CRACKER NIGHT
D A7 D D Teary eyes at the window, G Where did Mum and Dad go? D I wish someone would hurry up and come and get me, Em7 A7 Gee I’m scared D A7 D The cat shot through, She saw the light and fled. D G D Cracker night was a real big […]
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WALTZING MATILDA
C C/E F G C C G Am F There once was a jolly swagman camped by a billabong C C/E Dm7 G Under the shade of a coolibah tree C G Am F And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled C C/E F G C You’ll come a-Waltzing Matilda […]
THREE SONS
(tacet – drone D note) I’m into cattle, my Father was too From Great Great Grandfather all the way through And we scarcely have wasted an hour of daylight G Stickin’ to Herefords and it’s been all right G D G Prepared for the lean times and save for a drought G D G But […]
SALISBURY STREET
A C#m7 D A A C#m7 D A A C#m7 Now’s not the time for wailin’ D A While there’s water in the river A F#m7 E We’ll all lay down and cry when it’s gone A C#m7 D A I’ll be a jackass and laugh at every sunrise A E A Celebrate the day […]
WRINKLES
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C Well old Bob hasn’t got much but he values his boots Cadd9 C Cadd9 C He values the time he spends growin’ flowers G He still loves his babies that grew to be men He recalls all the days ‘n’ nights and the hours Cadd9 C Cadd9 C When he and […]
PURPLE ROSES
c Dm7 F G C C There’s a rose bush in the garden Dm7 Been there since I was born F G C That celebrates its age without fear C I touch the velvet petals Dm7 And smell the breath of angels F G C And pick the purple roses every year C Dm7 Now […]
A BUSHMAN CAN’T SURVIVE
F Bb C7 F F Bb C7 F A city girl is happy with her friends and family life F C7 F Appreciates a wine with him at night F Bb C7 F She tries to find the sparkle, she searches but it’s gone F C7 F With lots of love she hopes he’ll be […]
OLD MAN EMU
C F C Dm7 G7 Let me tell you of an interview with an Old Man Emu C F C G C He’s got a beak and feathers and things, but the poor old fella ain’t got no wings C F C C D7 G “Aren’t you jealous of the wedge-tail eagle?” – dom ba […]
YOU AND MY GUITAR
C Am C Am C Am This guitar only sings the way I play it, C Am It’s part of me, just like another arm F G It started out as a little ukulele, Am G C When I was just a boy on the farm C Am My fingers were too lazy for piano […]
RAINING ON THE ROCK
Eb Ab/Eb Eb Eb Ab/Eb Pastel red to burgundy and spinifex to gold, Eb We’ve just come out of the Mulga where the plains forever roll. Ab/Eb And Albert Namatjira has painted all the scenes, Eb And a shower has changed the lustre of our land. Ab/Eb And it’s raining on the Rock, In a […]
