Chords for Slim Dusty - Rocky's Run
Tempo:
115.3 bpm
Chords used:
F
Eb
C
Bb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
He was propped against a koolabah tree, [C] with an old guitar across his knee.
[F] As the court pot boiled he grabbed its metal, [Eb] then he turned the chops [Bb] on a wire griddle.
[Eb] His name was Rocky, a gripped his [C] hand, an outback trucker yet deeply tanned.
[F] He was heading north with sixty tons, [Eb] with a big red Mac.
[F] [Bb] On Rocky's run he kicked the tires and checked the load,
[C] swallowed a fly and cursed the road.
[F] Irrigations make me blow a fuse, they [Eb] supply the shade [Bb] for the kangaroos.
[Eb] He drank a beer and smacked his [C] lips, got a feeling mate it's one of those trips.
[F] He rolled a smoke and cracked a smile, [Eb] and said so long mate, yeah [F] so long mate, I [Bb] gotta make a mile today.
[Eb]
[F] [Bb]
Oh he loves the bush and all that's there, where [C] a man can breathe, let go and swear.
[F] The golden dunes of the desert scene, [Eb] and the rough bush tracks [Bb] that weed between.
[Eb] Cattle that graze after [Gm] soaking [C] rain, the dust storms fury across the plain.
[F] The blistering heat from a summer's sun, [Eb] is a day in the life, [F] just a day in the life, [Bb] on Rocky's run.
The blinding dust and red rimmed eyes,
[C] blowouts punches a million flies.
[F] Splashed in diesel and a moving load, [Eb] and a lousy cow [Bb] has pinched the road.
[Eb] Wood is scarce and matches [C] wet, bogged in sand it can't move yet.
[F] 150 in the sun, [Eb] just a slight delay, [F]
slight delay, [Bb] on Rocky's run.
Yeah, [Eb] [F]
yeah mate.
[Bb]
[G] [C] Oh I've met him near and bumped him far, [D] from Melbourne across the Marble Bar.
[G] He's traveled the road to hell and back, [F] wherever that is, [C] but he drove a mack.
[F] So wherever he is I wish him luck, [D] let the Lord look down and guide his truck.
[G] To a safe return where the loading's done, [F] for another long haul, [G] for another long haul,
[C] on Rocky's run.
So wherever he is I wish him luck, [D] let the Lord look down and guide his truck.
[G] To a safe return where the loading's done, [F] for another long haul, for [G] another long haul,
[C] on Rocky's run.
He was propped against a koolabah tree, [C] with an old guitar across his knee.
[F] As the court pot boiled he grabbed its metal, [Eb] then he turned the chops [Bb] on a wire griddle.
[Eb] His name was Rocky, a gripped his [C] hand, an outback trucker yet deeply tanned.
[F] He was heading north with sixty tons, [Eb] with a big red Mac.
[F] [Bb] On Rocky's run he kicked the tires and checked the load,
[C] swallowed a fly and cursed the road.
[F] Irrigations make me blow a fuse, they [Eb] supply the shade [Bb] for the kangaroos.
[Eb] He drank a beer and smacked his [C] lips, got a feeling mate it's one of those trips.
[F] He rolled a smoke and cracked a smile, [Eb] and said so long mate, yeah [F] so long mate, I [Bb] gotta make a mile today.
[Eb]
[F] [Bb]
Oh he loves the bush and all that's there, where [C] a man can breathe, let go and swear.
[F] The golden dunes of the desert scene, [Eb] and the rough bush tracks [Bb] that weed between.
[Eb] Cattle that graze after [Gm] soaking [C] rain, the dust storms fury across the plain.
[F] The blistering heat from a summer's sun, [Eb] is a day in the life, [F] just a day in the life, [Bb] on Rocky's run.
The blinding dust and red rimmed eyes,
[C] blowouts punches a million flies.
[F] Splashed in diesel and a moving load, [Eb] and a lousy cow [Bb] has pinched the road.
[Eb] Wood is scarce and matches [C] wet, bogged in sand it can't move yet.
[F] 150 in the sun, [Eb] just a slight delay, [F]
slight delay, [Bb] on Rocky's run.
Yeah, [Eb] [F]
yeah mate.
[Bb]
[G] [C] Oh I've met him near and bumped him far, [D] from Melbourne across the Marble Bar.
[G] He's traveled the road to hell and back, [F] wherever that is, [C] but he drove a mack.
[F] So wherever he is I wish him luck, [D] let the Lord look down and guide his truck.
[G] To a safe return where the loading's done, [F] for another long haul, [G] for another long haul,
[C] on Rocky's run.
So wherever he is I wish him luck, [D] let the Lord look down and guide his truck.
[G] To a safe return where the loading's done, [F] for another long haul, for [G] another long haul,
[C] on Rocky's run.
Key:
F
Eb
C
Bb
G
F
Eb
C
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He was propped against a koolabah tree, _ [C] with an old guitar across his knee.
[F] As the court pot boiled he grabbed its metal, [Eb] then he turned the chops _ [Bb] on a wire griddle.
_ [Eb] His name was Rocky, a gripped his [C] hand, an outback trucker yet deeply tanned.
[F] He was heading north with sixty tons, [Eb] with a big red Mac. _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] On Rocky's run he _ _ _ kicked the tires and checked the load, _
[C] swallowed a fly and cursed the road. _
[F] Irrigations make me blow a fuse, they [Eb] supply the shade [Bb] for the kangaroos.
[Eb] He drank a beer and smacked his [C] lips, got a feeling mate it's one of those trips.
[F] He rolled a smoke and cracked a smile, [Eb] and said so long mate, yeah [F] so long mate, I [Bb] gotta make a mile today.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Oh _ _ _ _ he loves the bush and all that's there, where [C] a man can breathe, let go and swear. _
[F] The golden dunes of the desert scene, [Eb] and the rough bush tracks [Bb] that weed between.
_ [Eb] Cattle that graze after [Gm] soaking [C] rain, the dust storms fury across the plain.
_ [F] The blistering heat from a summer's sun, _ [Eb] is a day in the life, [F] just a day in the life, [Bb] on Rocky's run. _ _ _ _
The blinding dust and red rimmed eyes, _
[C] blowouts punches a million flies.
[F] Splashed in diesel and a moving load, _ [Eb] and a lousy cow [Bb] has pinched the road.
_ [Eb] Wood is scarce and matches [C] wet, bogged in sand it can't move yet.
_ [F] _ 150 in the sun, [Eb] just a slight delay, _ [F]
slight delay, [Bb] on Rocky's run.
Yeah, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F]
yeah mate.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Oh I've met him near and bumped him far, _ [D] from Melbourne across the Marble Bar. _
[G] He's traveled the road to hell and back, [F] wherever that is, [C] but he drove a mack.
_ [F] So wherever he is I wish him luck, [D] let the Lord look down and guide his truck. _
[G] To a safe return where the loading's done, [F] for another long haul, [G] for another long haul,
[C] on Rocky's run.
So wherever he is I wish him luck, [D] let the Lord look down and guide his truck.
[G] To a safe return where the loading's done, [F] for another long haul, for [G] another long haul,
[C] on Rocky's run. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He was propped against a koolabah tree, _ [C] with an old guitar across his knee.
[F] As the court pot boiled he grabbed its metal, [Eb] then he turned the chops _ [Bb] on a wire griddle.
_ [Eb] His name was Rocky, a gripped his [C] hand, an outback trucker yet deeply tanned.
[F] He was heading north with sixty tons, [Eb] with a big red Mac. _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] On Rocky's run he _ _ _ kicked the tires and checked the load, _
[C] swallowed a fly and cursed the road. _
[F] Irrigations make me blow a fuse, they [Eb] supply the shade [Bb] for the kangaroos.
[Eb] He drank a beer and smacked his [C] lips, got a feeling mate it's one of those trips.
[F] He rolled a smoke and cracked a smile, [Eb] and said so long mate, yeah [F] so long mate, I [Bb] gotta make a mile today.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Oh _ _ _ _ he loves the bush and all that's there, where [C] a man can breathe, let go and swear. _
[F] The golden dunes of the desert scene, [Eb] and the rough bush tracks [Bb] that weed between.
_ [Eb] Cattle that graze after [Gm] soaking [C] rain, the dust storms fury across the plain.
_ [F] The blistering heat from a summer's sun, _ [Eb] is a day in the life, [F] just a day in the life, [Bb] on Rocky's run. _ _ _ _
The blinding dust and red rimmed eyes, _
[C] blowouts punches a million flies.
[F] Splashed in diesel and a moving load, _ [Eb] and a lousy cow [Bb] has pinched the road.
_ [Eb] Wood is scarce and matches [C] wet, bogged in sand it can't move yet.
_ [F] _ 150 in the sun, [Eb] just a slight delay, _ [F]
slight delay, [Bb] on Rocky's run.
Yeah, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F]
yeah mate.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Oh I've met him near and bumped him far, _ [D] from Melbourne across the Marble Bar. _
[G] He's traveled the road to hell and back, [F] wherever that is, [C] but he drove a mack.
_ [F] So wherever he is I wish him luck, [D] let the Lord look down and guide his truck. _
[G] To a safe return where the loading's done, [F] for another long haul, [G] for another long haul,
[C] on Rocky's run.
So wherever he is I wish him luck, [D] let the Lord look down and guide his truck.
[G] To a safe return where the loading's done, [F] for another long haul, for [G] another long haul,
[C] on Rocky's run. _