Misc Traditional – Waltzing Matilda (Guitar)

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Banjo Paterson 1895 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda
C            G        C             F
Once a Jolly swagman, camped a by a billabong

C                    G
under the shade of a coolabah tree

       C            G               C               F
And he sang, and he watched, and he waited till his billy boiled

C                        G7*        C
you'll come a waltzing Matilda with me

C                 F
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda

C             F          C          G
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me

       C           G              C               F                       
And he sang and he watched and he waited till his billy boiled

C                        G7         C
you'll come a waltzing Matilda with me

C            G        C             F
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong,

C                          G
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,

       C            G           C               F
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,

C                        G7           C
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

C                 F
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda

C              F        C             G
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"

       C           G           C               F   
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,

C                        G7           C
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

C            G        C             F
Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred,

C                        G
Down came the troopers, one, two, three,

       C            G         C                 F 
"Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?"

C                        G7           C
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

C                 F
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda

C             F          C            G
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"

   C           G              C                 F   
"Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?",

C                        G7           C
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

C            G        C             F
Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong,

C                       G
"You'll never catch me alive", said he,

         C           G              C               F 
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,

C                        G7           C
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

C                 F
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda

C             F          C            G
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"

         C           G              C          F   
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,

C                        G7           C
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me."
* You could also use G here ** Alternates: Capo III C = A G = E F = D G7 = E7 Open (These chords are not in the original key) C = E G = B F = A G7 = B7 Open (These chords are not in the original key) C = D G = A F = G G7 = A7 Set8