Intro: G C G C
      G                           
He's staring down the barrel of another 
          C
desperate day 
                 G           D
He pulls on his boots no he can't walk 
  
away
      G                     
He's running on empty he's knocked about 
     C
and bent
                    G                 D
But he'll still be standing when the river 
       G
runs again

        G                     C
Is the spirit in the rock or pass the hat around
       G                           D
Is it freedom or the wallaby or a dusty patch of ground
       G                     C
Is it Waltzing Matilda or a hand upon your shoulder
    G        D             G
Is this the spirit of the bush

     G                            
She stares at empty colours just like the 
     C
day before
              G               D
It's been so long, she can't take it anymore
         G
But she digs a little deeper and somehow 
            C
finds the strength
           G                     D
She keeps believing there'll be better days 
  G
ahead

Is the Spirit in the rock or pass the hat around
Is it freedom or the wallaby or a dusty patch of ground 
Is it Waltzing Matilda or a hand upon your shoulder
Is this the spirit of the bush

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             G
There was a day when young Ned Kelly stood 
                C
up for those opressed 
             G
Or when the brave young ANZAC's put their 
                D
courage to the test
         G
Or is it out there with the battler when he 
C
gives it one last try
      G
It's through it's darkest moments you can 
D               G
see his spirit shine

Is the spirit in the rock or pass the hat around 
Is it freedom or the wallaby or a dusty patch of ground
Is it Waltzing Matilda or a hand upon your shoulder
Is this the spirit of the bush

Is the spirit in the rock or pass the hat around 
Is it freedom or the wallaby or a dusty patch of ground
Is it Waltzing Matilda or a hand upon your shoulder
Is this the spirit of the bush

Intro