Biography:
Rai Thistlethwayte, born 19 April, 1980 is a musician and an Australian singer-songwriter. Thistlethwayte is most widely known as the frontman for the band Thirsty Merc. He is an accomplished guitarist, pianist and vocalist.
Before working with Thirsty Merc, he was well known as a jazz pianist, in some ensembles with Phil Stack, who was one of Australia's leading jazz bass players. He grew up in the suburb of West Pymble and attended Beaumont Rd public school. He has two brothers. He also attended the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
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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!
[INTO/CHORUS]
G
We are one
C
But we are many
Em G
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream
C
And sing with one voice
C E C G
I am, you are, we are Australian
[VERSE]
G Bb
I came from the dream-time
G Bb
From the dusty red-soil plains
G Bb
I am the ancient heart
G Bb
The keeper of the flame
G Bb
I stood upon the rocky shores
G Bb
I watched the tall ships come
G Bb
For forty thousand years I've been
G Bb
The first Australian
G Bb
I came upon the prison ship
G Bb
Bound down by iron chains
G Bb
I fought the land, endured the lash
G Bb
And waited for the rains
G Bb
I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife
G Bb
On a dry and barren run
G Bb
A convict then a free man
G Bb
I became Australian
G Bb
I'm the daughter of a digger
G Bb
Who sought the mother lode
G Bb
The girl became a woman
G Bb
on the long and dusty road
G Bb
I'm a child of the depression
G Bb
I saw the good times come
G Bb
I'm a bushy I'm a battler
G Bb C [vamp]
I am Australian.
[CHORUS]
G
We are one
C
But we are many
Em G
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream
C
And sing with one voice
C E C G
I am, you are, we are Australian
[VERSE]
G Bb
I'm a teller of stories
G Bb
I'm a singer of songs
G Bb
I am Albert Namatjira
G Bb
And I paint the ghostly gums
G Bb
I'm Clancy on his horse
G Bb
I'm Ned Kelly on the run
G Bb
I'm the one who waltzed Matilda
G Bb
I am Australian
G Bb
I'm the hot wind from the desert
G Bb
I'm the black soil of the plains
G Bb
I'm the mountains and the valleys
G Bb
I'm the drought and flooding rains
G Bb
I am the rock, I am the sky
G Bb
The rivers when they run
G Bb
The spirit of this great land
G Bb C [vamp]
I am Australian.
[CHORUS]
G
We are one
C
But we are many
Em G
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream
C
And sing with one voice
C E C G
I am, you are, we are Australian
[SOLO]
G Bb x7
C [vamp 2 bars] F [VAMP 2 Bar]
[CHORUS]
G
We are one
C
But we are many
Em G
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream
C
And sing with one voice
C E C G
I am, you are, we are Australian
G Bb x2
G
We are one
C
But we are many
Em G
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream
C
And sing with one voice
C E C D G
I am, you are, we are Australian
G Bb
G
We are one
C
But we are many
Em G
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream
C
And sing with one voice
C E C G
I am, you are, we are Australian
[VERSE]
G Bb
I came from the dream-time
G Bb
From the dusty red-soil plains
G Bb
I am the ancient heart
G Bb
The keeper of the flame
G Bb
I stood upon the rocky shores
G Bb
I watched the tall ships come
G Bb
For forty thousand years I've been
G Bb
The first Australian
G Bb
I came upon the prison ship
G Bb
Bound down by iron chains
G Bb
I fought the land, endured the lash
G Bb
And waited for the rains
G Bb
I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife
G Bb
On a dry and barren run
G Bb
A convict then a free man
G Bb
I became Australian
G Bb
I'm the daughter of a digger
G Bb
Who sought the mother lode
G Bb
The girl became a woman
G Bb
on the long and dusty road
G Bb
I'm a child of the depression
G Bb
I saw the good times come
G Bb
I'm a bushy I'm a battler
G Bb C [vamp]
I am Australian.
[CHORUS]
G
We are one
C
But we are many
Em G
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream
C
And sing with one voice
C E C G
I am, you are, we are Australian
[VERSE]
G Bb
I'm a teller of stories
G Bb
I'm a singer of songs
G Bb
I am Albert Namatjira
G Bb
And I paint the ghostly gums
G Bb
I'm Clancy on his horse
G Bb
I'm Ned Kelly on the run
G Bb
I'm the one who waltzed Matilda
G Bb
I am Australian
G Bb
I'm the hot wind from the desert
G Bb
I'm the black soil of the plains
G Bb
I'm the mountains and the valleys
G Bb
I'm the drought and flooding rains
G Bb
I am the rock, I am the sky
G Bb
The rivers when they run
G Bb
The spirit of this great land
G Bb C [vamp]
I am Australian.
[CHORUS]
G
We are one
C
But we are many
Em G
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream
C
And sing with one voice
C E C G
I am, you are, we are Australian
[SOLO]
G Bb x7
C [vamp 2 bars] F [VAMP 2 Bar]
[CHORUS]
G
We are one
C
But we are many
Em G
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream
C
And sing with one voice
C E C G
I am, you are, we are Australian
G Bb x2
G
We are one
C
But we are many
Em G
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream
C
And sing with one voice
C E C D G
I am, you are, we are Australian
G Bb
Railbenders
Railhed
Railroad Earth
Railroad Gin
Railroad Jerk