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The Last Of The Pioneers by John Williamson
The Last Of The Pioneers
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
intro WALKDOWN G#,F#,E,D,C#,B,A,G#,F#,E then back up F#,G# and A
[Verse 1]
A D
His the last of the pioneers he has no fixed address
E A
Just a caravan and a campfire in the last of the widerness
A D
And his songs will keep on ringing in the never never night
E A
And the man will be a legend to the black man and the white
[Verse 2]
A D
His got a head that would break your knuckles and a thumb that could break a
string
E A
As he thumbs an introduction they wait to hear him sing
A D
Theyve come in from the missions where u thought all life woud end
E A
All hanging off in truck loads to hear the black mans friend
[Chorus]
D A
Just an old hillbilly from wayback who came from the dust and the heat to do a
show
D E
Wat keeps the old bloke going only the winds of the outback would know
D A
And his lady love reminds him the doctor said his heart wouldnt take the load
E A
But she knows her man is hellbent to go out singing on the road
[Verse 3]
A D
Four tyres a day to get there and a broken trailer spring
E A
But that wont stop a bushman cause he carries everything
A D
He picks his months for heading north cause its fatal in the wet
E A
But if theres a way to get there he hasnt failed them yet
[Verse 4]
A D
He''ll set up on a trailer or verandah of a pub
E A
Or even throw up a tent on the dirt out in the scrub
A D
It really makes no difference they come from miles around
E A
To see him in the town hall or out there on the ground
[Chorus]
D A
Just an old hillbilly from wayback who came from the dust and the heat to do a
show
D E
Wat keeps the old bloke going only the winds of the outback would know
D A
And his lady love reminds him the doctor said his heart wouldnt take the load
E A
But she knows her man is hellbent to go out singing on the road
solo harp
[Verse 5]
A D
Hes a hard man on the road say the players from his band
E A
Some of them are known today as the greatest in the land
A D
They respect wat hes been doing for 40 years or so
E A
Taking music to our people where a warragul wouldnt go
[Chorus]
D A
Just an old hillbilly from wayback who came from the dust and the heat to do a
show
D E
Wat keeps the old bloke going only the winds of the outback would know
D A
And his lady love reminds him that the doctor said his heart wouldnt take the
load
E A
But she knows her man is hellbent to go out singing on the road
E
But she knows her man is hellbent to go out singing on the road
A
OUTRO THE SAME AS INTRO
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