John Williamson

Rip Rip Wood Chip Ukulele Chords

F  F  F  G - F  F  G  F
F               F    G7             F
What am I gonna do - what about the future?
F              F          G   F
Gotta draw the line without delay
F                   F
Why shouldn't I get emotional - 
    G       F        
the bush is sacred 
F       F         G     F
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
 
F       AM                      G
Rip rip woodchip - turn it into paper
F               AM      G    F
Throw it in the bin, no news today
F          AM                           G
Nightmare, dreaming - can't you hear the screaming?
F         AM        G      F
Chainsaw, eyesore - more decay 

F  AM  AM  G   -  F  AM  G  F

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