Old Bush Mates Of Mine Chords by Slim Dusty

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_ There's a [G] far off distant valley, [C] _ [F] where the Nullar [G] moon shines [C] bright. _
[F] I can see it all [C] so clearly, for in dreams I'm there [G] tonight.
_ [C] I go [E] wandering [G] through my memories, [F] and my restless heart beats [C]
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to [F] dwell a while and sadly smile for [G] those old bush mates of mine.
I recall the summer evenings, _ _ [F] away out [C] on the farm,
_ [F] and the dances that [C] we went to, in a neighbour's [G] old slab barn.
I can see the sawdust rising, _ [F] as we pranced [C] around the room,
_ the old violin and _ accordion, [G] thumping out an old bush tune.
As our
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_ happy [G] days were schoolboy carvers, _ [F] there was Shorty, [C] Ron and Jim, _
[F] which swam beneath [C] the willows, chasing turtles down [G] the stream.
_ [C] Oh, the bush [G] land was just [C] a playground, _
[F] beneath the [C] friendly skies.
[F] My thoughts still go [C] to the land I know, [G] where the big blue mountains [C] rise. _
_ _ _ _ Saddling up for the springtime muster, _
[F] down by the old [C] stockyard,
_ [F] when the brandon fires [C] were smoking, and the day was [G] long and hard.
[C] I can still hear the old man swearing, _ [F] get a move on you blokes, [C] don't crawl.
The [F] sun is [C] high and the dust clouds fly, [G] as we grab a steer [C] and toll. _ _ _ _
I'm so sad for dear old Homewood, _ [F] for I've been away [C] so long.
_ [F] I hope the folks [C] there listen, _ and I hope they [G] hear this song.
_ For I'll soon be back out yonder, and [F] you can bet your boots [C] I'll shine, _
[F] and sing at night [C] by the lantern [G] light, with those old bush mates of mine.
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