Slim Dusty – Pooncarie (Guitar)

[Intro]
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Well, it looks like somebody has stirred things along

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Since the road to Pooncarie was turned into song

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And its seems like we've gained just a little renown

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so justly deserving this old darling town

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Well for years we've put up with our dusty old track

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that served as a road in the patient outback

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but now this back country will have some real class

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with the bitumen reaching Pooncarie at last

        F                                      C
And the lamps in the old pub will burn late at night

        D                       G
there’s great expectations with asphalt in sight

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with the boys on the roadworks all downin' a few

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they’re hot and they’re thirsty from bringin' her through

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In the bush we're determined to do it in style

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we've waited for years for that last half a mile

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They cut all the bends from the worst of the track

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and shortened the trip to Pooncarie and back

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They'll be no holdin’ back ‘cause we've waited so long

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to be drinking a toast to our favourite song

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they'll be lost yahooin’ and dancin’ of course

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and all to the strains of that bitumen waltz

        F                                      C
And the lamps in the old pub will burn late at night

        D                       G
there’s great expectations with asphalt in sight

         F                         C         G
with the boys on the roadworks all downin' a few

                                                  C
they’re hot and they’re thirsty from bringin' her through

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All the bush folk turned up on that warm April day

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to hear what the dignitaries all had to sa

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and the Member was there to convey his regards

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when the boys finished pourin' that last hundred yards

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Our boots were all covered in bulldust and tar

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and the boys were all tonguein’ to get to the bar

                                            F
but a new piece of history revealed on that plaque

                   C            G        C
showed the bitumen reaching Pooncarie at last

        F                                          C
and the lamps in the old pub they burned late that night

        D                     G
and the big celebrations went on till first light

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with the boys on the road works all downin' a few

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we let down our hair at that big barbeque

         F                                          C
yes, the lamps in the old pub they burned late that nigh

         D                    G
and that big celebration went on till first light

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and now this back country has got some real class

                                       C
with the bitumen reaching Pooncarie at last

         G                             C
with the bitumen reaching Pooncarie at last

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       Hey!