| Song Name: | Special Treatment | By: | Paul Kelly |
| Posted By: | C-Harp | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | C | Genre: | General |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2009-11-08 20:11:11 | Modified: | 2009-11-12 14:11:17 |
| Song: | All right all!! At front I must stage the background of this tab. I�m in Australia in Melbourne were I believe till this point in time native Australians are marginalize, looked down on, racialist, and still treated like something that doesn�t belong in this world. It�s for this reason I�ve try to compose this tab written by Paul Kelly. Must note This highlights a dark time for the aboriginals. 5 5 -5 6 -6 -7 -6 -6 Grandfather walked this land in chains, 5 -5 6 -5 5 5 A~land he called his own 5 5 -5 6 -6-7-6 -6 He was given another name 5 -56 -5 5 5 And taken in~to town 6 -6 7 -6 6 5 7 -6 6 5 He got special treatment, special treatment -5-5 5 -5 5 -4 Very special treatment 5 5 -5 6 -6 -7-7 -7-7 -6 My father worked a twelve hou~r day -5 -5 6 -5 -5 5 5 -4 As a stockman on the station 5 5-5 5 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 The very same work but no the same pay -5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 As his white companions 6 -6 7 -6 6 5 7 -6 6 5 He got special treatment, special treatment -5-5 5 -5 5 -4 Very special treatment 5 -5 5 -5 6 -6 -6 -6-6 6 Mother and father loved each other well 5 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 -4 But together they could not stay 5 -5 6 -6 -6 -7 -6 -6 They were split up against there will -5 5 -5 5 -5 -4 Until their dying day 6 -6 7 -6 6 5 7 -6 6 5 They got special treatment, special treatment -5-5 5 -5 5 -4 Very special treatment�melody��.. 5 -5 5 6 6 -6 -7 -6 -6 Mama gave birth to a estrangers child -5 -5 6 -5 5 5 A child she call her own 5 -5 6 -6 -7 -7-7 -7 -6 Strangers came, and took away that child 6 6 -5 5 5 To a strangers home 6 -6 7 -6 6 5 7 -6 6 5 She got special treatment, special treatment -5-5 5 -5 5 -4 Very special treatment 5 -5 5 6 -6 -7 -6 -6 I never spoke my mothers toughen 6 6-6 -5 5 5 I never knew my name 5 5-5 6 -6 -7 -6 -6 I never learnt the song she sang 6 -5 5 -4 -4 I was race in shame 6 -6 7 -6 6 5 7 -6 6 5 I got special treatment, special treatment -5-5 5 -5 5 -4 Very special treatment 6 -6 7 -6 6 5 7 -6 6 5 We got special treatment, special treatment -5-5 5 -5 5 -4 Very special treatment |
