Chords for King Of The Brumbies --- Johnny Rivers

_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ For months up in the mountains [C] I had followed hidden trails,
[D] Seeking out the Brumbies with flying [G] manes and tails.
When in a hidden valley [C] by a little silver stream,
I [A] saw the King of Brumbies, a boundary [G] rider's dream.
_ _ Tall and barrelled, chested, [C] he stood eighteen hands or more,
[Am] His eyes were [D] flashing fire as he bounded [G] around the floor.
I blocked the valley entrance [C] and I set a trap to snare
[Am] The King of all the Brumbies in his hidden [G] valley lair.
The western sun was sinking when [C] I finally roped him in,
[Am] I threw him a [D] saddle on his back, this [A] kicking, [G] threshing king.
Then I crawled into the saddle and [C] I thought, now with good luck,
[D] I'll stick [A] up on this outer law no matter [G] how he bar. _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [C] [G] dee ay, oh dee ah, la, la, la, la, la, la, dee, dee, _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
dee, dee.
Oh, [C] dee ah, oh dee ay, dee, dee, [G] dee, dee, la, la, la, la, la, dee, dee, dee.
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ But though I've ridden outdoors [C] from cans to Darling [D] Downs,
Compared with this wild Brumby, the [G] others were just clowns.
He bucked, he pitched, he [C] corkscrewed and sun-fished way up high,
[D] Left me floating [Am] earthwards from way [G] up in the sky.
I hit the ground a [C]-bustin' pretty stars and moons
[D] Were floating there around me and [A] bursting like [G] balloons
Way up on the [C] ridges when once more I could see
[Am] The King of all the Brumbies was laughing down [G] at me _
I've lost my brand new saddle [C] and I've lost my hard-won pride
[D] I've lost a good stronghold since I took [G] that mountain ride
But I have gained some bruises, [C] some cuts and then I'm cause
[D] I've gained a bit more knowledge about a [G] barking _ horse
Oh [C] yeah, [G] oh dee, oh la la la la dee, _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ oh la [C] la la
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