Slim Dusty – Born With An Endless Thirst (Guitar)

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Old Jimmy he liked whiskey, for whippin' the old T.B.,

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Hank Williams lived by the bottle, right to the end by gee!

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I too might die from alcohol but I won't be the first,

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Country Music singers are just born with an endless thirst.

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Oh, There's one more name I'll mention, his name is Mr Hall,

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He loves his beer and bourbon, oh, I'd say he's tried 'em all.

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And some I'm afraid have gone onto the other stuff that's worse.

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I'll do no harm if I bend my arm to ease my endless thirst.

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So many of our brothers, in early life did lose.

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We're either way up in the clouds or down deep in the blues.

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It's a way life we're born to, so for better or for worse.

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Country music singers are just born with an endless thirst. Hey.

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When I left my home away up north many long years ago,

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Our songs were played at 4.am on country radio.

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Oh, they called us hicks and hillbillies and sometimes even worse.

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T'was enough to drive a man to drink, excuse my endless thirst.

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So from cowboy songs to country songs, it's been a long hard grind,

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We were looked upon with such disdain back in the good old times.

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And there's old G.P and few like me, wouldn't give tinkers curse.

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Oh, we've done it all our way anyway, lived with our endless thirst, hey.

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Yeah, so many of our brothers, in early life did lose,

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We're either way up in the clouds or down deep in the blues.

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Yeah, it's a way life we're born to, so for better or for worse,

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Country music singers are just born with an endless thirst.

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Those smart bandwagon hoppers wouldn't spit on the country scene.

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And we were in the doldrums, now they're bursting at the seams.

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Oh, they prance around like peacocks in city clubs and halls.

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But fancy boots and hats don't make a fine star after all.

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So, I'll just stick to my old bush songs, the ones that I enjoy.

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Oh, you'll understand my stories, I'm not makin' too much noise.

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And if I should die from alcohol, well, I won't be the first.

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'Cause country music singers are just born with an endless thirst. Hey.

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Yeah, so many of our brothers, in early life did lose,

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We're either way up in the clouds or down deep in the blues.

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It's a way life we're born to, so for better or for worse

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Country music singers are just born with an endless thirst.

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Country music singers are just born with an endless thirst,

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Born with an endless thirst, hey.