Special Treatment Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
[Bm]Grandfather [A]walked this
[G]land in [D]chain[Bm]s
A land he [A]called [D]his [Bm]own
He was [A]given an[G]other [D]nam[Bm]e
And taken [A]into [D]town

[Verse 2]
[D]
He got [G]special [D]treatment
[G]Special tre[D]atmen[Bm]t
Very [A]special treat[G]ment
[D]

[Verse 3]
[Bm]My father wo[A]rked a t[G]welve hour d[D]ay
As [Bm]a stockman [A]on the sta[D]tion[Bm]
The very same [A]work,
but [G]not the same [D]pay[Bm]
As his [A]white companions
[D]

[Verse 4]
He [G]got special [D]treatment
[G]Special tre[D]atment[Bm]
Very [A]special treat[G]ment
[D]

[Verse 5]
[Bm]
Mother and [A]father [G]loved each other [D]well
but to[Bm]gether they [A]could not [D]stay[Bm]
they were [A]split up [G]against their [D]will[Bm]
until their [A]dying day
[D]

[Verse 6]
They [G]got special [D]treatment
[G]Special [D]treat[Bm]ment
Very [A]special [G]treatment

[Interlude 1]
[D][Bm]
[A][G][D][A][D][Bm][A][D]
[Bm]

[Verse 7]
Mama gave [A]birth to
[G]a stranger's [D]child[Bm]
A child she [A]called her [D]own[Bm]
Strangers [A]came and [G]took
away that [D]child[Bm]
To a [A]stranger's home
[D]

[Verse 8]
She got [G]special [D]treatment
[G]Special [D]treat[Bm]ment
Very [A]special [G]treatment
[D]

[Verse 9]
[Bm]
I never [F#m]spoke [D]my
[G]mother[D]'s [G]tongue[D]
I never [A]knew [D]my name
[D]I never learnt the s[G]ongs she s[D]ung[Bm]
I [A]was raised in shame
[D]

[Verse 10]
I got [G]special [D]treatment
[G]Special tre[D]atmen[Bm]t
Very [A]special [G]treat[D]ment

[Verse 11]
Yeah we got [G]special [D]treatment
[G]Special [D]treatment[Bm]
Very [A]special treatment
[G]