Diamantina Drover Chords by John Williamson
Tempo:
173 bpm
Chords used:
Bbm
Ab
Gb
Db
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Key:
Bbm
Ab
Gb
Db
Fm
Bbm
Ab
Gb
[Db] .
[Ab] [Bbm] .
[Db] .
[Ab] [Bbm] .
[Db] The faces [Ab] in the photograph [Bbm] have faded .
And I can't [Db] believe he looks so [Gb] much like me .
For [Bbm] it's been ten years [Fm].
today.
[Ebm] Since I left for old [Bbm] Cork Station.
[Ebm] Saying I won't be [Ab] back till the [Bbm] droving's done .
For [Gb] the rain [Db] never falls [Ab] on the dusty [Bb] .
Diamantina.
[Bbm] And a drover [Db] finds it hard to [Gb] change his mind .
[Ab] For [Bbm] the years have [Fm] surely gone.
Like [Gb] the drays from old [Bbm] Cork Station.
[Ebm] And I [Gb] won't be back [Ab] till the [Bbm] droving's done .
Well [Db] it seems [Ab] like the sun comes [Bbm] up each morning .
Sets me [Db] up then takes it [Gb] all away .
For [Bbm] the dreaming by [Fm] the light [Eb] of the campfire [Gb] at night.
[Ebm] Ends with the [Abm] burning by [Bbm] the day .
For [Gb] the rain [Db] never falls [Ab] on the dusty [Bbm] .
Diamantina.
And a drover [Db] finds it hard to [Gb] change his mind.
[Ab] For [Bbm] the years have [Fm] surely gone.
Like [Gb] the drays from [Bbm] old Cork Station.
[Ebm] And I won't be back till the [Bbm] droving's done .
[Db] .
[Ab] [Bbm] .
[Db] [Ab] .
[Bb] .
[Ab] [Db] Sometimes I think [Ab] I'll settle back [Bbm] in Sydney .
But it's been so long [Db] it's hard to [Gb] change my mind .
For [Bbm] the cattle trail [Fm] goes on and on.
And [Eb] the fences [Bbm] roll forever.
[Ebm] And I won't be [Gb].
[Ab] back till the [Bbm] droving's done .
[Gb] For the rain never [Db] .
falls on [Ab] the dusty [Bb] .
[Bbm] Diamantina.
And a drover [Db] finds it hard to [Gb] change his mind .
[Ab] For [Bbm] the years have [Fm] surely gone.
Like [Gb] the drays from old [Bbm] Cork Station.
[Eb] And I won't [Gb] be back [Ab] till the [Bbm] droving's done .
For [Gb] the rain [Db] never falls [Ab] on the dusty [Bbm] .
Diamantina.
And a drover [Db] finds it hard to [Gb] change his mind.
[Ab] For [Gb] the years have surely [Fm] gone.
Like [Gb] the drays from old [Bbm] Cork Station.
[Ebm] And I won't be [Gb] back [Ab] till the [Bb] droving's done.
[Bbm] .
[N] .
[Ab] [Bbm] .
[Db] .
[Ab] [Bbm] .
[Db] The faces [Ab] in the photograph [Bbm] have faded .
And I can't [Db] believe he looks so [Gb] much like me .
For [Bbm] it's been ten years [Fm].
today.
[Ebm] Since I left for old [Bbm] Cork Station.
[Ebm] Saying I won't be [Ab] back till the [Bbm] droving's done .
For [Gb] the rain [Db] never falls [Ab] on the dusty [Bb] .
Diamantina.
[Bbm] And a drover [Db] finds it hard to [Gb] change his mind .
[Ab] For [Bbm] the years have [Fm] surely gone.
Like [Gb] the drays from old [Bbm] Cork Station.
[Ebm] And I [Gb] won't be back [Ab] till the [Bbm] droving's done .
Well [Db] it seems [Ab] like the sun comes [Bbm] up each morning .
Sets me [Db] up then takes it [Gb] all away .
For [Bbm] the dreaming by [Fm] the light [Eb] of the campfire [Gb] at night.
[Ebm] Ends with the [Abm] burning by [Bbm] the day .
For [Gb] the rain [Db] never falls [Ab] on the dusty [Bbm] .
Diamantina.
And a drover [Db] finds it hard to [Gb] change his mind.
[Ab] For [Bbm] the years have [Fm] surely gone.
Like [Gb] the drays from [Bbm] old Cork Station.
[Ebm] And I won't be back till the [Bbm] droving's done .
[Db] .
[Ab] [Bbm] .
[Db] [Ab] .
[Bb] .
[Ab] [Db] Sometimes I think [Ab] I'll settle back [Bbm] in Sydney .
But it's been so long [Db] it's hard to [Gb] change my mind .
For [Bbm] the cattle trail [Fm] goes on and on.
And [Eb] the fences [Bbm] roll forever.
[Ebm] And I won't be [Gb].
[Ab] back till the [Bbm] droving's done .
[Gb] For the rain never [Db] .
falls on [Ab] the dusty [Bb] .
[Bbm] Diamantina.
And a drover [Db] finds it hard to [Gb] change his mind .
[Ab] For [Bbm] the years have [Fm] surely gone.
Like [Gb] the drays from old [Bbm] Cork Station.
[Eb] And I won't [Gb] be back [Ab] till the [Bbm] droving's done .
For [Gb] the rain [Db] never falls [Ab] on the dusty [Bbm] .
Diamantina.
And a drover [Db] finds it hard to [Gb] change his mind.
[Ab] For [Gb] the years have surely [Fm] gone.
Like [Gb] the drays from old [Bbm] Cork Station.
[Ebm] And I won't be [Gb] back [Ab] till the [Bb] droving's done.
[Bbm] .
[N] .
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