Slim Dusty – Indian Pacific (Guitar)
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Written by
Joy McKean
[Intro]
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D E From coast to coast by night and day A7 D Hear the clicking of the wheels G The humming of the diesel
On her ribbons of steel
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Carrying the memoriesOf a nation built by hand
D See the Indian Pacific span the land D E She's the pride of all the railway men A7 D Cross country where she flies G From the blue Pacific waters
To where the mountains rise
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By lakes and wide brown riversThrough desert country dry
D See the Indian Pacific passing by G Oh the Indian Pacific D She goes rolling down the track G Five thousand miles to travel D A Before she's there and back D E Beside the line a drover waves A7 D His battered old grey hat G And kids are catching yabbies
Down by the river flat
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And a woman hangs her washingIn the backyard near the line
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As the Indian Pacific's rolling by[Fiddle Solo]
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D E Hear the whistle blowing lonely A7 D 'Neath the Nullabor star light G Saluting those who walked across
The track she rides tonight
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Calling to the railway campAnd the fettlers on the line
D I'm the Indian Pacific right on time D E From the silver of the Broken Hill A7 D To old Kalgoorlie gold G She mirrors all the colours
Of the land so hard and old
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Then the western flowers are bloomingAnd the air is just like wine
D And the Indian Pacific's making time G Oh the Indian Pacific D She goes rolling down the track G Five thousand miles to travel D A Before she's there and back D E From the waters of the western sea A7 D To the eastern ocean sand G A D The Indian Pacific spans the land G A D Oh The Indian Pacific spans the land