Chords for Shorty Ranger - The Man From Nulla Nulla Creek

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We came down from the mountains [F] and caught the North Coast Mail.
[G] Made our way to [C] Adelaide and thought we'd never fail.
We sang to a bunch of gamblers [F] in that river in a train.
[G] They said they really liked us, took the hat around again.
[C] _ _ [G] But when we reached old Adelaide, [C] something had gone wrong.
[D] They didn't even know us [G] and never heard our song.
[C] So let down and so weary, [F] back homeward we did head.
[G] For the boys from Nala Nala had no [C] place to lay their head.
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Then we made our way to Grafton, [F] up in the sugar cane.
[G] Then we were there, and a place [C] they called McLean.
The lawman said, now come on boys, but we had [F] a license there.
So [G] we sang outside the Pitchy Show for money [C] we could share.
[G] We started in the [C] traveler at a very early [D] age.
Sang our songs at [G] rodeos on Radio Wednesday.
[C] We knocked around Australia [F] and been in every state.
[G] I'm the man from Nala Nala and Slim Dust East of my [C] state. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Let me tell you of another trip we're all set [F] up to go.
[G] They said there was good pickin' [C] in the town of Dorigo.
But pickin' spuds had let us [F] down and the sergeant took our sins.
[G] He gave us bed and breakfast and then let us go [C] again.
_ _ [G] We learned to sing hillbilly songs [C] when just a few years old.
But I'm [D] still riding country [G] and Slim's still making gold.
[C] We knocked around Australia and [F] we've been in every state.
[G] I'm the man from Nala Nala and Slim Dust East of [C] my main.
We [G] started in the traveler [C] at a very early age.
[D] Sang our songs at rodeos [G] on Radio Wednesday.
[C] We knocked around Australia and [F] we've been in every state.
[G] I'm the man from Nala Nala and Slim Dust East of my main.
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