Great southern land by Icehouse Intro: A Em D A Standing at the limit of an endless ocean Em stranded like a runaway, lost at sea D city on a rainy day down in the harbor A watching as the grey clouds shadow the bay Em looking everywhere 'cause I had to find you A this is not the way that i remember it here D anyone will tell you its a prisoner island A hidden in the summer for a million years Am Am Great Southern Land, burned you black A So you look into the land and it will tell you a story Em story 'bout a journey ended long ago D if you listen to the motion of the wind in the mountains A maybe you can hear them talking like I do Em ". . they're gonna betray, they're gonna forget you A are you gonna let them take you over this way . ." Am A Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land Am A you walk alone, like a primitive man Am F and they make it work, with sticks and bones, A Am see their hungry eyes, its a hungry home, F A I hear the sound, of the stranger's voices, Am F I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes Am F Am F Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land A Am they burned you black, black against the ground Am F A Great Southern Land, in the sleeping sun Am F you walk alone with the ghost of time A Am they burned you black, black against the ground F A and they make it work with rocks and sand Am F A I hear the sound of the stanger's voices F A I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes Am F A Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land Am F you walk alone, like a primitive man A Am you walk alone with the ghost of time F and they burned you black Am A yeah, they burned you black AFAm