John Williamson – At Lightning Ridge (Guitar)

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[Intro] G A G D [Verse 1]
G             D
Don't ask any questions

      G                D
Don't snoop around his claim

         G                    D       A
He'll be out with a dog and a shotgun

G                   D
Who knows what he's hiding

   G                D
Or why he makes his stand

G                D
Men like him are buried alive

     A
With opals in their hands
[Verse 2]
          G                D
Well they say he came from Lismore

G                   D
That's about all we know

   G                  D
He came for a weekend only

A
Twenty years ago

        G                   D
Well he must have had money in the bank

        G                     D
Or he's found a lot more than potch

    G              D
For every month he sends a cab

     A
For another case of scotch
[Chorus]
       G               D
He's a dreamer, he's a drinker

  G             D
A bull ant in a hole

       G               D
He's a schemer, he's a thinker

A
He's a lonely soul

     G               D
He's gouging for the opal

       G           D
Like a wombat or a mole

G                A         G      D
Way out there at Lightning Ridge
[Solo] G D G D G D A G D G D G A G D [Verse 3]
G              D
Down below the leopardwood

  G             D
Below the bimblebox

G                  D             A
Get your thrill on lunatic hill

G                  D
Flashes of dancing colour

G                  D
Green and gold and red

G                            D
Mix it with black and you're on your back

A
Digging until you're dead
[Verse 4]
           G           D
Well, it's not about a fancy car

     G             D
It's not about the cash

     G                    D
They passed the hat for a swimming pool

    A
And built it in a flash

         G             D
No, it's all about the opal

    G              D
You get it in your eye

    G                D
You see a glimpse of heaven

     A
With angels in the sky
[Chorus]
             G                 D
And you're a dreamer, you're a drinker

  G             D
A bull ant in a hole

         G                 D
You're a schemer, you're a thinker

A
You're a lonely soul

       G               D
You're gouging for the opal

       G           D
Like a wombat or a mole

G                A         G      D
Way out there at Lightning Ridge    (sing with me)

       G               D
He's a dreamer, he's a drinker

  G             D
A bull ant in a hole

       G               D
He's a schemer, he's a thinker

A
He's a lonely soul

     G               D
He's gouging for the opal

       G           D
Like a wombat or a mole

G                A         G      D
Way out there at Lightning Ridge
[Solo] G D G D G D A G D G D G A G D [Outro]
G                A         G      D
Way out there at Lightning Ridge