Slim Dusty – Weve Done Us Proud (Guitar)

N.C.          C
We've done us proud   to come this far

C                F                  C
Down through the years  to where we are

C
Side by side  hand in hand

C                 G7
we've lived and died   for this great land

G7            C
we've done us proud

N.C.          C    F               C
I sailed the seas    in search of freedom

C                               G7
I tilled the soil   for seed to grow

G7           C                    F
I built the fences   to hold the cattle

F            C     G7              C
I mined the earth     in search of gold

N.C.           C     F           C
I sheared the sheep    of golden fleeces

C                                 G7
I formed the union    to win fair pay

G7         C                       F
I built a railroad   to cross the country

F          C     G7                 C
I fought a war     for my country’s sake

N.C.          C
We've done us proud   to come this far

C                 F                   C
Down through the years   to where we are

C
Side by side   hand in hand

C               G7
we've lived and died   for this great land

G7            C
we've done us proud

N.C.      D    G              D
I kept a home    and raised a family

D                                  A7
I taught your children    as if my own

A7          D                    G
I painted pictures   to show the beauty

G            D      A7               D
I wrote the stories     to keep the flame

N.C.          D
We've done us proud    to come this far

D                G                   D
Down through the years   to where we are

D
Side by side   hand in hand

D                A7
we've lived and died    for this great land

A7             D
we've done us proud

N.C.           E
(We've done us proud) I worked the factory

 E
(To come this far) I worked the land

 E            A
(two hundred years) I built the houses

 A           E
(To where we are) I baked the plan

 E
(Side by Side) I drive the highway

 E
(Hand in Hand) I right the wrong

 E               B7
(We've lived and died) I reach for glory

 B7
(For this great land) I sing the songs

 B7           E
We've done us proud

 E
(To come this far) To come this far

 E           A
(Two hundred years) Two hundred years

 A           E
(To where we are) To where we are

 E
(Side by side) Side by side

 E
(Hand in Hand) Hand in Hand

 E                B7
(We've lived and died) We've lived and died

 B7
(For this great land) For this great land

B7              E
We've done us proud