From Little Things Big Things Grow

(E)Gath er round, peo ple, I’ll (G#m)tell you a sto ry, an (E)eight year long (C#m)sto ry of (G#m)pow er and pride.

(E)Brit ish Lord Ves tey and (G#m)Vin cent Lin gia ri tle, were (E)op po site men bal (C#m)ance, on (G#m)op po site sides.

floor.

(E)Ves er tey was ple, with (G#m)mon ey and mus cle, beef (E)was his bus (C#m)’ness ry and (G#m)broad was his door.

(E)Vin ish cent was lean and (G#m)spoke cent ve ry lit tle, he (E)had no site bank bal (C#m)ance, hard (G#m)dirt po was his floor.

(E)From (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow, (E)from (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow.

Gu (E)rind up ji were work ing for (G#m)noth ing but ra tions, walk ing, where (E)once they tie had (C#m)ga thered the (G#m)wealth of the land.

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Now, it (E)Dai ly the pres like sure (C#m)much, got it (G#m)tight got er and talk (B)tight er, Gu (E)rind at ji de cid ed they (G#m)must in make town.

a (B)stand.

They (E)picked up ji their work swags and (G#m)start ed off ra tions, walk ing, where (E)at Wat tie Creek (C#m)ga thered they (G#m)sat them the selves down.

Now, it (E)don’t ly sound pres like sure (C#m)much, but it (G#m)sure got er tongues talk (B)ing er, Gu (E)back at the home cid stead and (G#m)then in the town.

a (B)stand.

They (E)From (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow, (E)from (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow.

The (E)Ves tey man said, ‘I’ll (G#m)dou ble your wa ges.

(E)Sev en quid a week you’ll (G#m)have in your hand.’

(E)Vin cent said, ‘Uh (C#m)huh, we’re not (G#m)talk ing ’bout wa ges.

We’re (E)stay ing right here ’til (G#m)we get our land.’

And (E)Ves tey man roared and (G#m)Ves tey man thun dered, ‘You (E)don’t stand a (C#m)chance of a (G#m)cin der in snow.’

(E)Vince said, ‘If we fall, (G#m)oth ers are ris ing.’ (E)From (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow, (E)from (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow.

Then (E)Vin cent Lin gia down (C#m)ri, with them he (G#m)board ed an ae ro plane, he af (E)land ed in (C#m)Syd ney, great big a (G#m)ci ty of lights,

and us (E)dai sort ly out.

he (C#m)went round, Why, soft ly (G#m)speak ple must ing be hun his sto (B)ry to (E)all kinds of men ‘No, (C#m)thanks, from (G#m)all we know walks how of life.

And (E)Vin cent sat gia down with them he (G#m)big ed po li ti cians, ‘This af (E)fair,’ they told (C#m)him, ney, great ‘it’s a (G#m)mat ter of state.

Let us (E)dai sort it out.

he (C#m)went round, Why, your peo (G#m)speak ple must ing be hun gry?’ sto (B)ry to (E)Vin cent said, men ‘No, (C#m)thanks, from (G#m)all we know walks how to wait.’ And (E)From (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow, (E)from (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow.

(E)From (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow, (E)from (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow.

Then (E)Vin cent Lin gia (C#m)ri re (G#m)turned in an ae ro (B)plane ’til one (E)back to his coun try, stran ger once ap peared (G#m)more to sit land.

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And (E)he told his peo ple, ‘Let the (G#m)stars with keep on ce (B)turn ing.

ny We have (E)friends in the south, (C#m)fin gers in the (G#m)ci ties and towns.’ ful of sand.

(E)Eight years went by, (C#m)ri eight (G#m)long years of wait ing (B)plane ’til one (E)back day a tall try, stran ger once ap peared (G#m)more in the land.

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And (E)he came law yers ple, ‘Let and (G#m)came with great on ce (B)re mo ny We and (E)through Vin the cent’s (C#m)fin gers he the (G#m)poured a hand towns.’ ful of sand.

(E)From (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow, (E)from (C#m)lit tle things (G#m)big things (B)grow.

(E)From (C#m)lit tle things, (G#m)big things (B)grow, (E)from (C#m)lit tle things (G#m)big things (B)grow.

(B)grow.

So (E)that was the sto ry,

(G#m)Vin cent Lin gia ri, but (E)this is the sto ry of (G#m)some thing much more:

how (E)pow er and (C#m)priv ’lege can (G#m)not move a peo ple who (E)know where they stand, and (G#m)stand in the law.