Chords for James Blundell & James Reyne: Way Out West | 1992 ARIA Awards
Tempo:
122.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Way out west where the rain don't fall, got a job with a company drillin' for oil, [D] just
to make [D] some change, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
Quit my job and I left my wife, headed out west for a brand new life, [D]
get away, livin'
and workin' [G] on the land.
[C] Watch it, watch it, [Am] ain't just fair, [G]
workin' at a nine to five, [C] how strange, how strange
[Am] it's fair, [D]
bless our heaven, [E] we live a lie.
[G]
You need a house made out of fibrous metal, you don't need no money, cause you don't pay no rent.
[D] It's all so cheap, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, la la la, la la [D]
la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, la la [D]
la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
I'm not crazy, [Em]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
nothing much to do on a Saturday night, get into some booze and maybe fight,
[D] cause it's tough out here, livin' and [G] workin' on the land.
I'm not [C] a techie, what a change [Am] it's been, [G] from workin' at a nine to five, [C] how strange
how strange [Am] it's been, [D] I've lost track of the [E] feeling that I really like, [G]
way out west where
the rain falls.
Got a job with a company, drillin' for oil, [D] I ain't never gonna leave, livin' and workin'
[G] on the land.
La la la, [D]
la la la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, la la la, [D]
livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, la la [D]
la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, la la [D]
la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
[C] [G] [F]
to make [D] some change, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
Quit my job and I left my wife, headed out west for a brand new life, [D]
get away, livin'
and workin' [G] on the land.
[C] Watch it, watch it, [Am] ain't just fair, [G]
workin' at a nine to five, [C] how strange, how strange
[Am] it's fair, [D]
bless our heaven, [E] we live a lie.
[G]
You need a house made out of fibrous metal, you don't need no money, cause you don't pay no rent.
[D] It's all so cheap, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, la la la, la la [D]
la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, la la [D]
la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
I'm not crazy, [Em]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
nothing much to do on a Saturday night, get into some booze and maybe fight,
[D] cause it's tough out here, livin' and [G] workin' on the land.
I'm not [C] a techie, what a change [Am] it's been, [G] from workin' at a nine to five, [C] how strange
how strange [Am] it's been, [D] I've lost track of the [E] feeling that I really like, [G]
way out west where
the rain falls.
Got a job with a company, drillin' for oil, [D] I ain't never gonna leave, livin' and workin'
[G] on the land.
La la la, [D]
la la la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, la la la, [D]
livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, la la [D]
la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, la la [D]
la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
[C] [G] [F]
Key:
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D
C
Am
E
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D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Way out west where the rain don't fall, got a job with a company drillin' for oil, [D] just
to make [D] some change, livin' and workin' [G] on the land. _ _ _ _ _ _
Quit my job and I left my wife, headed out west for a brand new life, [D]
get away, _ livin'
and workin' [G] on the land.
_ _ _ _ [C] Watch it, watch it, [Am] ain't just fair, _ [G] _
workin' at a nine to five, _ [C] how strange, how strange
[Am] it's fair, _ [D]
bless our heaven, [E] _ we live a lie.
[G]
You need a house made out of fibrous metal, you don't need no money, cause you don't pay no rent.
[D] It's all so cheap, _ livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, _ _ _ la la la, _ _ _ _ _ la la _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land. _ _ _ _ _ _
La la la, _ _ _ _ _ la la _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
I'm not crazy, _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
nothing much to do on a Saturday night, get into some booze and maybe fight,
[D] cause it's tough out here, livin' and [G] workin' on the land.
_ _ _ I'm not [C] a techie, what a change [Am] it's been, _ [G] from workin' at a nine to five, _ [C] how strange
how strange [Am] it's been, _ [D] I've lost track of the [E] feeling that I really like, [G]
way out west where
the rain falls.
Got a job with a company, drillin' for oil, [D] I ain't never gonna leave, livin' and workin'
[G] on the land.
_ La la _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
la, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ la la la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land. _ _ _ _ _ _
La la _ _ _ _ la, la la la, _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ livin' and workin' [G] on the land. _ _ _ _ _ _
La la _ _ _ _ _ la, la la _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land. _ _ _ _ _ _
La la _ _ _ _ _ la, la la _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Way out west where the rain don't fall, got a job with a company drillin' for oil, [D] just
to make [D] some change, livin' and workin' [G] on the land. _ _ _ _ _ _
Quit my job and I left my wife, headed out west for a brand new life, [D]
get away, _ livin'
and workin' [G] on the land.
_ _ _ _ [C] Watch it, watch it, [Am] ain't just fair, _ [G] _
workin' at a nine to five, _ [C] how strange, how strange
[Am] it's fair, _ [D]
bless our heaven, [E] _ we live a lie.
[G]
You need a house made out of fibrous metal, you don't need no money, cause you don't pay no rent.
[D] It's all so cheap, _ livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
La la la, _ _ _ la la la, _ _ _ _ _ la la _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land. _ _ _ _ _ _
La la la, _ _ _ _ _ la la _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
I'm not crazy, _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
nothing much to do on a Saturday night, get into some booze and maybe fight,
[D] cause it's tough out here, livin' and [G] workin' on the land.
_ _ _ I'm not [C] a techie, what a change [Am] it's been, _ [G] from workin' at a nine to five, _ [C] how strange
how strange [Am] it's been, _ [D] I've lost track of the [E] feeling that I really like, [G]
way out west where
the rain falls.
Got a job with a company, drillin' for oil, [D] I ain't never gonna leave, livin' and workin'
[G] on the land.
_ La la _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
la, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ la la la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land. _ _ _ _ _ _
La la _ _ _ _ la, la la la, _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ livin' and workin' [G] on the land. _ _ _ _ _ _
La la _ _ _ _ _ la, la la _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land. _ _ _ _ _ _
La la _ _ _ _ _ la, la la _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ la, livin' and workin' [G] on the land.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _