Chords for Slim Dusty - Ballad of Port MacQuarie
Tempo:
100.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Db
Bb
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[Db] From the beach [Ab] with the sea [Db] billows rolling, [Ab] there's a place in Australia [Db] to go,
[Gb] Where the tall whispering [Db] pines bid you welcome, [Eb] and the sunset is red [Ab] with its glow.
[Fm] [Ab] There's an old stone church [Db] on the hilltop, preserved now from [Gb] past history,
In this fair place they name [Db] Port Macquarie, [Ab] where the Hastings flows [Db] into the sea.
[Eb] Oh yeah, that's right, the first [Bb] settlers came [Eb] here by sailboat,
[Bb] From old Sydney town [Eb] came this way, [Ab] now the tourists they come [Eb] from all over,
[F] Each year more are coming [Bb] to stay.
[Eb] Where the sun [Bb] shines so warm [Eb] in the winter, and there's so many [Ab] places to see,
So just come and soak [Eb] up the sunshine, [Bb] where the Hastings flows [Eb] into the sea.
[Ab]
[Db] A few [Ab] miles away [Db] to the westward, [Ab] is Warhol, that old [Db] timber town,
[Gb] And the giant sawmills [Db] keep on turning, [Eb] as the logs from the mountains [Ab] come down.
[Db] And down [Ab] to the south [Db] is Lake Kattai, as lovely a scene [Gb] you could see,
Where the Christmas bells bloom [Db] in the summer, [Ab] on the road that leads down [Db] to the sea.
[Eb] Oh yeah, that's right, from the beach [Bb] with the sea [Eb] billows rolling,
[Bb] There's a place in Australia [Eb] to go, [Ab] where the tall whispering pines [Eb] bid you welcome,
[F] And the sunset is red with [Bb] its glow.
[Eb] There's an old [Bb] stone church [Eb] on the hilltop, preserved now from past [Ab] history,
In this fair place they name Port [Eb] Macquarie, [Bb] where the Hastings flows into [Eb] the sea.
In [Ab] this fair place they name Port [Eb] Macquarie, where [Bb] the Hastings flows into [Eb] the sea.
[Db] From the beach [Ab] with the sea [Db] billows rolling, [Ab] there's a place in Australia [Db] to go,
[Gb] Where the tall whispering [Db] pines bid you welcome, [Eb] and the sunset is red [Ab] with its glow.
[Fm] [Ab] There's an old stone church [Db] on the hilltop, preserved now from [Gb] past history,
In this fair place they name [Db] Port Macquarie, [Ab] where the Hastings flows [Db] into the sea.
[Eb] Oh yeah, that's right, the first [Bb] settlers came [Eb] here by sailboat,
[Bb] From old Sydney town [Eb] came this way, [Ab] now the tourists they come [Eb] from all over,
[F] Each year more are coming [Bb] to stay.
[Eb] Where the sun [Bb] shines so warm [Eb] in the winter, and there's so many [Ab] places to see,
So just come and soak [Eb] up the sunshine, [Bb] where the Hastings flows [Eb] into the sea.
[Ab]
[Db] A few [Ab] miles away [Db] to the westward, [Ab] is Warhol, that old [Db] timber town,
[Gb] And the giant sawmills [Db] keep on turning, [Eb] as the logs from the mountains [Ab] come down.
[Db] And down [Ab] to the south [Db] is Lake Kattai, as lovely a scene [Gb] you could see,
Where the Christmas bells bloom [Db] in the summer, [Ab] on the road that leads down [Db] to the sea.
[Eb] Oh yeah, that's right, from the beach [Bb] with the sea [Eb] billows rolling,
[Bb] There's a place in Australia [Eb] to go, [Ab] where the tall whispering pines [Eb] bid you welcome,
[F] And the sunset is red with [Bb] its glow.
[Eb] There's an old [Bb] stone church [Eb] on the hilltop, preserved now from past [Ab] history,
In this fair place they name Port [Eb] Macquarie, [Bb] where the Hastings flows into [Eb] the sea.
In [Ab] this fair place they name Port [Eb] Macquarie, where [Bb] the Hastings flows into [Eb] the sea.
Key:
Eb
Ab
Db
Bb
Gb
Eb
Ab
Db
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ From the beach [Ab] with the sea [Db] billows rolling, _ [Ab] there's a place in Australia [Db] to go,
_ [Gb] Where the tall whispering [Db] pines bid you welcome, [Eb] and the sunset is red [Ab] with its glow.
[Fm] _ [Ab] There's an old stone church [Db] on the hilltop, _ preserved now from [Gb] past history,
_ In this fair place they name [Db] Port Macquarie, [Ab] where the Hastings flows [Db] into the sea.
[Eb] Oh yeah, _ that's right, _ the first [Bb] settlers came [Eb] here by sailboat,
_ [Bb] From old Sydney town [Eb] came this way, _ [Ab] now the tourists they come [Eb] from all over,
_ [F] Each year more are coming [Bb] to stay.
[Eb] Where the sun [Bb] shines so warm [Eb] in the winter, _ and there's so many [Ab] places to see,
_ So just come and soak [Eb] up the sunshine, _ [Bb] where the Hastings flows [Eb] into the sea.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ A few [Ab] miles away [Db] to the westward, [Ab] is Warhol, that old [Db] timber town,
_ [Gb] And the giant sawmills [Db] keep on turning, _ [Eb] as the logs from the mountains [Ab] come down.
_ [Db] And down [Ab] to the south [Db] is Lake Kattai, as lovely a scene [Gb] you could see,
Where the Christmas bells bloom [Db] in the summer, _ [Ab] on the road that leads down [Db] to the sea.
_ [Eb] Oh yeah, _ that's right, _ from the beach [Bb] with the sea [Eb] billows rolling,
_ [Bb] There's a place in Australia [Eb] to go, _ [Ab] where the tall whispering pines [Eb] bid you welcome,
_ [F] And the sunset is red with [Bb] its glow.
_ [Eb] There's an old [Bb] stone church [Eb] on the hilltop, _ preserved now from past [Ab] history,
_ In this fair place they name Port [Eb] Macquarie, [Bb] where the Hastings flows into [Eb] the sea.
In [Ab] this fair place they name Port [Eb] _ Macquarie, where [Bb] the Hastings flows into [Eb] the sea. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ From the beach [Ab] with the sea [Db] billows rolling, _ [Ab] there's a place in Australia [Db] to go,
_ [Gb] Where the tall whispering [Db] pines bid you welcome, [Eb] and the sunset is red [Ab] with its glow.
[Fm] _ [Ab] There's an old stone church [Db] on the hilltop, _ preserved now from [Gb] past history,
_ In this fair place they name [Db] Port Macquarie, [Ab] where the Hastings flows [Db] into the sea.
[Eb] Oh yeah, _ that's right, _ the first [Bb] settlers came [Eb] here by sailboat,
_ [Bb] From old Sydney town [Eb] came this way, _ [Ab] now the tourists they come [Eb] from all over,
_ [F] Each year more are coming [Bb] to stay.
[Eb] Where the sun [Bb] shines so warm [Eb] in the winter, _ and there's so many [Ab] places to see,
_ So just come and soak [Eb] up the sunshine, _ [Bb] where the Hastings flows [Eb] into the sea.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ A few [Ab] miles away [Db] to the westward, [Ab] is Warhol, that old [Db] timber town,
_ [Gb] And the giant sawmills [Db] keep on turning, _ [Eb] as the logs from the mountains [Ab] come down.
_ [Db] And down [Ab] to the south [Db] is Lake Kattai, as lovely a scene [Gb] you could see,
Where the Christmas bells bloom [Db] in the summer, _ [Ab] on the road that leads down [Db] to the sea.
_ [Eb] Oh yeah, _ that's right, _ from the beach [Bb] with the sea [Eb] billows rolling,
_ [Bb] There's a place in Australia [Eb] to go, _ [Ab] where the tall whispering pines [Eb] bid you welcome,
_ [F] And the sunset is red with [Bb] its glow.
_ [Eb] There's an old [Bb] stone church [Eb] on the hilltop, _ preserved now from past [Ab] history,
_ In this fair place they name Port [Eb] Macquarie, [Bb] where the Hastings flows into [Eb] the sea.
In [Ab] this fair place they name Port [Eb] _ Macquarie, where [Bb] the Hastings flows into [Eb] the sea. _ _ _ _ _ _ _