Slim Dusty – Drovin (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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Chords

[Intro] D [Verse]
D
Too many sheep, too many cattle,

   G
my joints all ache and my old bones rattle.

A7
Forty-five years living in the saddle,

                      D
drovin' all over this land.
[Verse]
     D
Over mountains we roam through creeks we paddle,

  G
a shirt full of dirt, a mouth full of gravel.

  A7
I don't like the hours, but I don't mind the travel,

                      D     D
drovin' all over this land.
[Chorus]
N.C.          D                              G
And I've been drovin', I've been drovin' all over,

                     A7                   D
with a heeler called Rover; all over this land.
N.C. O-dee-lay-ee-ay-ee-yo-dee-lay-ee.
D                              G
Drovin', I've been drovin' all over,

                     A7                   D
with a heeler called Rover; all over this land.
[Interlude] D A [Verse]
A
Ropin', and a ridin', and a roamin', and a rippin',

    D
you don't need a house or a bed full of stuffing.

E
20 foot of rope, and a pocket full of nothin',

                      A
drovin' all over this land.
[Verse]
          A                                    A7   
Well, the days get hot, and the nights get chilly.

    D
You sit by the fire; you boil up the billy.

     E
It's good for your health, but it sends you half silly,

                      A     A
drovin' all over this land.
[Chorus]
N.C.          D                              G
And I've been drovin', I've been drovin' all over,

                     A7                   D
with a heeler called Rover; all over this land.
N.C. O-dee-lay-ee-ay-ee-yo-dee-lay-ee.
D                              G
Drovin', I've been drovin' all over,

                     A7                   D
with a heeler called Rover; all over this land.
[Instrumental] D D D D G G A A A A D D D D D G G A A A A D [Verse]
       D
I know every waterhole and outback station.

  G
I never broke a bone or had an operation.

    A7
You hardly see a soul, it's a lonely occupation,

                      D
drovin' all over this land.
[Verse]
       D
In the dust, and the rain, and the wind, and the weather,

G
movin' ‘em ‘round, and keepin' ‘em together.

A7
Me and the stars, we've been doing it forever,

                      D     D
drovin' all over this land.
[Chorus]
N.C.          D                              G
And I've been drovin', I've been drovin' all over,

                     A7                   D
with a heeler called Rover; all over this land.
N.C. O-dee-lay-ee-ay-ee-yo-dee-lay-ee.
D                              G
Drovin', I've been drovin' all over,

                     A7                   D
with a heeler called Rover; all over this land.
[Tag]
              D                              G
And I've been drovin', I've been drovin' all over,

                     A7                   D
with a heeler called Rover; all over this land.
[Outro] D G D D A7 A7 D D G D A7 D D