Slim Dusty – The Only Way (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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Chords

[Intro]
        G                   E         A7          D        G
e|-----|---3---3-|---3-----|---0---0-|---3---3-3-|---------|---3---3--|
B|-----|---0---0-|---0-----|---0---0-|---2---2-2-|---------|---0---0--|
G|-----|---0---0-|---0-----|---1---1-|---2---2-2-|---------|---0---0--|
D|-----|---0-0---|---0-----|---2-2---|---2---2-2-|-0-------|---0-0----|
A|-----|---2-----|---2-----|---2-----|-0---0-----|---2-1-0-|---2------|
E|-0-2-|-3-------|-3---3-2-|-0-------|-----------|---------|-3--------|
[Verse]
     G                                        D
I've seen the sights of Nashville, walked the streets of old L.A.

                                G
Hung onto this old felt hat for fear she'd blow away

    C                                  G
But when I finally stepped aboard that flying kangaroo

  A7                                                             D
I said “ol’ mate, steer us straight back home to my friends real soon”
[Verse]
        G                                  A7
Cause I play guitar with a pick and strum, slip in a few old country runs

       C               D               G     D
But my critics claim I play it with my feet

         G                                        A7
You know back in the forties to survive, you were supposed to sound like those other guys

         C                   D             G
But that didn't go down back home in Nulla Creek
[Verse]
         G                                      A7
Oh, they said do this and they said do that, so I turned down my old felt hat

            C                       D                 G      D
and with my collar turned up and my sideburns growing wild

  G                                  A7
I rolled my own and I didn't care, I must've a dink-di bush lair

    C                D                G
and that’s the way I hit that country mile
[Chorus]
      D                                A7                      D
In my Williams boots and Akubra hat, I reckon that I'm dressed pretty flash

    C             D            G     D
and moleskins are never out of style

     G                              A7
from fifties rock to gidgee coal, I give it straight right from the soul

               C           D                G
and that’s the only way to walk that country mile. Hey.

[Instrumental]
G    G    A7    A7    C    D    G    D
G    G    A7    A7    C    D    G
  G     E          A7          D        G
e|-----|---0---0-|---3---3-3-|---------|---3---3--|
B|-----|---0---0-|---2---2-2-|---------|---0---0--|
G|-----|---1---1-|---2---2-2-|---------|---0---0--|
D|-----|---2-2---|---2---2-2-|-0-------|---0-0----|
A|-----|---2-----|-0---0-----|---2-1-0-|---2------|
E|-3-2-|-0-------|-----------|---------|-3--------|
[Verse]
     G                                       A7
I've never been into that social scene; I've never ever saying what you mean

    C                         D                  G    D
and French champagne taste to me tastes terribly vile

     G                           A7
give me some mates and BBQ, some old bush music and a beer or two

               C           D                 G
and that’s the only way to walk that country mile
[Verse]
         G                                A7
Oh, I've seen some changes down the line, times are changing all the time

        C          D                 G      D
and the attitude today don't make me smile

        G                                             A7
Oh, the old straight ways have bent and curled, we're being swamped the outside world

   C                     D                G
so let’s hang on to that old time country mile
[Chorus]
      D                                A7                      D
In my Williams boots and Akubra hat, I reckon that I'm dressed pretty flash

    C             D            G     D
and moleskins are never out of style

     G                              A7
from fifties rock to gidgee coal, I give it straight right from the soul

               C           D                 G
and that’s the only way to walk that country mile.
[Chorus]
         D                                A7                      D
Yeah, my Williams boots and Akubra hat, I reckon that I'm dressed pretty flash

    C             D            G     D
and moleskins are never out of style

         G                                       A7
Oh, I've always done it my own damn way; I'll be doing that till me dying day

    C                        D                  G               E
and that’s the only way I've walked that country mile. yes I've told ya.
[Outro]
    A7          D                 G     C   G  G
The only way to walk that country mile.        hey.