Slim Dusty – Sunburnt People (Guitar)

  C                 F          G             C
I know it's more in fashion to love a modern girl,

         F              C                              G
With her picture in the papers, in the midst of social world.

      C                 F             G              C
And I know it's more in keeping to be trendy in your dress,

          F               C                   G                 C
And to be photographed at opening nights with champagne in your glass.

    F              G                C
But I'm not in the picture 'cause I love a sunburnt girl,

       F                 C                  G
On her stockhorse moving cattle through the yards.

            C             F                G              C
When they're loadin' up a road train for a journey to the coast,

      F             G              C
I see this sunburnt people workin' hard.

       G                               C
In the little towns and districts when they're still hanging on.

             G            C                   G
Well they're keeping everything they've got in hand.

      C               F             G               C
and I know I'm not in fashion but I couldn't give a damn.

     F                 G              C
I respect the sunburnt people of this land.

   C                  F              G               C
No doubt its more the thing I 'spose to own a racing horse

       F               C                           G
and be seen at all the races and to win the cup of course.

         C            F           G          C
And it's even more up market play polo every year

       F                C                G           C
and to stand around the railings wearing RM Williams gear.

    F                 G              C
But there's no way to make me keep priorities in line.

        F              C                   G
There's more important things don't get me wrong.

   C               F                G                   C
In mining towns or road camps, some farms, and stations wide.

    F                   G               C
Oh, the sunburnt people keep on keeping on.

G                                    C
They don't have to stay out where the goings rough and hard

     F                C               G
they do because their life is in this land.

      C               F             G               C
and I might be out of fashion but I couldn't give a damn.

  F                    G              C
I respect the sunburnt people of this land.

  F                    G              C
I respect the sunburnt people of this land.