Mechanised Swaggie Chords by Slim Dusty

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I'm a mechanized swaggy in a Kenworth D950
_ A whole [Bb] big freight across the Paddock to Perth
Me and my girl share the wheel and the berth
We [Ab] can make it in 48 [Bb] hours [Eb] from Sydney
I used to like hearing my dad tell of the Depression
_ _ Looking [Bb] for work and getting knocked back
Shouldered his swag and took to the track
[Ab] Remembers each camp [Bb] and every good cook [Eb] on the stations
The [Ab] times have changed, [Eb] old-timer
[Ab] The years have passed [Eb] you by
[Ab] Some things [Eb] never alter at all
Let me [Bb] tell you why _
[Eb] The dusty roads you trampton now, all highways
_ [Bb] The road camp now, a sleeper cap
The billy of tea, a quick coffee we grab
[Ab] I live on the [Bb] road, I'm the mechanized [Eb] swaggy of this day
Let's go now _ _ _ _ _
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[Ab] Yeah, things have [Eb] changed, old-timer
[Ab] And yet they're [Eb] still the same
[Ab] [Abm] The swaggies [Eb] old tradition lives on in the [Bb] truck and game _
[Eb] Cause I'm a mechanized swaggy in a Kenworth D950
Checking [Bb] the gauges and the axle weights
Listening to the sound of the Jacob's brakes
We [Ab] live on the [Gm] road, we're the mechanized [Eb] swaggies of this day
Hey, I'm a mechanized swaggy in a Kenworth D950
_ [Bb] I haul big freight across the paddock to Perth
Me and my girls share the wheel and the berth
[Ab] We live on the [Bb] road, we're the mechanized [Eb] swaggies of this day
[Ab] Hey, [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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[Bb] that's with the Jacob's brake on [Eb] now _ _
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