D(add9)G
I turned west in search of something I'd never seen before,
D(add9)G
The kind of vision Splendid Banjo saw.
AABmG
With a fresh roll in my camera and an eye for things unique,
DDBmBmGAD(add9)
I left my mobile phone at home and went outback for a week.
D(add9)G
I stood beneath the Tree of Knowledge, let my imagination run,
D(add9)G
Way back to the Great Shearer's Strike of '91.
AABmG
And as I quietly contemplated all that tragic history,
DDBmBmGADA tour bus full of kids from the city pulled up in front of me.
GD
And its baseball caps on backwards like they wear 'em in LA,
AD
Coca Cola, Nike shoes and Oakley shades.
GDG
Here in the middle of the Heartland, I feel I'm caught between
D(2)GAD(add9)GD(add9)G
Beverley Hills 90210 and the Great Australian Dream.
D(add9)G
Thought I'd try a new direction down the Barcoo, headed south,
D(add9)G
To the town built round the Black Stump and Jacky Howe.
AABmG
But it was back on course next morning to the Stockman's Hall of Fame,
DDBmBmGAD
Where I traced the steps of the pioneers and ran into those kids again.
GD
With baseball caps on backwards like they wear 'em in LA,
AD
Coca Cola, Nike shoes and Oakley shades.
GDG
In the midst of myth and legend, again I'm caught between
D(2)GABm
Beverley Hills 90210 and the Great Australian Dream.
BmGBmGInstrumentalEmG
I set out to find the spirit, the inspiration for John Flynn,
DDBmBmGA
Walked the streets where Fysh and McGuiness gave the Kangaroo its wings.
BmG
But each time I thought I'd found it, what makes us who we are,
DDBmBmGAA
That bus pulls up beside me and the kids get out, yeah the kids get out.
GD
And its baseball caps on backwards like they wear 'em in LA,
AD
Coca Cola, Nike shoes and Oakley shades.
GDG
So I figure there's an answer somewhere in between,
D(2)GAD(add9)
Beverley Hills 90210 and the Great Australian Dream.
GD(add9)G
Lookin' for an answer,
D(add9)GD(add9)G
To the Great Australian dream.
D(add9)G
There's gotta be an answer,
D(add9)GD(add9)GD(add9)GD(add9) (fade out)
To the Great Australian Dream.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.