Slim Dusty - The Old Rusty Bell Chords
Tempo:
98 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[B] [E]
Forty years have passed away [A] since Johnny drove [E] his team,
And stopped beside an old friend's home, [B] The Sega date would seem.
[E] The mother smiled a friendly smile, [A] Said, John, you'll stay [E] for tea.
You drove your Bullock team, Old date [B] is tired, you [E] must be.
She called him and [A] folk on the farm, [E] But they didn't hear her call.
She [A] called and called them once again, [E] But they didn't [B] hear at all.
[E] So Johnny took a Bullock bell, [A] Said, here, I'll [E] lend you this,
And if you ring it loud and [B] long, It's a sound they'll [E] never miss.
Now forty years have come and [A] gone since Johnny [E] left that bell,
And yesterday I picked it [G#] up, I remember that [B] sound well.
[E] It used to hang on Boomer's [A] neck, It donged as he [E] walked along.
With all the other Bullock [B] bells, To me it [E] was a song.
[A] But the rusty bell is painted now, With [E] initials on one side,
[A] On the other side I put his [E] brand, And cherry shipped with [B] pride.
[E] A way back in the twenties, [A] When no trucks were [E] on the road,
From Five Day Creek to Kempsey, [B] It took weeks to [E] bring a load.
[F#] [E]
The Bullockies would camp at [A] night, On reserves [E] along the way,
At the nook or at Tom's Gully, [F#] And be off at the [B] break of day.
[E] You could hear the bells a-ringing, [A] While the Bullocks [E] had their rest.
There wasn't any hurry, [B] And those bygone [E] days were best.
That's why I cherished this old bell, When I found it I was glad.
[A] I used to hear it ringing, [E] It belonged to my [B] dear old dad.
[E] I still remember Sango, [A] The horse he [E] used to ride,
Jogging home at sundown, With Smoker [B] by his side.
[E] It was just a simple story, [A] And it's been a [E] joy to tell,
That I wouldn't take a fortune, [B] For that old [E] Bullock bell.
No, I wouldn't take a fortune, For that [G#m] old [E] Bullock bell.
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
Forty years have passed away [A] since Johnny drove [E] his team,
And stopped beside an old friend's home, [B] The Sega date would seem.
[E] The mother smiled a friendly smile, [A] Said, John, you'll stay [E] for tea.
You drove your Bullock team, Old date [B] is tired, you [E] must be.
She called him and [A] folk on the farm, [E] But they didn't hear her call.
She [A] called and called them once again, [E] But they didn't [B] hear at all.
[E] So Johnny took a Bullock bell, [A] Said, here, I'll [E] lend you this,
And if you ring it loud and [B] long, It's a sound they'll [E] never miss.
Now forty years have come and [A] gone since Johnny [E] left that bell,
And yesterday I picked it [G#] up, I remember that [B] sound well.
[E] It used to hang on Boomer's [A] neck, It donged as he [E] walked along.
With all the other Bullock [B] bells, To me it [E] was a song.
[A] But the rusty bell is painted now, With [E] initials on one side,
[A] On the other side I put his [E] brand, And cherry shipped with [B] pride.
[E] A way back in the twenties, [A] When no trucks were [E] on the road,
From Five Day Creek to Kempsey, [B] It took weeks to [E] bring a load.
[F#] [E]
The Bullockies would camp at [A] night, On reserves [E] along the way,
At the nook or at Tom's Gully, [F#] And be off at the [B] break of day.
[E] You could hear the bells a-ringing, [A] While the Bullocks [E] had their rest.
There wasn't any hurry, [B] And those bygone [E] days were best.
That's why I cherished this old bell, When I found it I was glad.
[A] I used to hear it ringing, [E] It belonged to my [B] dear old dad.
[E] I still remember Sango, [A] The horse he [E] used to ride,
Jogging home at sundown, With Smoker [B] by his side.
[E] It was just a simple story, [A] And it's been a [E] joy to tell,
That I wouldn't take a fortune, [B] For that old [E] Bullock bell.
No, I wouldn't take a fortune, For that [G#m] old [E] Bullock bell.
[A] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
F#
G#
E
A
B
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Forty years have passed away [A] since Johnny drove [E] his team,
And stopped beside an old friend's home, [B] The Sega date would seem.
[E] The mother smiled a friendly smile, [A] Said, John, you'll stay [E] for tea.
You drove your Bullock team, Old date [B] is tired, you [E] must be.
_ She called him and [A] folk on the farm, [E] But they didn't hear her call.
She [A] called and called them once again, [E] But they didn't [B] hear at all.
[E] So Johnny took a Bullock bell, [A] Said, here, I'll [E] lend you this,
And if you ring it loud and [B] long, It's a sound they'll [E] never _ miss. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now forty years have come and [A] gone since Johnny [E] left that bell,
And yesterday I picked it [G#] up, I remember that [B] sound well.
[E] It used to hang on Boomer's [A] neck, It donged as he [E] walked along.
With all the other Bullock [B] bells, To me it [E] was a song.
_ [A] But the rusty bell is painted now, With [E] initials on one side,
[A] On the other side I put his [E] brand, And cherry shipped with [B] pride.
_ [E] A way back in the twenties, [A] When no trucks were [E] on the road,
From Five Day Creek to Kempsey, [B] It took weeks to [E] bring a load.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
The Bullockies would camp at [A] night, On reserves [E] along the way,
At the nook or at Tom's Gully, [F#] And be off at the [B] break of day.
[E] You could hear the bells a-ringing, [A] While the Bullocks [E] had their rest.
There wasn't any hurry, [B] And those bygone [E] days were best.
_ That's why I cherished this old bell, When I found it I was glad.
[A] I used to hear it ringing, [E] It belonged to my [B] dear old dad.
_ [E] I still remember Sango, [A] The horse he [E] used to ride,
Jogging home at sundown, With Smoker [B] by his side.
[E] It was just a simple story, [A] And it's been a [E] joy to tell,
That I wouldn't take a fortune, [B] For that old [E] Bullock bell.
_ No, I wouldn't take a fortune, For that [G#m] old [E] Bullock bell. _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Forty years have passed away [A] since Johnny drove [E] his team,
And stopped beside an old friend's home, [B] The Sega date would seem.
[E] The mother smiled a friendly smile, [A] Said, John, you'll stay [E] for tea.
You drove your Bullock team, Old date [B] is tired, you [E] must be.
_ She called him and [A] folk on the farm, [E] But they didn't hear her call.
She [A] called and called them once again, [E] But they didn't [B] hear at all.
[E] So Johnny took a Bullock bell, [A] Said, here, I'll [E] lend you this,
And if you ring it loud and [B] long, It's a sound they'll [E] never _ miss. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now forty years have come and [A] gone since Johnny [E] left that bell,
And yesterday I picked it [G#] up, I remember that [B] sound well.
[E] It used to hang on Boomer's [A] neck, It donged as he [E] walked along.
With all the other Bullock [B] bells, To me it [E] was a song.
_ [A] But the rusty bell is painted now, With [E] initials on one side,
[A] On the other side I put his [E] brand, And cherry shipped with [B] pride.
_ [E] A way back in the twenties, [A] When no trucks were [E] on the road,
From Five Day Creek to Kempsey, [B] It took weeks to [E] bring a load.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
The Bullockies would camp at [A] night, On reserves [E] along the way,
At the nook or at Tom's Gully, [F#] And be off at the [B] break of day.
[E] You could hear the bells a-ringing, [A] While the Bullocks [E] had their rest.
There wasn't any hurry, [B] And those bygone [E] days were best.
_ That's why I cherished this old bell, When I found it I was glad.
[A] I used to hear it ringing, [E] It belonged to my [B] dear old dad.
_ [E] I still remember Sango, [A] The horse he [E] used to ride,
Jogging home at sundown, With Smoker [B] by his side.
[E] It was just a simple story, [A] And it's been a [E] joy to tell,
That I wouldn't take a fortune, [B] For that old [E] Bullock bell.
_ No, I wouldn't take a fortune, For that [G#m] old [E] Bullock bell. _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _