WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Slim Dusty - Billinudgel Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D
Well it must have been 'round 4.30 in the mornin'
G
The first sight of dawn creepin' over the horizon
D
Fifteen minutes from a Billinugel breakfast
A
I was rolling down highway one.
[Verse 2]
D
And ya know what it's like up around the Northern rivers
G
Those windin' roads just give me the shivers
D A D
And to top it all off there's been a few points of rain.
[Verse 3]
D
Well I've been stuck in low gear for what seems like forever
G
Climbin' up a steep hill with my diesel a-running
D
But the big ol' white was a fuel delight
A
And the best rig doin' the rounds
[Verse 4]
D
But you know what it's like when you're tired and you're hungry
G
Everything that you do, well you do it in a hurry
D A D
Well, I got to the top an' I thought I'd just let her roll down.
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[Verse 5]
D
It was a good long stretch of downhill runnin',
G
An' as far as I could see, there was nobody comin',
D
So I let her have her head a little bit longer,
A
An' she took off like a Mallee Bull.
[Verse 6]
D
Then my mind on a meal an' my hands on the wheel,
G
Then my eyes started seeing things that couldn't be real,
D A D
And the roadside posts started turnin' into six-foot blondes,
D E N.C.
SPOKEN & KEY CHANGE: You know what time it is then mates. Time for a stop.
[Verse 6]
E
Well, I went to the brake like a drunk to the bottle,
A
But my foot missed the mark an' it landed on the throttle,
E
And the diesel roared an' I prayed to the Lord
B7
To the Lord "Won't you gi' me a break."
[Verse 7]
E
Oh, I guess he wasn't listenin' or he just didn't care,
A
Or maybe he was takin' forty winks up there
E B7 E
Cause soon I was riding a 22 wheel roller skate,
[Verse 8]
E
Then the wheels left the road as far as I can remember,
A
I was roaring thru the bush like a shearer on a bender,
E
When the door opened up and who should get in?
B7
A big red kangaroo
[Verse 9]
E
He said, "G'day mate, what the hell d'ya think you're doin'?
A
Give us the wheel there, I'll get ya thru it."
E B7 E
Then he crashed thru the gears an' we missed another big ole dump,
Oh yeah!
[Verse 10]
E* E*
Well, around-a-bout here it kinda gets in a muddle,
A* A*
Though I seem to recall giving a koala a cuddle
E* E* E
an' a possum on my lap, An' a white cockatoo screamin',
B7
"Give her a go, ya mug."
[Verse 11]
E
Then when I awoke it was no damn joke,
A E
I was alone in the cab except for blokes of Billinugel,
B7 N.C. B7 +
Starin' in the window and sayin', "Are you alright mate?"
B7 + B7 +
I said, "Fellas give us a big mug of black coffee,
B7 +
A Billinugel special burger with the works,
B7 +
Because u know fellas, ya never gonna believe this."
[Verse 1]
N.C. E
Well, it must-a been 'round 4.30 in the mornin',
A
The first light of dawn creepin' over the horizon,
E
Fifteen minutes from a Billinugel breakfast,
B7
I was rollin' down highway one.
[Verse 2]
E
And ya know what it's like
Up around the Northern rivers
A
Those windin' roads just give me the shivers,
E B7 E
And to top it all up there's been a few points of rain.
