Chords for And Now I'm Easy( Eric Bogle)
Tempo:
101.45 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] I'm from an adopted country [G] of Australia and a couple of years after I went [E] there, [G] I went into a swimming [Gm] pub
just taking some [D] comparative taste tests [G]
between the swimming and Scottish beer.
[Gb] And guess what?
Sheriff Muir was [D] talking.
[Gm] [D] And I met this old cocky in this pub, [A] a very sweet person, [G] who exchanged life stories.
[A] And I [G] wrote a song about his life story.
And [Gb] [D] it was a song about a [G] teenager who had a love story.
[Ab] A song about a love story.
[G]
I wrote a song called The Hague and the Dumb.
It [Ab] was banned from public radio in certain [Eb] Whatever, whatever.
It's a [B]
[F] lovely thing to make.
[D]
For nearly sixty years I've [G] been a cocky.
[D] Of droughts and fires and floods I've lived and [A] planted.
[D] This country's dust and mud have [G] seen my tears [D] of blood.
But it's nearly over [A] now and now [G]
I'm decent.
I
[D]
married a fine girl when [G] I was twenty.
[D] But she died in giving birth when she was [A] thirty.
[D] No fine doctor then, just [G] a gentle old [D] ladgy.
But it's nearly [A] over now and [G] now I'm decent.
[D]
She left me with two sons and [G] a daughter.
[D] On a bone-dry farm whose soil dried out [A] for water.
So my [D] care was rough and ready.
[G] But they grew up fine and [D] steady.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
[A]
[D]
My daughter married young and [G] went her own way.
[D] My sons were buried by the Burma [A] railway.
So on this [D] land I've laid the old.
[G] I've carried on [D] along.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
City [D]
folks these days [G] despise the cocky.
Same with [D] subsidies and all we've had it [A] easy.
But there's no [D] drought or a starving stock.
[G] On the sewer and suburban [D] walk.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
[D]
[A]
[D] For nearly sixty years I've been a [G] cocky.
[D] Of droughts and fires and floods I've lived through [A] plenty.
This [D] country's dust and mud.
I've [G] seen my tears [D] of blood.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
And now I'm decent.
just taking some [D] comparative taste tests [G]
between the swimming and Scottish beer.
[Gb] And guess what?
Sheriff Muir was [D] talking.
[Gm] [D] And I met this old cocky in this pub, [A] a very sweet person, [G] who exchanged life stories.
[A] And I [G] wrote a song about his life story.
And [Gb] [D] it was a song about a [G] teenager who had a love story.
[Ab] A song about a love story.
[G]
I wrote a song called The Hague and the Dumb.
It [Ab] was banned from public radio in certain [Eb] Whatever, whatever.
It's a [B]
[F] lovely thing to make.
[D]
For nearly sixty years I've [G] been a cocky.
[D] Of droughts and fires and floods I've lived and [A] planted.
[D] This country's dust and mud have [G] seen my tears [D] of blood.
But it's nearly over [A] now and now [G]
I'm decent.
I
[D]
married a fine girl when [G] I was twenty.
[D] But she died in giving birth when she was [A] thirty.
[D] No fine doctor then, just [G] a gentle old [D] ladgy.
But it's nearly [A] over now and [G] now I'm decent.
[D]
She left me with two sons and [G] a daughter.
[D] On a bone-dry farm whose soil dried out [A] for water.
So my [D] care was rough and ready.
[G] But they grew up fine and [D] steady.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
[A]
[D]
My daughter married young and [G] went her own way.
[D] My sons were buried by the Burma [A] railway.
So on this [D] land I've laid the old.
[G] I've carried on [D] along.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
City [D]
folks these days [G] despise the cocky.
Same with [D] subsidies and all we've had it [A] easy.
But there's no [D] drought or a starving stock.
[G] On the sewer and suburban [D] walk.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
[D]
[A]
[D] For nearly sixty years I've been a [G] cocky.
[D] Of droughts and fires and floods I've lived through [A] plenty.
This [D] country's dust and mud.
I've [G] seen my tears [D] of blood.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
And now I'm decent.
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[N] I'm from an adopted country [G] of Australia and a couple of years after I went [E] there, [G] _ I went into a swimming [Gm] pub
just taking some [D] comparative taste tests _ [G] _
between the swimming and Scottish beer.
[Gb] And guess what?
Sheriff Muir was [D] talking.
[Gm] _ _ [D] And I met this old cocky in this pub, [A] a very sweet person, [G] who exchanged life stories.
[A] And I [G] wrote a song about his life story.
And _ [Gb] _ _ [D] it was a song about a _ _ [G] teenager who had a love story.
[Ab] A song about a love story.
_ _ [G] _
I wrote a song called The Hague and the Dumb.
_ It _ _ [Ab] was banned from public radio in certain_ [Eb] Whatever, whatever.
_ It's a [B] _
[F] lovely thing to make.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ For nearly sixty years I've [G] been a cocky. _ _ _ _
[D] Of droughts and fires and floods I've lived and [A] planted. _
_ _ _ _ [D] This country's dust and mud have [G] seen my tears [D] of blood.
_ But it's nearly over [A] now and now [G]
I'm decent.
_ _ I _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ married a fine girl when [G] I was twenty. _
_ _ _ _ [D] But she died in giving birth when she was [A] thirty. _ _ _
_ _ [D] No fine doctor then, just [G] a gentle old [D] ladgy. _
But it's nearly [A] over now and _ _ [G] now I'm decent.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _
She left me with two sons and [G] a daughter. _ _
_ _ _ [D] On a bone-dry farm whose soil dried out [A] for water. _ _ _
So my [D] care was rough and ready.
[G] But they grew up fine and [D] steady.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _
My daughter married young and [G] went her own way. _ _
_ _ _ [D] My sons were buried by the Burma [A] railway. _ _ _
So on this [D] land I've laid the old.
_ _ [G] I've carried on [D] along.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
_ _ City [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ folks these days _ [G] despise the cocky. _
_ _ Same with [D] subsidies and all we've had it [A] easy. _ _ _
But there's no [D] drought or a starving stock.
_ [G] On the sewer and suburban [D] walk.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] For nearly sixty years I've been a [G] cocky. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Of droughts and fires and floods I've lived through [A] plenty.
_ _ This _ [D] _ _ country's dust and mud.
_ I've [G] seen my tears [D] of blood. _
But it's _ nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
_ _ _ _ And now I'm decent. _ _
just taking some [D] comparative taste tests _ [G] _
between the swimming and Scottish beer.
[Gb] And guess what?
Sheriff Muir was [D] talking.
[Gm] _ _ [D] And I met this old cocky in this pub, [A] a very sweet person, [G] who exchanged life stories.
[A] And I [G] wrote a song about his life story.
And _ [Gb] _ _ [D] it was a song about a _ _ [G] teenager who had a love story.
[Ab] A song about a love story.
_ _ [G] _
I wrote a song called The Hague and the Dumb.
_ It _ _ [Ab] was banned from public radio in certain_ [Eb] Whatever, whatever.
_ It's a [B] _
[F] lovely thing to make.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ For nearly sixty years I've [G] been a cocky. _ _ _ _
[D] Of droughts and fires and floods I've lived and [A] planted. _
_ _ _ _ [D] This country's dust and mud have [G] seen my tears [D] of blood.
_ But it's nearly over [A] now and now [G]
I'm decent.
_ _ I _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ married a fine girl when [G] I was twenty. _
_ _ _ _ [D] But she died in giving birth when she was [A] thirty. _ _ _
_ _ [D] No fine doctor then, just [G] a gentle old [D] ladgy. _
But it's nearly [A] over now and _ _ [G] now I'm decent.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _
She left me with two sons and [G] a daughter. _ _
_ _ _ [D] On a bone-dry farm whose soil dried out [A] for water. _ _ _
So my [D] care was rough and ready.
[G] But they grew up fine and [D] steady.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _
My daughter married young and [G] went her own way. _ _
_ _ _ [D] My sons were buried by the Burma [A] railway. _ _ _
So on this [D] land I've laid the old.
_ _ [G] I've carried on [D] along.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
_ _ City [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ folks these days _ [G] despise the cocky. _
_ _ Same with [D] subsidies and all we've had it [A] easy. _ _ _
But there's no [D] drought or a starving stock.
_ [G] On the sewer and suburban [D] walk.
But it's nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] For nearly sixty years I've been a [G] cocky. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Of droughts and fires and floods I've lived through [A] plenty.
_ _ This _ [D] _ _ country's dust and mud.
_ I've [G] seen my tears [D] of blood. _
But it's _ nearly [A] over now and now [G] I'm decent.
_ _ _ _ And now I'm decent. _ _