E G A E G A
   
   E
*: Out where the river broke
   The bloodwood and the desert oak
   Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
   Steam in forty five degrees
   
   E
1. The time has come
      D
   To say fair´s fair
      A
   To pay the rent
      E
   To pay our share
   
   E
   The time has come
     D
   A fact´s a fact
      A
   It belongs to them
         F#           E G A
   Let´s give it back
   
   Emi                       C                G
R: How can we dance when our earth is turning 
   Emi                       C                D H7
   How do we sleep while our beds are burning  
   Emi                       C                G
   How can we dance when our earth is turning 
   Emi                       C                D H7
   How do we sleep while our beds are burning  
   Emi                  C
   The time has come to say fair´s fair
      G               D
   To pay the rent to pay our share
   
   E
*: Four wheels scare the cockatoos
   From Kintore East to Yuendemu
   The western desert lives and breathes
   In forty five degrees

2. The time has come
   To say fair´s fair
   To pay the rent
   To pay our share
   
   The time has come
   A fact´s a fact
   It belongs to them
   Let´s give it back
     
R: +
   Emi                 C
   The time has come a fact´s a fact
        G                   D
   It belongs to them let´s give it back
   
   Emi                       C                G
   How can we dance when our earth is turning 
   Emi                       C                D H7
   How do we sleep while our beds are burning  
   
   Emi C G D Emi C G D 
   
   E G A E G A