no need to stand your ground
D                A                 G
Heave away we're new Australia bound
   D                         A                    G
We won't drop anchor till we reach Alta Mira sound
D                A                 G
Heave away we're new Australia bound
Asus4/G  A                  C  C/B  C/A  C/G  C/F#  C/E  D
            For virgin ground