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Story behind the song
All the songs on this CD were inspired, written and recorded during my stay in Jerusalem in 2001. It was during the time of the second intifada. It was a crazy place, and for an Australian with no knowledge of this historical city, it was a wonderful learning experience.
Lyrics
Ballad of a Settler
Capo 2nd Fret
G C
I wanna live my life behind a barb wire fence.
D7 G
With machine gun turrets and a feeling that’s tense.
C
I want tanks in my garden and a bullet proof car,
D7 G
And to lock my door always with a cast iron bar.
D7
The life of a settler for me,
G
My home, far from the sea.
G7
Where my children all say,
C
I got shot at today,
D7 G
The life of a settler for me.
G C
It’s a wonderful feeling on the road to my home.
D7 G
For thirty five miles I travel alone.
C
With only the company of six lethal tanks,
D7 G
I arrive home safely with a feeling of thanks.
D7
The life of a settler for me,
G
My home, far from the sea.
G7
Where my children all say,
C
I got shot at today,
D7 G
The life of a settler for me.
G C
All the money I’ve saved because I chose to live,
D7 G
Here as a settler and not Tel Aviv.
C
Where the rents are so high, I just rather die,
D7 G
As a settler out here with my kids.
D7
The life of a settler for me,
G
My home, far from the sea.
G7
Where my children all say,
C
I got shot at today,
D7 G
The life of a settler for me.
D7
The life of a settler for me,
G
My home, far from the sea.
G7
Where my children all say,
C
I got shot at today,
D7 G
The life of a settler for me.
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