Old Man Drought Chords by Slim Dusty

Tempo:
88.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Slim Dusty - Old Man Drought chords
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[C] [A] [G]
[C] I'd hit by drought in Queensland and all [D] the neighbouring states
[G] I learned how bad things really were from a couple of [C] ringer mates
And every word they told me [D] I'd like you all to hear
[G] The following stories told to me will give you [C] some idea
In the western town of Bullya, [D] conditions are so grim
[G] The frogs are rising ten year old and haven't [C] learnt to swim
While waiting for the drought to [D] break they're not content to lie
[G] But climb and jump from the nearest tree in the hopes they'll learn [C] to fly
[G]
There's a place called Heartbreak Corner, [D] so dry there are no tears
Lived [G] a boundary rider and his son, a lad of [C] sixteen years
A raindrop smacked him on the brow, [D] he cleared out just because
[G] And we caught him up at the ten mile bore, he didn't know [C] what it was
And the further out the worse it [D] gets, it's well beyond a joke
[G] So dry in fact they're smoking pipes, they can't lick [C] down a smoke
And sticky tape holds down the [D] stamps on letters outward bound
[G] The drought is on and men can't sweat in a dehydrated [C] town
[A] [G]
[C] [G] A city chap came to the bush [D] to analyse the drought
[G] At work he asked his squatter how his stock were [C] hanging out
Six years of drought, how were his stock?
[D] He'd drive this pest away
They [G] were both alright when I seen them last and that was [C] yesterday
Old man drought and searing heat, it goes from bad [D] to worse
What [G] a fool I'll look with this ear song if the season's [C] in reverse
But the time will come when hungry stocks [D] can only chew their cud
[G] It's a well known fact out in the west, they see more drought [C] than flood
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
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Learn the basic chords of Slim Dusty - (1996 Digital Remaster) Old Man Drought chords, with this master sequence: C, D, G, C and G. Set your pace at 47 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 94. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ I'd hit by drought in Queensland and all [D] the neighbouring states
[G] I learned how bad things really were from a couple of [C] ringer mates
And every word they told me [D] I'd like you all to hear
[G] The following stories told to me will give you [C] some idea
_ In the western town of Bullya, [D] conditions are so grim
[G] The frogs are rising ten year old and haven't [C] learnt to swim
While waiting for the drought to [D] break they're not content to lie
[G] But climb and jump from the nearest tree in the hopes they'll learn [C] to fly
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ There's a place called Heartbreak Corner, [D] so dry there are no tears
Lived [G] a boundary rider and his son, a lad of [C] sixteen years
A raindrop smacked him on the brow, [D] he cleared out just because
[G] And we caught him up at the ten mile bore, he didn't know [C] what it was
_ And the further out the worse it [D] gets, it's well beyond a joke
[G] So dry in fact they're smoking pipes, they can't lick [C] down a smoke
And sticky tape holds down the [D] stamps on letters outward bound
[G] The drought is on and men can't sweat in a dehydrated [C] town
_ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] A city chap came to the bush [D] to analyse the drought
[G] At work he asked his squatter how his stock were [C] hanging out
Six years of drought, how were his stock?
[D] He'd drive this pest away
They [G] were both alright when I seen them last and that was [C] yesterday
_ Old man drought and searing heat, it goes from bad [D] to worse
What [G] a fool I'll look with this ear song if the season's [C] in reverse
But the time will come when hungry stocks [D] can only chew their cud
[G] It's a well known fact out in the west, they see more drought [C] than flood _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _

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