Chords for Slim Dusty -- Leave Him In The Long Yard
Tempo:
89.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
D#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D#] [B] [D#]
[E] [B]
[E] Yes, he's looking kind of jaded, and his sight is not the best, and the hair round his muscles, [A] turd and grey.
[B] He has seen a hundred musts, and I think it's only fair that we leave him in the long yard [E] here today.
He was broken in the sixties, maybe sixty-three or four, and ever fold it always seemed [A] to be on hand.
[B] Never have I seen [F#] him beaten [B] by a bullet in the bush, and at night watch he was picked [E] of all the land.
So leave him out there in the long yard, do not rush him.
Leave him out there with his mates, [B] the ball he plays.
With his mates that he can grace, he can laze.
[C#m] Leave [B] him there and we will turn [E] him out today.
[D#] [B] [C#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] Big hand to Charlie Boyd from that bush [B] ballon guitar.
Yes, he's [C#m]
[E] [D#] [B]
[E] looking kind of jaded, and his sight is not the best, and the hair round his muscles, [A] turd and grey.
[B] He has seen a hundred musts, and I think it's only fair that we leave him in the [E] long yard here today.
He's entitled to some comfort, for all the deeds he's done, now he's failing and his step is [A] getting slow.
[C#m] So [B] let him squander his last [F#] summers [B] by the river with his mates, in the paddock where the [F#] sweetest [E] grasses grow.
Charlie, so leave him out there in the long yard, do not rush him.
Leave him out there with his mates, the [B] ball he plays.
With his mates that he can grace, he can laze.
Leave him there and we will turn him out [E] today.
Leave him out there in the long yard, do [A] not rush him.
[E] Leave him out there with his [B] mates, the ball he plays.
Leave him there till after smoke-o, and we'll catch him.
We'll pull his tail and turn him out [E] today.
Yeah, [B] we'll pull his tail and turn [E] him out today.
That's [A] right.
[C#] [B] [E] [A] [E]
[E] [B]
[E] Yes, he's looking kind of jaded, and his sight is not the best, and the hair round his muscles, [A] turd and grey.
[B] He has seen a hundred musts, and I think it's only fair that we leave him in the long yard [E] here today.
He was broken in the sixties, maybe sixty-three or four, and ever fold it always seemed [A] to be on hand.
[B] Never have I seen [F#] him beaten [B] by a bullet in the bush, and at night watch he was picked [E] of all the land.
So leave him out there in the long yard, do not rush him.
Leave him out there with his mates, [B] the ball he plays.
With his mates that he can grace, he can laze.
[C#m] Leave [B] him there and we will turn [E] him out today.
[D#] [B] [C#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] Big hand to Charlie Boyd from that bush [B] ballon guitar.
Yes, he's [C#m]
[E] [D#] [B]
[E] looking kind of jaded, and his sight is not the best, and the hair round his muscles, [A] turd and grey.
[B] He has seen a hundred musts, and I think it's only fair that we leave him in the [E] long yard here today.
He's entitled to some comfort, for all the deeds he's done, now he's failing and his step is [A] getting slow.
[C#m] So [B] let him squander his last [F#] summers [B] by the river with his mates, in the paddock where the [F#] sweetest [E] grasses grow.
Charlie, so leave him out there in the long yard, do not rush him.
Leave him out there with his mates, the [B] ball he plays.
With his mates that he can grace, he can laze.
Leave him there and we will turn him out [E] today.
Leave him out there in the long yard, do [A] not rush him.
[E] Leave him out there with his [B] mates, the ball he plays.
Leave him there till after smoke-o, and we'll catch him.
We'll pull his tail and turn him out [E] today.
Yeah, [B] we'll pull his tail and turn [E] him out today.
That's [A] right.
[C#] [B] [E] [A] [E]
Key:
E
B
A
D#
C#m
E
B
A
[E] _ _ _ [D#] _ [B] _ _ _ [D#] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Yes, he's looking kind of jaded, and his sight is not the best, and the hair round his muscles, [A] turd and grey.
_ [B] He has seen a hundred musts, and I think it's only fair that we leave him in the long yard [E] here today.
_ He was broken in the sixties, maybe sixty-three or four, and ever fold it always seemed [A] to be on hand.
_ [B] Never have I seen [F#] him beaten [B] by a bullet in the bush, and at night watch he was picked [E] of all the land.
_ So leave him out there in the long yard, do not rush him.
Leave him out there with his mates, [B] the ball he plays.
_ With his mates that he can grace, he can laze.
_ [C#m] Leave [B] him there and we will turn [E] him out today.
_ [D#] _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ Big hand to Charlie Boyd from that bush [B] ballon guitar.
_ Yes, _ _ _ _ _ he's _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[E] _ _ _ [D#] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ looking kind of jaded, and his sight is not the best, and the hair round his muscles, [A] turd and grey.
_ [B] He has seen a hundred musts, and I think it's only fair that we leave him in the [E] long yard here today.
_ He's entitled to some comfort, for all the deeds he's done, now he's failing and his step is [A] getting slow.
[C#m] So [B] let him squander his last [F#] summers [B] by the river with his mates, in the paddock where the [F#] sweetest [E] grasses grow.
Charlie, so leave him out there in the long yard, do not rush him.
_ Leave him out there with his mates, the [B] ball he plays.
_ With his mates that he can grace, he can laze.
_ Leave him there and we will turn him out [E] today.
_ _ Leave him out there in the long yard, do [A] not rush him.
[E] _ Leave him out there with his [B] mates, the ball he plays.
_ _ Leave him there till after smoke-o, and we'll catch him.
_ We'll pull his tail and turn him out [E] today.
_ Yeah, [B] we'll pull his tail and turn [E] him out today.
That's [A] right.
[C#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Yes, he's looking kind of jaded, and his sight is not the best, and the hair round his muscles, [A] turd and grey.
_ [B] He has seen a hundred musts, and I think it's only fair that we leave him in the long yard [E] here today.
_ He was broken in the sixties, maybe sixty-three or four, and ever fold it always seemed [A] to be on hand.
_ [B] Never have I seen [F#] him beaten [B] by a bullet in the bush, and at night watch he was picked [E] of all the land.
_ So leave him out there in the long yard, do not rush him.
Leave him out there with his mates, [B] the ball he plays.
_ With his mates that he can grace, he can laze.
_ [C#m] Leave [B] him there and we will turn [E] him out today.
_ [D#] _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ Big hand to Charlie Boyd from that bush [B] ballon guitar.
_ Yes, _ _ _ _ _ he's _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[E] _ _ _ [D#] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ looking kind of jaded, and his sight is not the best, and the hair round his muscles, [A] turd and grey.
_ [B] He has seen a hundred musts, and I think it's only fair that we leave him in the [E] long yard here today.
_ He's entitled to some comfort, for all the deeds he's done, now he's failing and his step is [A] getting slow.
[C#m] So [B] let him squander his last [F#] summers [B] by the river with his mates, in the paddock where the [F#] sweetest [E] grasses grow.
Charlie, so leave him out there in the long yard, do not rush him.
_ Leave him out there with his mates, the [B] ball he plays.
_ With his mates that he can grace, he can laze.
_ Leave him there and we will turn him out [E] today.
_ _ Leave him out there in the long yard, do [A] not rush him.
[E] _ Leave him out there with his [B] mates, the ball he plays.
_ _ Leave him there till after smoke-o, and we'll catch him.
_ We'll pull his tail and turn him out [E] today.
_ Yeah, [B] we'll pull his tail and turn [E] him out today.
That's [A] right.
[C#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _