The Flying Doctors Ball Chords by Slim Dusty
Tempo:
101.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
On a station out in Queensland [Bb] where there's dew-pied on the stove, [Ab] There's a mother [Bb] who goes mustering as [Eb] well as mending [Bb] clothes.
[Eb] She's dressing up her family, there's laughter in the [Ab] hall, They're [Eb] all going to [Bb] the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Their land can be bone-dry for years [Bb] and then be swept in flood, [Ab] But even when [Bb] the price is heard, [Eb] that country's in [Bb] her blood.
[Eb] And music holds a special place as seasons [Ab] rise and fall, So [Eb] she's going to [Bb] the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
[Ab] She'll dance the night away, all her troubles [Eb] kept at bay, [F] And her husband glides her right [Bb] around the hall.
[Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the night, [Ab] Now welcome [Fm] one and all, to [Ab] go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
[Bb] The station hands are shouting, [Eb] drinks are stirring up the bar, [F] Talking about a good old [Bb] free-for-all.
[Fm] [Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the [Cm] night, Now welcome [Fm] one and all, [Ab] to go dancing at the [Bb] polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Let's dance around the floor.
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] They're the kind of hospitality [Bb] they have out in the bush, [Ab] It's an easy [Bb]-going helping [Eb] hand that never [Bb] seems to push.
[Eb] And they'll set an extra place for you, hey, there's no [Ab] fuss at all, And [Eb] even take you to the [Bb] polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
[Ab] Dance the night away, [Db] all your [Ab] troubles kept at [Eb] bay, [F] And the music glides you right [Bb] around the hall.
[Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the [Ab] night, Now [Cm] welcome [Fm] one and all, [Ab] to go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Yes, [Ab] to go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Let's dance around the floor again.
There he [Bb] goes with the hella stair jump.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
On a station out in Queensland [Bb] where there's dew-pied on the stove, [Ab] There's a mother [Bb] who goes mustering as [Eb] well as mending [Bb] clothes.
[Eb] She's dressing up her family, there's laughter in the [Ab] hall, They're [Eb] all going to [Bb] the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Their land can be bone-dry for years [Bb] and then be swept in flood, [Ab] But even when [Bb] the price is heard, [Eb] that country's in [Bb] her blood.
[Eb] And music holds a special place as seasons [Ab] rise and fall, So [Eb] she's going to [Bb] the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
[Ab] She'll dance the night away, all her troubles [Eb] kept at bay, [F] And her husband glides her right [Bb] around the hall.
[Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the night, [Ab] Now welcome [Fm] one and all, to [Ab] go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
[Bb] The station hands are shouting, [Eb] drinks are stirring up the bar, [F] Talking about a good old [Bb] free-for-all.
[Fm] [Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the [Cm] night, Now welcome [Fm] one and all, [Ab] to go dancing at the [Bb] polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Let's dance around the floor.
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] They're the kind of hospitality [Bb] they have out in the bush, [Ab] It's an easy [Bb]-going helping [Eb] hand that never [Bb] seems to push.
[Eb] And they'll set an extra place for you, hey, there's no [Ab] fuss at all, And [Eb] even take you to the [Bb] polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
[Ab] Dance the night away, [Db] all your [Ab] troubles kept at [Eb] bay, [F] And the music glides you right [Bb] around the hall.
[Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the [Ab] night, Now [Cm] welcome [Fm] one and all, [Ab] to go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Yes, [Ab] to go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Let's dance around the floor again.
There he [Bb] goes with the hella stair jump.
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
F
Eb
Bb
Ab
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ On a station out in Queensland [Bb] where there's dew-pied on the stove, [Ab] There's a mother [Bb] who goes mustering as [Eb] well as mending [Bb] clothes.
[Eb] She's dressing up her family, there's laughter in the [Ab] hall, They're [Eb] all going to [Bb] the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
_ Their land can be bone-dry for years [Bb] and then be swept in flood, [Ab] But even when [Bb] the price is heard, [Eb] that country's in [Bb] her blood.
[Eb] And music holds a special place as seasons [Ab] rise and fall, So [Eb] she's going to [Bb] the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
_ [Ab] She'll dance the night away, all her troubles [Eb] kept at bay, [F] And her husband glides her right [Bb] around the hall.
_ [Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the night, [Ab] Now welcome [Fm] one and all, to [Ab] go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
_ [Bb] The station hands are shouting, [Eb] drinks are stirring up the bar, [F] Talking about a good old [Bb] free-for-all.
_ [Fm] [Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the [Cm] night, Now welcome [Fm] one and all, [Ab] to go dancing at the [Bb] polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Let's dance around the floor. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ They're the kind of hospitality [Bb] they have out in the bush, [Ab] It's an easy [Bb]-going helping [Eb] hand that never [Bb] seems to push.
[Eb] And they'll set an extra place for you, hey, there's no [Ab] fuss at all, And [Eb] even take you to the [Bb] polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
_ _ [Ab] Dance the night away, [Db] all your [Ab] troubles kept at [Eb] bay, [F] And the music glides you right [Bb] around the hall.
_ [Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the [Ab] night, Now [Cm] welcome [Fm] one and all, [Ab] to go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Yes, [Ab] to go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Let's dance around the floor again.
_ There he [Bb] goes with the hella stair jump.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ On a station out in Queensland [Bb] where there's dew-pied on the stove, [Ab] There's a mother [Bb] who goes mustering as [Eb] well as mending [Bb] clothes.
[Eb] She's dressing up her family, there's laughter in the [Ab] hall, They're [Eb] all going to [Bb] the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
_ Their land can be bone-dry for years [Bb] and then be swept in flood, [Ab] But even when [Bb] the price is heard, [Eb] that country's in [Bb] her blood.
[Eb] And music holds a special place as seasons [Ab] rise and fall, So [Eb] she's going to [Bb] the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
_ [Ab] She'll dance the night away, all her troubles [Eb] kept at bay, [F] And her husband glides her right [Bb] around the hall.
_ [Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the night, [Ab] Now welcome [Fm] one and all, to [Ab] go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
_ [Bb] The station hands are shouting, [Eb] drinks are stirring up the bar, [F] Talking about a good old [Bb] free-for-all.
_ [Fm] [Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the [Cm] night, Now welcome [Fm] one and all, [Ab] to go dancing at the [Bb] polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Let's dance around the floor. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ They're the kind of hospitality [Bb] they have out in the bush, [Ab] It's an easy [Bb]-going helping [Eb] hand that never [Bb] seems to push.
[Eb] And they'll set an extra place for you, hey, there's no [Ab] fuss at all, And [Eb] even take you to the [Bb] polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
_ _ [Ab] Dance the night away, [Db] all your [Ab] troubles kept at [Eb] bay, [F] And the music glides you right [Bb] around the hall.
_ [Eb] Today it's a moonlit night out with the [Ab] night, Now [Cm] welcome [Fm] one and all, [Ab] to go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Yes, [Ab] to go dancing [Bb] at the polite [Eb] doctor's ball.
Let's dance around the floor again.
_ There he [Bb] goes with the hella stair jump.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _