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I Am Australian

Rai Thistlewayte

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         *    Rai Thistlewayte - I Am Australian     *
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Artist : Rai Thistlewayte
Song   : I Am Australian
Tabbed : Tom Francis
Email  : tom_francis@telstra.com

Standard Tuning

Key
h : Hammer On
p : Pluck
/ : Slide up
\ : Slide Down
b : Bend
r : Release


Heard a few requests for this song, so thought I'd give it a shot.


Chorus / Intro:  Guitar 1 (Acoustic)

E-----------3--3--3--3--3--3--3---0--0--0--0--|
B-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1--1--1--1--|
G-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--|
D-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---2--2-----2--|
A-----------2--2--2-----2--2--2---3--3-----3--|
E-----------3--3--3-----3--3--3---------------|

  We are One ________ But We Are Many

E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3-3--3-------|
B--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0-----0-0--0-------|
G--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-0--0-------|
D--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----0-0--0-------|
A--3--3-----3--2--2--2-----2-----2-2--2-------|
E--------------0--0--0-----0-----3-3--3-------|

  ___ And from all ______  we come


E-----------3--3--3--3--3--3--3---0--0--0--0--|
B-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1--1--1--1--|
G-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--|
D-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---2--2-----2--|
A-----------2--2--2-----2--2--2---3--3-----3--|
E-----------3--3--3-----3--3--3---------------|

  We'll share a dream and _______ one voice,


E--0-0-0---0-0-0--0---0--0--0-0--3------------|
B--1-1-2---0-0-2--2---1--1--2-2--3------------|
G--0-0-3---0-0-3--3---0--0--3-3--4------------|
D--2-2-0---2-2-0--0---2--2--0-0--5------------|
A--3-------0----------3--3-------5------------|
E----------0---------------------3------------|
  
    I Am   You Are   We Are Australian




Pre-Verse (0:26)

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D---5-5--------8---------8-----|
A---5-5--------8---------8-----|
E---3-3-3-x-x--6-6-x-6-x-6-6---|


Verse 1 (0:34)

E-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-----3-------------------------|------3------------------6-----|
G-----4--------7---------7-\----|------4--------7---------7-----|
D---5-5--------8---------8-\----|--/-5-5--------8---------8-----|
A---5-5--------8-8-------8-\----|--/-5-5--------8-8-------8-----|
E---3-3-3-x-x--6-6-x-x-6-6-\----|--/-3-3-3-x-x--6-6-x-x-6-6-----|

I came from the dream-time _______ the dusty, red-soil plains

E-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-----3-------------------------|------3------------------6-----|
G-----4--------7---------7-\----|------4--------7---------7-----|
D---5-5--------8---------8-\----|--/-5-5--------8---------8-----|
A---5-5--------8-8-------8-\----|--/-5-5--------8-8-------8-----|
E---3-3-3-x-x--6-6-x-x-6-6-\----|--/-3-3-3-x-x--6-6-x-x-6-6-----|

I am the ancient heart __________ the keeper of the flame   [Drums]


Subsequent Verses 

Guitar 1 follows previous verse: G | A#
Guitar 2 Electric

(0:46)	  (0:59)          (1:19)             (1:27)
E--3---|  E-----------|  E----------------|  E-----------| 
B--0---|  B-----------|  B----------------|  B-----------|
G--0---|  G-----------|  G----------------|  G-----------|
D--0---|  D--8-/-10---|  D-------8--------|  D--8-/-10---|
A--2---|  A---------8-|  A--8h10---8-/-10-|  A---------8-|
E--3---|  E-----------|  E----------------|  E-----------|


* The open G chord, strummed by the electric is obvious play
  it when necessary

* The other riffs are played on subsequent occasions also:
  listen out for them


Pre Chorus (1:55)
Guitars 1 & 2

E--6--/--8---8---8--8----------|
B--6--/--8---8---8--8----------|
G--7--/--9---9---9--9----------|
D--8--/--10--10--10-10---------|
A--8--/--10--10--10-10---------|
E--6--/--8---8---8--8----------|

Bass

G--------------|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E-6/8-8-8-8----|




CHORUS

E-----------3--3--3--3--3--3--3---0--0--0--0--|
B-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1--1--1--1--|
G-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--|
D-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---2--2-----2--|
A-----------2--2--2-----2--2--2---3--3-----3--|
E-----------3--3--3-----3--3--3---------------|

  We are One ________ But We Are Many

E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3-3--3-------|
B--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0-----0-0--0-------|
G--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-0--0-------|
D--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----0-0--0-------|
A--3--3-----3--2--2--2-----2-----2-2--2-------|
E--------------0--0--0-----0-----3-3--3-------|

  ___ And from all ______  we come


E-----------3--3--3--3--3--3--3---0--0--0--0--|
B-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1--1--1--1--|
G-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--|
D-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---2--2-----2--|
A-----------2--2--2-----2--2--2---3--3-----3--|
E-----------3--3--3-----3--3--3---------------|

  We'll share a dream and _______ one voice,


E--0-0-0---0-0-0--0---0--0--0-0--3------------|
B--1-1-2---0-0-2--2---1--1--2-2--3------------|
G--0-0-3---0-0-3--3---0--0--3-3--4------------|
D--2-2-0---2-2-0--0---2--2--0-0--5------------|
A--3-------0----------3--3-------5------------|
E----------0---------------------3------------|
  
    I Am   You Are   We Are Australian


Thats basically it.  Besides the solo, which I can't be arsed doing
The whole song is just repetitions of included parts above, so have
fun.  If someone else wants a go at the solo, feel free.
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TABBED using Notebook
ORIGINAL song by The Seekers

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I Am Australian

Rai Thistlewayte