Diamantina Drover
John WilliamsonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
<>Intro:
The faces in the photograph have faded
And I can't believe he looks so much like me
For it's been ten years today
Since I left for Old Cork Station
Sayin' I won't be back till the drovin's done
<>Chorus
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
And I won't be back till the drovin's done
Well it seems like the sun comes up each mornin'
Sets me up and takes it all away
For the dreaming by the light
Of the camp fire at night
Ends with the burning by the day
<>Chorus
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Sta-ation
And I won't be back till the drovin's done
<>Instrumental
Sometimes I think I'll settle back in Sydney
But it's been so long it's hard to change my mind
For the cattle trail goes on and on
And the fences roll forever
And I won't be back till the drovin's done
<>Chorus
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Sta-ation
And I won't be back till the drovin's done
<>Chorus
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Sta-ation
And I won't be back till the drovin's done
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Readable chord sheet for Diamantina Drover by John Williamson
<[B]>Intro: [C] [G] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] Th[C]e faces in the[G] photograph hav[Am]e faded And I [C]can't believe he looks so much like [Am]me For it's b[Dm]een ten years t[E]oday Since I l[Dm]eft for Old Cork St[Am]ation Sayin' [Dm]I won't be b[C]ack till t[G]he drovin'[Am]s done <[B]>Chorus For the r[C]ain never fa[G]lls on the d[Am]usty Diamantina And a dro[C]ver finds it hard to change his m[Am]ind For the y[Dm]ears have surely [E]gone Like the d[Dm]rays from Old Cork [Am]Station And I[Dm] won't be ba[C]ck till th[G]e drovin's[Am] done Well it [C]seems like the s[G]un comes up each [Am]mornin' Sets m[C]e up and takes it all a[Am]way For the [Dm]dreaming by the l[E]ight Of the c[Dm]amp fire at [Am]night En[Dm]ds with the [C]burning b[G]y the [Am]day <[B]>Chorus For the r[C]ain never fa[G]lls on the d[Am]usty Diamantina And a dro[C]ver finds it hard to change his m[Am]ind For the y[Dm]ears have surely [E]gone Like the d[Dm]rays from Old Cork [Am]Sta-ation And I[Dm] won't be back[C] till the dro[G]vin's done[Am] <[B]>Instrumental [C] [G] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] Somet[C]imes I think I'll settle back [G]in Sydney [Am] But it's bee[C]n so long it's hard to change my mind [Am] For the ca[Dm]ttle trail goes on and on[E] And the fenc[Dm]es roll forever [Am] And I w[Dm]on't be back t[C]ill the drovi[G]n's done [Am] <[B]>Chorus For the r[C]ain never fa[G]lls on the d[Am]usty Diamantina And a dro[C]ver finds it hard to change his m[Am]ind For the y[Dm]ears have surely [E]gone Like the d[Dm]rays from Old Cork [Am]Sta-ation And I[Dm] won't be ba[C]ck till th[G]e drovin's[Am] done <[B]>Chorus For the r[C]ain never fa[G]lls on the d[Am]usty Diamantina And a dro[C]ver finds it hard to change his m[Am]ind For the y[Dm]ears have surely [E]gone Like the d[Dm]rays from Old Cork [Am]Sta-ation And I[Dm] won't be ba[C]ck till th[G]e drovin's[Am] done