I Belong

Intro 

Arpeggio 
G G C C  
G G C C  


       G 
As I’m walking my country, 
         C 
feel the spirit of the trees 
         Em                    C 
Hear our stories upon the wind 
         G 
Feel the power of this place, 
          C 
speak our language speak our name 
        Em                          C 
We come together, as we have always. 


  G         C 
I belong, I belong 
        Em      D                C 
Let the love of country make you strong 
      G         C 
I am free, I am free 
Em      D                         C 
Part of everything that lives and breathes, 
     G 
I am free 

INSTR 
G G C C  
G G C C  


                   G 
When our bodies return to the land, 
        C 
back to dust to soil and to sand 
          Em             C 
I’ll be ready, I’ll understand 
          G 
Ancestors there in the sky, 
             C 
will lead us all through the long dark night 
              Em             C 
Through their love, into the light 


  G         C 
I belong, I belong 
        Em       D               C 
Let the love of country make you strong 
     G          C 
I am free, I am free 
Em      D                         C 
Part of everything that lives and breathes, 
        G 
I am free 


Outro 
Strumming 

G 
Kirra-yi-ri, kirra-yi-ri thik-aapa  
(I am returning to my country) 
G 
Kirra-yi-ri, kirra-yi-ri thik-aapa  
(I am returning to my country) 
G 
Kirra-yi-ri, kirra-yi-ri thik-aapa  
(I am returning to my country)