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Mallee Boy by John Williamson
Mallee Boy
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
[Verse 1]
A E
Well I've ripped and dug out burrows on a sandy bull oak hill
A E
Eradicating rabbits doesn't take a lot of skill
F#m E
But a boy born in the Mallee doesn't find 'em hard to kill
A E
No self-respecting farmer lets a rodent eat his wheat
A E
He'll shoot 'em and he'll skin 'em and he'll dress 'em up to eat
F#m E
But since the spread of mixo, he's almost got 'em beat
E A
And I don't mind at all if you call me a Mallee boy
[Verse 2]
A E
Where little town dogs howl at the morning train
A E
Where a cocky makes a living on twelve inches of rain
F#m E
Where his woman provides and is rare to complain
A E
And I still love the smell of that sandy soil
A E
Some say it's dusty, some say it's gold
F#m E
'Cause it grows the sweetest fat lambs the markets ever sold
E A
And I don't mind at all if you call me a Mallee boy
[Break]
D A
Do Do Do Do Do Do Do
E A
No I don't mind at all if you call me a Mallee boy
[Verse 3]
A E
Where you can lose an ear on duck opening day
A E
Where slickers bring their shotguns from miles away
F#m E
And shoot the life out of shags and swans that fly their way
A E
Where a bloke grows as stocky as a Mallee bull
A E
Where they come from miles around to see the tractor pull
F#m E
When the paddocks are clean and seed silos are full
E A
And I don't mind at all if you call me a Mallee boy
E A
[Verse 4]
A E
Well I've ripped and dug out burrows on a sandy bull oak hill
A E
Eradicating rabbits doesn't take a lot of skill
F#m E
But a boy born in the Mallee doesn't find 'em hard to kill
A E
But they'll never be as rare as a quandong tree
A E
My grandma made some jam for my brothers and me
F#m E
They're like the malleefowl you hardly ever see
E A
But I don't mind at all if you call me a Mallee boy
E A
But I don't mind at all if you call me a Mallee boy
D A
Do Do Do Do Do Do Do
E A
No I don't mind at all if you call me a Mallee boy
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