From Paradise - Archie Roach

G (320003@1)Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)                 EmShe (022000@1)was born in the river land.
G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)              CBorn (x32010@1)of her mother into her mothers hands.
G (320003@1)                 CShe (x32010@1)was free as the river was wild.
G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)              CAnd (x32010@1)she was so innocent, such a beautiful child.

G (320003@1)                          EmThen (022000@1)they took her away from Paradise.
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)           DAhh (xx0232@1)where everything was beautiful and very nice.
G (320003@1)                         EmThey (022000@1)took her away from her mothers tongue.
     C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)               GThen (320003@1)slapped her around a little bit, to teach her another one.

G (320003@1)                  EmIn (022000@1)and out of ins-ti-tutions.
G (320003@1)                                 D (xx0232@1)                  CWhat (x32010@1)could they do with this child, where was the neat solution.
                             G (320003@1)                  EmThere (022000@1)was nothing they could do, so they gave her to the streets.
        G (320003@1)                        D (xx0232@1)                  CAnd (x32010@1)she joined all the rest of the hungry and the tired feet.

G (320003@1)                          EmThen (022000@1)they took her away from Paradise.
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)           DAhh (xx0232@1)where everything was beautiful and very nice.
G (320003@1)                         EmThey (022000@1)took her away from her mothers tongue.
     C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)               GThen (320003@1)slapped her around a little bit, to teach her another one.

C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)  D7And (xx0212@1)the Pondees they don't swim here any more.

G (320003@1)            EmShe (022000@1)met a boy, who kind of knew.
G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)          CSome (x32010@1)of the things that she was going through.
           G (320003@1)             CBut (x32010@1)he was confused, so he ran away.
    G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)           CShe (x32010@1)found him again and here she is today, here in my heart.

G (320003@1)                          EmThen (022000@1)they took her away from Paradise.
C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)           DAhh (xx0232@1)where everything was beautiful and very nice.
G (320003@1)                         EmThey (022000@1)took her away from her mothers tongue.
     C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)               GThen (320003@1)slapped her around a little bit, to teach her another one.

G (320003@1)                Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)      EmTook (022000@1)her away from Paradise, away from Paradise.
G (320003@1)       EmOoh, (022000@1)from Paradise.
G (320003@1)       EmOoh, (022000@1)from Paradise.

Enjoy!