River Of Tears

| F#m E | F#m E | F#m E | F#m E | F#m E | F#m E There's a cold rain on the Autumn wind F#m E A brother murdered in Sydney Town F#m E Marrickville brother under supposed legal cover F#m E In his home they gunned him down F#m E F#m E And we say oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, ooh, oohh F#m Gunned him down E F#m Sad river of tears E F#m Two hundred years in the river of fear E F#m E F#m E Gunned him down F#m E They took him out at point blank range F#m E In his home with his small young son F#m E Shot him dead in his Marrickville bed F#m E With a pump action 12 gauge shotgun F#m E Fatherless child and a grieving wife F#m E A black fugitive on the run F#m E On the run from two centuries F#m E Of oppressions loaded gun F#m E F#m E We say oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, ooh, oohh F#m Gunned him down E F#m Sad river of tears E F#m Two hundred years in the river of fear E F#m E F#m E Gunned him down F#m E Terrorists dressed in uniform F#m E Under the protection of their law F#m E Terrorise blacks in dawns of fear F#m E They come smashin' through your door F#m E You're not safe out there on freedom street F#m E You're not safe inside the "can" F#m E For their shotguns and their stunt gas F#m E They're licenced to drop you where you stand F#m E F#m E F#m E We say oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, ooh, oohh F#m Sad river of tears E F#m Two hundred years in the river of fear E F#m E F#m E Gunned him down | F#m E | F#m E | | F#m E | F#m E | F#m E | F#m E F#m E Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, ooh, oohh F#m E Gunned him down F#m E F#m E F#m Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, ooh, oohh E Gunned him down F#m E F#m E Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, ooh, oohh F#m E Gunned him down (fading)