Charlie

G [Verse] G He said his name was Charlie and he came down for the show D C G He been outback fencing in some place I didn't know Said he built a line of fence that spanned from Perth to Cairns D C G Oh, I said I believed him from his rough and calloused hands [Chorus] C G And it really didn't matter that his dress was out of style D C G or that he wore a battered bushman’s hat, he wore a country smile C G C His jeans were old and faded and his boots were well worn down D C G it’s been a month of Sundays since old Charlie’s been to town [Verse] C G C then he asked if we could play a song to gladden his old heart D C G how about, 'Plains of Peppimenarti' that’ll do us for a start [Instrumental] G C G D G C G D G [Verse] G He said his name was Charlie and his eyes they filled with tears D C G he said "that meant a lot haven’t heard that song in years" then he told me something of his life, his life in traveling round D C G he'd worked on many a station, and many outback towns [Verse] C G C and he said "he'd never known the joys of a family and a home D C G I’m just old Charlie Bell the fencer and I was born to roam." [Interlude] G D G [Verse] G He said his name was Charlie, and came down for the show D C G how many Charlies are out there, well, I guess we'll never know but sometimes I think of Charlie when we're travelling here and there D C G I know he's outback fencing, somewhere without a care [Chorus] C G And it really didn't matter that his dress was out of style D C G or that he wore a battered bushman’s hat, he wore a country smile C G C His jeans were old and faded and his boots were well worn down D C G oh it’s been a month of Sundays since old Charlie’s been to town [Verse] C G C and I'm glad I met old Charlie and I hope we'll meet again D G N.C. Let’s play one more for Charlie, our old friend [Outro] C G G G D G C G G D G