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D Dsus4 D G D
[Verse 1]
A D
Times were hard in old Swan Hill
G D A
And her circumstances got harder still
D D7 G
The only thing this woman ever knew was pain
D A D G D
It seemed she’d never know sweet happiness again
[Verse 2]
A D
Kicked around, treated bad
G D A
It’s not right for one so young to be so sad
D D7 G
A koori child should not have had this cross to bear
D A D
It makes me wonder if anybody really cares
[Refrain 1]
D A
Troubled woman is your name
A D
Through no fault of yours it seems you always got the blame
D A
And an old man’s voice calls from afar
A7 D G D
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
[Verse 3]
A D
Fond memories of Moulamein
G D A
The only happy times her family had seen
D D7 G
Wishing that those happy times would never end
D A D
With Uncle John who at the time was their best friend
[Verse 4]
A D
But this young girl just couldn’t win
G D A
She got in to trouble in Deniliquin
D D7 G
Had a lovely child way down in old Fitzroy
D A D
Then the Welfare came and took her baby boy
[Refrain 2]
D A
Baby Russell was his name
A D
They took him from her arms and made her feel ashamed
D A
Took him away to America
A7 D G D A
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
[Verse 5]
A D
They changed his name and changed his home
G D A
While he was growing up he always felt alone
D D7 G
And through the years his history remained untold
D A D G D
He questioned why so they kicked him out at 12 years old
[Verse 6]
A D
He was on the streets for many years
G D A
No-one ever knew his pain or saw his tears
D D7 G
He took to using drugs and booze just to escape
D A D
Then one night they arrested him for murder and rape
[Refrain 3 ]
D A
Troubled woman, troubled man
A D
Doesn’t anybody out there give a damn?
D A
And an old man’s voice calls from afar
A7 D G D A
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
[Verse 7]
A D
His one true mother who’d searched in vain
G D A
For her son she never thought she’d see again
D D7 G
She received a phone call from Florida
D A D
They found her son and more bad news for Munjana
[Refrain 4]
D A
Hello Russell, this is your mother calling
A D
Please forgive me I can’t stop the tears from falling
D A
You come from this land and sun above
A7 D G D
And always remember the strength of your mother’s love
[Verse 8]
A D
They took you there when you were five
G D A
Now you’re in some jail trying to survive
D D7 G
And if the truth be known when all have testified
D A D
Another crime committed here was genocide
[Refrain 5]
D A
Troubled woman is your name
A D
Through no fault of yours it seemed you always got the blame
D A
And an old man’s voice calls from afar
A7 D
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
A7 D
Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
