Chords for Slim Dusty - Give Me Room
Tempo:
121.45 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
C
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Db] [C] [Ab] [Eb] [Db] [Bb] [Ab]
Got this big ol' rig in overdrive and we're [Eb] making time
Smoke blowing from the stacks and [Ab] trailing out behind
Got a [Gm] load of station cattle [Db] for a [Ab] sail away down south
A [C] lazy wind beside me [Db] so I need to [Ab] wind her out
[Eb] Give me room, [Ab] give me room
We've been up to northern Queensland and back to [Eb] Tennant Creek
Down around the Burralula we've been rolling [Ab] for a week
[C] Got a sturdy bunch of scrubbers, [Db] they're a [Ab] restless heavy load
[C] Got a deadline [Gm] at the sail yard [Gb] so we [Ab] need a lot of road
[Eb] Give me room, [Ab] give me room
[Db] [C] [Eb] [Db]
[Gm] [Ab]
If you see this big rig coming you can bet she's [Ebm] blowing black
[Eb] Oh there's thunder in her diesel and there's lightning [Ab] in her stacks
[C] Left a louie like it's standing [Db] and a Kenworth in [Ab] our wake
[C] Caught a Jimmy through the rises [Db] and a ninter [Ab] on the [Eb] straight hay
Give me room, [Ab] give me room
Look out now
[Eb]
[Abm]
[Ab] [B] [C] Thunder, [Db]
[Ab] thunder, [C] thunder, thunder, [Db] [Ab] thunder, [Eb] thunder, [Ab] thunder
If you think that you hear thunder, hey you'd better [Eb] move aside
There's a monster in your mirror with a trailer [Ab] striking wide
[C] Got a hundred tonne behind us [Db] and we're [Ab] rolling down the track
[C] Five hundred horse beneath me [Db] and it's [Ab] coupled to a Mack
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
[C] [Eb]
[Gm] [Ab]
Got this big old rig in overdrive and we're [Eb] making time
Smoke blowing from her stacks and trailing out [Ab] behind
Got [C] a load of stationed cattle [Db] for a sail away [Ab] down south
[Em] A lazy wind beside me so [Db] I need to wind [Ab] her around
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
[F] [C] [G] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
Got this big ol' rig in overdrive and we're [Eb] making time
Smoke blowing from the stacks and [Ab] trailing out behind
Got a [Gm] load of station cattle [Db] for a [Ab] sail away down south
A [C] lazy wind beside me [Db] so I need to [Ab] wind her out
[Eb] Give me room, [Ab] give me room
We've been up to northern Queensland and back to [Eb] Tennant Creek
Down around the Burralula we've been rolling [Ab] for a week
[C] Got a sturdy bunch of scrubbers, [Db] they're a [Ab] restless heavy load
[C] Got a deadline [Gm] at the sail yard [Gb] so we [Ab] need a lot of road
[Eb] Give me room, [Ab] give me room
[Db] [C] [Eb] [Db]
[Gm] [Ab]
If you see this big rig coming you can bet she's [Ebm] blowing black
[Eb] Oh there's thunder in her diesel and there's lightning [Ab] in her stacks
[C] Left a louie like it's standing [Db] and a Kenworth in [Ab] our wake
[C] Caught a Jimmy through the rises [Db] and a ninter [Ab] on the [Eb] straight hay
Give me room, [Ab] give me room
Look out now
[Eb]
[Abm]
[Ab] [B] [C] Thunder, [Db]
[Ab] thunder, [C] thunder, thunder, [Db] [Ab] thunder, [Eb] thunder, [Ab] thunder
If you think that you hear thunder, hey you'd better [Eb] move aside
There's a monster in your mirror with a trailer [Ab] striking wide
[C] Got a hundred tonne behind us [Db] and we're [Ab] rolling down the track
[C] Five hundred horse beneath me [Db] and it's [Ab] coupled to a Mack
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
[C] [Eb]
[Gm] [Ab]
Got this big old rig in overdrive and we're [Eb] making time
Smoke blowing from her stacks and trailing out [Ab] behind
Got [C] a load of stationed cattle [Db] for a sail away [Ab] down south
[Em] A lazy wind beside me so [Db] I need to wind [Ab] her around
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
[F] [C] [G] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
C
Gm
Ab
Db
Eb
[Db] _ [C] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ Got this big ol' rig in overdrive and we're [Eb] making time _ _
Smoke blowing from the stacks and [Ab] trailing out behind _ _
Got a [Gm] load of station cattle [Db] for a [Ab] sail away down south
_ A [C] lazy wind beside me [Db] so I need to [Ab] wind her out
[Eb] Give me room, _ [Ab] give me room
_ _ _ We've been up to northern Queensland and back to [Eb] Tennant Creek
_ Down around the Burralula we've been rolling [Ab] for a week _
[C] Got a sturdy bunch of scrubbers, [Db] they're a [Ab] restless heavy load
_ [C] Got a deadline [Gm] at the sail yard [Gb] so we [Ab] need a lot of road
[Eb] Give me room, _ [Ab] give me room
_ _ [Db] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
[Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If you see this big rig coming you can bet she's [Ebm] blowing black
[Eb] _ Oh there's thunder in her diesel and there's lightning [Ab] in her stacks
_ [C] Left a louie like it's standing [Db] and a Kenworth in [Ab] our wake
_ [C] Caught a Jimmy through the rises [Db] and a ninter [Ab] on the [Eb] straight hay
Give me room, _ [Ab] give me room
Look out now _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ Thunder, _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ thunder, [C] thunder, _ thunder, [Db] _ [Ab] _ thunder, [Eb] thunder, _ [Ab] thunder
_ _ _ If you think that you hear thunder, hey you'd better [Eb] move aside _
There's a monster in your mirror with a trailer [Ab] striking wide
_ [C] Got a hundred tonne behind us [Db] and we're [Ab] rolling down the track
_ [C] Five hundred horse beneath me [Db] and it's [Ab] coupled to a Mack
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
_ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
Got this big old rig in overdrive and we're [Eb] making time
_ _ Smoke blowing from her stacks and trailing out [Ab] behind
Got [C] a load of stationed cattle [Db] for a sail away [Ab] down south
_ [Em] A lazy wind beside me so [Db] I need to wind [Ab] her around
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Got this big ol' rig in overdrive and we're [Eb] making time _ _
Smoke blowing from the stacks and [Ab] trailing out behind _ _
Got a [Gm] load of station cattle [Db] for a [Ab] sail away down south
_ A [C] lazy wind beside me [Db] so I need to [Ab] wind her out
[Eb] Give me room, _ [Ab] give me room
_ _ _ We've been up to northern Queensland and back to [Eb] Tennant Creek
_ Down around the Burralula we've been rolling [Ab] for a week _
[C] Got a sturdy bunch of scrubbers, [Db] they're a [Ab] restless heavy load
_ [C] Got a deadline [Gm] at the sail yard [Gb] so we [Ab] need a lot of road
[Eb] Give me room, _ [Ab] give me room
_ _ [Db] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
[Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If you see this big rig coming you can bet she's [Ebm] blowing black
[Eb] _ Oh there's thunder in her diesel and there's lightning [Ab] in her stacks
_ [C] Left a louie like it's standing [Db] and a Kenworth in [Ab] our wake
_ [C] Caught a Jimmy through the rises [Db] and a ninter [Ab] on the [Eb] straight hay
Give me room, _ [Ab] give me room
Look out now _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ Thunder, _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ thunder, [C] thunder, _ thunder, [Db] _ [Ab] _ thunder, [Eb] thunder, _ [Ab] thunder
_ _ _ If you think that you hear thunder, hey you'd better [Eb] move aside _
There's a monster in your mirror with a trailer [Ab] striking wide
_ [C] Got a hundred tonne behind us [Db] and we're [Ab] rolling down the track
_ [C] Five hundred horse beneath me [Db] and it's [Ab] coupled to a Mack
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
_ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
Got this big old rig in overdrive and we're [Eb] making time
_ _ Smoke blowing from her stacks and trailing out [Ab] behind
Got [C] a load of stationed cattle [Db] for a sail away [Ab] down south
_ [Em] A lazy wind beside me so [Db] I need to wind [Ab] her around
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
Give [Eb] me room, give [Ab] me room
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _