About This Hat Chords by Slim Dusty

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[F] _ _ [C] _ A lot of people ask me, where'd you get this hat?
_ Did I win it in a raffle, or somewhere smart like that? _
And how long did I soak it to make the [Bb] front go down?
[Dm] Or could it [Bb] be that possibly it's on [F] the wrong way round?
_ _ [C] If I were you I'd take [G] another look before you laugh
[D] Or swap the old grey felt [G] for a curled up Panama
_ _ [F] There's nothing fits so easy as a hat that's [Bb] not brand new _
[F] You jump on [Bb] it and you belt it round [C] till finally [F] it's you
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[F] _ _ _ Oh I wear this hat umbrella style when the rain comes down
_ It keeps the water off my neck till shelter can be found _
And when the dust and blazing sun's enough to [Bb] make you swear
_ [F] Oh I pull the [Bb] front down further mate and carry on [F] from there
I [C] even wear this hat [G] indoors, I wear my hat with pride
[D] And often it gets softened up [G] with my head still [C] inside
_ [F] If you wanna mend my manners, you can have a go [Bb] at that
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I'll take a [Bb] lot of rubbish and friend [C] but lay off [F] my old hat _
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[F] _ _ _ Now if my hat gets lost, as good [C] friends sometimes do
_ I mourn it with respect, just like I [F] do for you _
A new one feels like cardboard when I'm working [Bb] in the yard
_ [F] So just to [Bb] get things started [C] I mistreat it [F] pretty hard
_ [C] Oh you never feel real [G] happy with a hat that's too darn [D] new
It looks no good until the [G] sweat and grease is showin' through
_ [F] How proudly then you wear it for all the [Bb] world to see _
[F] It really feels a part of [C] you and that's how [F] a hat should be
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah a lot of people ask me, where'd you [C] get that hat? _
Did you win it in a raffle or somewhere [F] smart like that?
_ Oh how long did I soak it to make the front [Bb] go down?
_ [F] But please let [Bb] me assure you friend [C] it's on the right way [F]
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