The Waltzing Matilda Waltz

Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BbCapotraste: 3rd traste [Intro] |G |G |D |G | |C |G |G |D | |G |D |D |C | |G |G |Am |Am| |D |D |G |G | [Verse 1] G D G Well, once jolly swagmen went humping their swags C G D And stuffed jolly jumbucks down in their tucker bags G D C These days, jolly junkies go on house-breakin' jags G Am And steal to buy the poison they need D G While the swaggie, he just wanted a feed [Chorus 1] C G And who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me? D G Hey Banjo, this country's not what it used to be C G Em We've changed all your words, and re-written your score C D G And it's "Waltzing Matilda" no more [Verse 2] G D G Once Henry and Mary, on a warm afternoon C G D Rowed down Reedy River to the broad bright lagoon G D C The song of the river is a long vanished tune G Am Since they built the uranium mine D G And what's left is just toxic slime [Chorus 2] C G And who'll come a-walting Matilda with me? D G Oh, Henry, this country's not what it used to be C G Em Days pass with a whimper, and not with a roar C D G And it's "Waltzing Matilda" no more [Verse 3] G D G Well, we cut down the trees, and the land we reclaimed C G D We ploughed and we planted, then we ploughed it again G D C And again and again, and again and again G Am So that now on a hot windy day D G We can watch our topsoil blow away [Chorus 3] C G And who'll come a-walting Matilda with me? D G The desert is marching down to the sea C On the day that it stretches G Em From shore to shining shore C D G We'll go waltzing Matilda no more [Piano Solo] |C |C |G |G | |D |D |G |G | |C |C |G |Em | |C |D |G |G | [Verse 4] G D G Saturday night outside a King's Cross hotel C G D There stands our future, and it's halfway to hell G D C Kids with hard drugs and young bodies to sell G Am Hey Australia, what progress we've made! D G We've come a long way, since Diamond day [Chorus 4] C G And who'll come a-walting Matilda with me? D G Hey Anzac, is this what you fought to keep free? C G Em A land fit for heroes, or junkies and whores? C D G And it's "Waltzing Matilda" no more [Chorus 5] C G And who'll come a-walting Matilda with me? D G This country could still be what we want it to be C G Em Perhaps one day soon, the dream will be restored C D G And we'll go Waltzing Matilda once more C D G We'll go Waltzing Matilda once more