G               Dm
Lord unchain my hands
       G                       Dm
Let me sing inside the crowded trams
       G                       Dm
Let me dance among the traffic jams
            G                      Dm
We're gonna sleep on the St. Kilda sands
G              Dm
Lord unbind my feet
       G                              Dm
Let me mingle with the good people we meet
      G                  Dm
Water rising up into the street
          G      Dm
Unbind my feet


[Verse 1]
G
The apparition of these faces in the crowd
Dm
Petals on a wet black bough
G
Ezra Pound found the formula

Our houses are rectangular
Dm
But life is curved not angular

So when things start to strangular
G
Remember rain still falls on the halls of power
Dm
New babies being born every hour
G
And the eagle keeps watch on the old clock tower
Dm
Over me


[Chorus]
G               Dm
Lord unchain my hands
       G                       Dm
Let me sing inside the crowded trams
       G                       Dm
Let me dance among the traffic jams
            G                      Dm
We're gonna sleep on the St. Kilda sands
G              Dm
Lord unbind my feet
       G                              Dm
Let me mingle with the good people we meet
      G                  Dm
Water rising up into the street
          G      Dm
Unbind my feet


[Verse 2]
G
On the train I refrain

From sitting with heads and shoulders bowed
Dm
They told me time is of the essence

No wandering allowed
G
But then I saw a pretty girl

Whose features stood out in the crowd
Dm
Went ten minutes past my stop

Waiting for her to look around
G
I'm just another clown

Kicking around in Melbourne town
Dm
Cooling out, relaxing

Watching the world go 'round
G
So if you ever got the time

And you want to go drink some wine
Dm
I'd rather greet you with a smile

Than greet you with a frown


[Chorus]
G               Dm
Lord unchain my hands (unchain my hands)
       G                       Dm
Let me sing inside the crowded trams (sing inside the crowded trams)
       G                       Dm
Let me dance among the traffic jams( among the traffic jams)
            G                      Dm
We're gonna sleep on the St. Kilda sands (da!)
G              Dm
Lord unbind my feet (I said a lord.. I said a lord, unbind my feet!)
       G                              Dm
Let me mingle with the good people we meet
      G                  Dm
Water rising up into the street (up into the street!)
          G      Dm
Unbind my feet