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Gary Shearston

Sydney Town

by Gary Shearston
Gary Shearston

Biography:

Gary Reht Shearston (born January 9, 1939) was an Australian singer and songwriter who was a leading figure of the folk music revival of the 1960s. He is notable as a performer of Australian traditional folk songs in an authentic style. He scored a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom in 1974 with version of the Cole Porter classic I Get A Kick Out Of You on the Charisma label. He died in July 2013 .

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Gary Shearston

Other songs:

  • I Get A Kick Out Of You
  • Shopping On A Saturday
  • Sydney Town

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[Intro]
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Oh great

[Verse]
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Granddaddy walked a-long the street with a ball and chain a-round his feet and
B7 E
That's the way they'd like to see me walk just to give the toffs a chance to talk yeah and the

[Chorus]
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town oh the

[Verse]
B7 E
Beer's gone up in the public bar and I can't afford a motor car but I
B7 E
Keep six bottles in the fridge and I pay no toll on the harbour bridge yeah and the

[Chorus]
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town oh there's

[Verse]
B7 E
Rubbish on the T V screens too many nines on the poker machines so for
B7 E
Entertainment I go for Aust-ralian songs at the Troupedour and the
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Chevron Hilton yeah and the

[Chorus]
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More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
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More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town oh if you

[Verse]
B7 E
Want to see one hell of a fuss take a peak hour ride on a government bus well it
B7 E
Doesn't matter if you're sick or dying you mustn't get off before the sit down sign yeah and the

[Chorus]
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More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town now if you're

[Verse]
B7 E
Having trouble learning guitar I've found the easiest method by far just
B7 E
Sit at home all alone and learn to play the saxophone
B7
No strings at-tached yeah and the

[Chorus]
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
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More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town oh have you

[Verse]
B7 E
Heard about Oz magazine con-victed on a charge of being obscene seems
B7 E
You're not allowed to satirise if you tell the truth they call it lies tell a
B7 E
Few home truths on the Palm Beach scene it's not sedition it's just unclean and the

[Chorus]
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney
E
Out of breath oh they

[Verse]
B7 E
All throw heads when I bank tails and I got no dough to bank on the Wales but
B7 E
I'll get a job that'll suit me fine on the Eastern Suburbs railway line yeah and the

[Chorus]
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town
E
Seems like we lost the har-monica player there somewhere oh the

[Verse]
B7 E
Funniest woman I ever had made me happy then made me sad she
B7 E
Swore our love would never end then went and married my ex best friend yeah and the

CHORUS: (with harmonica)
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More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney
E
There he is isn't he lovely oh I

[Verse]
B7 E
Went to the cross to get some sex the woman said sorry I don't take cheques I said
B7 E
That's all right as I closed my book truth is I only came to look and the

[Chorus]
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More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town oh they

[Verse]
B7 E
Asked me on a T V show to sing a song the viewers would know I re-
B7 E
hearsed where have all the flowers gone they said cut a verse it's a bit too long I ex-
B7 E
plained the song had a message to tell they said we've got a new toilet tissue to sell but the

[Chorus]
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More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
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More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town oh

[Verse]
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Late last night the phone wouldn't stop it was Mister Menzies calling me up he said
B7 E
My friend Gary what do we need to make the country grow I said my friend Bob the Mavis Bramston show
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Les Miller's ban-jo
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Patter-son's ban-jo
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A coca cola yo-yo
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Rin-so to keep Australia white
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Marlboro filter flavour flip top box oh what do we
E
Need to make the country grow the man said
B7
Try ferti-lising thistles yeah and the

[Chorus]
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town now you

[Verse]
B7 E
Ask me why I'm drunk all the time makes me better and eases my mind
B7 E
I just sit and I play and sing I see better days and I do better things
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I win the Opera House in a lottery
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Go skin diving for pir-anha
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Throw Ayres rock
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Vote D L P
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Become mana-ging director of C B S re-cords
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And sell one co-py of this re-cord yeah and the

[Chorus]
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
A E B7 E
More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town oh the

[Chorus]
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More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town the
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More they try to keep me down the better I live in Sydney town




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