From Little Things Big Things Grow Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Am][Em][G]
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[Verse 1]
[C]Gather round [Am]people I [Em]tell you're a [G]story
An [C]eight year long [Am]story of [Em]power and [G]pride
The [C]British Lord [Am]Vestey and [Em]Vincent Lingi[G]arri
Were [C]opposite [Am]men on o[Em]pposite [G]sides
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[Verse 2]
[C]Vestey was [Am]fat with [Em]money and [G]muscle
[C]Beef was his [Am]business, [Em]broad was his [G]door
[C]Vincent was [Am]lean and [Em]spoke very [G]little
He [C]had no bank [Am]balance,
hard [Em]dirt was his [G]floor

[Chorus 1]
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
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[Verse 3]
Gu[C]rindji were [Am]working
for [Em]nothing but [G]rations
Where [C]once they had [Am]gathered
the [Em]wealth of the [G]land
[C]Daily the pres[Am]sure got [Em]tighter and [G]tighter
Gu[C]rindju de[Am]cided they [Em]must make a [G]stand
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[Verse 4]
They [C]picked up their [Am]swags
and [Em]started off [G]walking
[C]At Wattie [Am]Creek
they [Em]sat themselves [G]down
Now it [C]don't sound like [Am]much
but it [Em]sure got tongues [G]talking
[C]Back at the home[Am]stead
and [Em]then in the [G]town

[Chorus 2]
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
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[Verse 5]
[C]Vestey man [Am]said
I'll [Em]double your [G]wages
Eigh[C]teen quid a [Am]week
you'll [Em]have in your [G]hand
[C]Vincent said [Am]uhuh
we're not [Em]talking about [G]wages
We're [C]sitting right [Am]here
till [Em]we get our la[G]nd
[C]Vestey man [Am]roared
and [Em]Vestey man [G]thundered
You [C]don't stand the [Am]chance
of a [Em]cinder in [G]snow
[C]Vince said if [Am]we fall ot[Em]hers are r[G]ising

[Chorus 3]
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
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[Verse 6]
Then [C]Vincent Lin[Am]giarri
[Em]boarded an aero[G]plane
[C]Landed in [Am]Sydney,
big [Em]city of [G]lights
And [C]daily he went [Am]round
softly [Em]speaking his [G]story
To [C]all kinds of [Am]men
from [Em]all walks of [G]life
And [C]Vincent sat [Am]down
with [Em]big polit[G]icians
This af[C]fair they told [Am]him
is a [Em]matter of [G]state
Let [C]us sort it [Am]out,
your [Em]people are [G]hungry
[C]Vincent said [Am]no thanks,
we [Em]know how to [G]wait

[Chorus 4]
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C][Am][Em][G]
[C][Am][Em][G]

[Verse 7]
Then [C]Vincent Lin[Am]giarri
re[Em]turned in an aero[G]plane
[C]Back to his [Am]country
once [Em]more to sit [G]down
And [C]he told his people [Am]round
let the [Em]stars keep on [G]turning
We have [C]friends in the [Am]south,
in the [Em]cities and [G]towns
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[Verse 8]
[C]Eight years went [Am]by,
eight [Em]long years of [G]waiting
Till [C]one day a tall [Am]stranger
ap[Em]peared in the [G]land
And [C]he came with [Am]lawyers
and he [Em]came with great [G]ceremony
And [C]through Vincent's [Am]fingers
poured a [Em]handful of [G]sand

[Chorus 5]
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
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[Verse 9]
[C]That was the [Am]story
of [Em]Vincent Lin[G]gairri
But [C]this is the [Am]story
of [Em]something much [G]more
How [C]power and [Am]privilege
can [Em]not move a p[G]eople
Who [C]know where they [Am]stand
and [Em]stand in the [G]law

[Chorus 6]
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow

[Chorus 7]
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow

[Chorus 8]
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow
[C]From [Am]little things [Em]big things [G]grow

[Outro 1]
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