Paul Kelly – The Ballad Of Queenie And Rover (Guitar)
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Em G Queenie was born on the banks of the D C great Ord River, 1930, maybe Em G D C Her mother was black, her daddy white Em G Papa was a fine horse-breaker D C Mama sang the songs of the old lawmakers Em G She used to hide young Queenie in the bush D C And rub black charcoal all over her hair and her face Em G Every time the police came around D C Looking for any blond haired, brown skinned children Em G D C To round ‘em up and take ‘em on down town Em G D C Shine on, shine on, immortal one, aha Em G D C Shine on, shine on, immortal one, aha Em G Rover was born in the desert, D C he lived out there ‘til his mother died Em G D C Then he moved around a lot from place to place Em G D C Bedford Downs, Bow River, Lissadel, Wyndham Em G D C Building fences, working as a stock man Em G Then he had a series of dreams D C He started painting what he'd heard and he'd seen\ Em G C D Rainbow serpent, Krill Krill, Cyclone Tracy, the killing fields Em G D C Everything that lives and breathes Em G D C Ride on, ride on, immortal one, aha Em G D C Ride on, ride on, immortal one, aha Em G D C Your story will always run Em G When Rover and Queenie were young D C They met out on New Texas Down station Em G D C She worked as a cook there for a long, long time Em G She said, “Hey, Cowboy” later on she said D C Em G D C “Nice boy, good worker, top rider, lucky one, that one” Em G One day a mean horse ripped the scalp from his head D C She stitched him up with a boiled needle and thread Em G Good as any doctor, they were friends ever after D C She said, “I want to paint," he said, “I’ll teach ya” Em G D C They died within months of each other Em G D C Ride on, ride on, immortal one, aha Em G D C Shine on, ride on, immortal one, aha Em G D C Ride on, ride on, immortal one, aha Em G D C Shine on, ride on, immortal one, aha Em G D C Your story will always run, Em G always run, D C will always run Em G Forever run, D C forever run, Em G forever run D C Forever young,
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forever young