Biography:
Redgum was an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals and Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were soon joined by Chris Timms on violin. All four had been students at Flinders University and together developed an intensely passionate and outspoken outlook. They are known for their protest song exploring the impact of war in 1983's "I Was Only Nineteen (A Walk in the Light Green)", which peaked at #1 on the National singles charts.
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Other songs:
- I Was Only Nineteen
- Asio
- Beaumont Rag
- Carrington Cabaret
- Critique In G
- Diamantina Drover
- Gladstone Pier
- It Doesnt Matter To Me
- Just Another Mometnt On Your Own
- Killing Floor
- Long Run
- Nuclear Cop
- One More Thursday Night In Adelaide
- Only Nineteen
- Poor Ned
- Servin Usa
- So Goodbye
- Stewie
- The Last Frontier
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Redgum - Servin'
This is not played in standard tuning, tune up ~1/4 of a step
[VERSE]
A
And everybody in Australia
D
From Perth to Byron Bay
A
Got on a jumbo
D
To California
G
Wearing New York T-shirts
D
And living in LA
G
Tell Malcolm we're servin'
D
Servin' USA
[VERSE]
A
We think Jimmy Carter
D
Is a real good bloke
A
We'll sell him our country
D
For a Ford and a Coke
G
He wants our uranium
D
We'll give it away
A G
Tell Malcolm we're servin'
D
Servin' USA
[CHORUS]
A
We'll be servin' in Queensland, Hobart,
D
Melbourne and Russell Hill
A D
Sydney, Pine Gap, Brisbane and Bougainville
G D
Tonsley Park, Rum Jungle, Woodville, Adelaide
A G
Tell Malcolm we're servin'
D
Servin' USA
[VERSE]
A
We all sing like Americans
D
Playing rock and roll
A
Have a beer at Blinman
D
Before it gets sold
G
Eat out at the Colonel's
D
And on election day
A G
Tell Malcolm we're servin'
D
Servin' USA
[CHORUS]
A
We'll be servin' in Queensland, Hobart,
D
Melbourne and Russell Hill
A D
Sydney, Pine Gap, Brisbane and Bougainville
G D
Tonsley Park, Rum Jungle, Woodville, Adelaide
A G
Tell Malcolm we're servin'
D
Servin' USA
This is not played in standard tuning, tune up ~1/4 of a step
[VERSE]
A
And everybody in Australia
D
From Perth to Byron Bay
A
Got on a jumbo
D
To California
G
Wearing New York T-shirts
D
And living in LA
G
Tell Malcolm we're servin'
D
Servin' USA
[VERSE]
A
We think Jimmy Carter
D
Is a real good bloke
A
We'll sell him our country
D
For a Ford and a Coke
G
He wants our uranium
D
We'll give it away
A G
Tell Malcolm we're servin'
D
Servin' USA
[CHORUS]
A
We'll be servin' in Queensland, Hobart,
D
Melbourne and Russell Hill
A D
Sydney, Pine Gap, Brisbane and Bougainville
G D
Tonsley Park, Rum Jungle, Woodville, Adelaide
A G
Tell Malcolm we're servin'
D
Servin' USA
[VERSE]
A
We all sing like Americans
D
Playing rock and roll
A
Have a beer at Blinman
D
Before it gets sold
G
Eat out at the Colonel's
D
And on election day
A G
Tell Malcolm we're servin'
D
Servin' USA
[CHORUS]
A
We'll be servin' in Queensland, Hobart,
D
Melbourne and Russell Hill
A D
Sydney, Pine Gap, Brisbane and Bougainville
G D
Tonsley Park, Rum Jungle, Woodville, Adelaide
A G
Tell Malcolm we're servin'
D
Servin' USA
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