Biography:
Paul started playing bass in various bands in his teens, which led to the formation of Melbourne band The Runners. After a couple of years of constant live work The Runners were signed to Mushroom records in 1981 and released their first single Sure Fire Thing in 1982 followed by The album Hitting the Wall and the single Endlessly. The Runners toured constantly throughout the early eighties and went through many line up changes before disbanding in 1985.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse 1]
D G D
It was Australia day 1985
D G
Nothing much was going on then
D
Sitting in the same old aisles
D G
They where singing
D
Something about the rain
D G
It was Australia day
G
And I'll never be the same
[Chorus]
G A G
Oo-ooh can you hear me
G A F#m
Oo-ooh can you feel me
F#m G
- Yeah
G A
You're alive and well
A
Living
D G
Under a Southern sky
D G
Under a Southern sky
[Verse 2]
D G
London's so far away
G D
Right across the sea
D G
Thinking about Australia dreaming
G D
It's the heart of me
D G
And I always say
G G
It's the only place to be
[Chorus-varies]
G A
Oo-ooh can you hear me
G A
Oo-ooh can you feel me
F#m G
- Now
G A
You're alive and well
A
Living
D G
Under a Southern sky
D G
Under a Southern sky
[Middle 8]
A
4 am in Trafalgar Square
A
All I can think about is you
A D
Can you Hear me
[Instrumental]
D G D G
[Verse 3]
D
Winters coming on
G
I'll be coming home
D
To the land of endless summer
G
To the place where I belong
(Chorus-varies)
G A
Oo-ooh can you hear me
G A
Oo-ooh can you feel me
F#m G
- You're alive and well
F#m G
- We 're alive and well
F#m G
- You're alive and well
G A
And Living
A D G
Under a Southern sky x4
D G D G
[Verse 1]
D G D
It was Australia day 1985
D G
Nothing much was going on then
D
Sitting in the same old aisles
D G
They where singing
D
Something about the rain
D G
It was Australia day
G
And I'll never be the same
[Chorus]
G A G
Oo-ooh can you hear me
G A F#m
Oo-ooh can you feel me
F#m G
- Yeah
G A
You're alive and well
A
Living
D G
Under a Southern sky
D G
Under a Southern sky
[Verse 2]
D G
London's so far away
G D
Right across the sea
D G
Thinking about Australia dreaming
G D
It's the heart of me
D G
And I always say
G G
It's the only place to be
[Chorus-varies]
G A
Oo-ooh can you hear me
G A
Oo-ooh can you feel me
F#m G
- Now
G A
You're alive and well
A
Living
D G
Under a Southern sky
D G
Under a Southern sky
[Middle 8]
A
4 am in Trafalgar Square
A
All I can think about is you
A D
Can you Hear me
[Instrumental]
D G D G
[Verse 3]
D
Winters coming on
G
I'll be coming home
D
To the land of endless summer
G
To the place where I belong
(Chorus-varies)
G A
Oo-ooh can you hear me
G A
Oo-ooh can you feel me
F#m G
- You're alive and well
F#m G
- We 're alive and well
F#m G
- You're alive and well
G A
And Living
A D G
Under a Southern sky x4
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