Chords for Jeff Brown - Sandy Kid

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I've seen cattlemen around Australia, the ones who've stood [C#] the test,
But I met a man at Cooper's Creek, I liked his [F#] story best.
[B] He looked like a tough old bushman [F#] who'd worked hard for a quid.
[C#] He's a cattleman from Windora, his name is [F#] Sandy Kidd.
_ _ _ _ Well he cruised up in a swirl of dust, it was about [C#] midday.
He said, come and have some lunch with me, I've got to be on [F#] my way.
[B] The endurance riders are coming, [F#] the Endeavour Rally too,
[C#] And I've got a flight aroma for a big [F#] political do. _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Well he took off in a light aircraft, whose colour was [C#] mainly white.
His son flies a helicopter on the strip, was an [F#] ultralight.
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They've got a station in the Gulf [F#] and some Cooper Channel land,
[C#] And Sandy reckons that Cooper's Creek couldn't be [F#] more grand. _
[B] His name is Sandy Kidd, [F#] he's as tough as a Gidgee tree,
[B] And like the Outback Mulger, [C#] he's where he wants to be.
[B] He likes to breed good cattle, [F#] and he sells of the highest bid.
[C#] He's a cattleman from Windora, his name is [F#] Sandy Kidd.
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Well they wanted to irrigate cotton, out on [C#] Cooper's Creek,
And the Cotton Kings thought Windora would be too small [F#] to speak.
[B] But Sandy sat for Parliament, [F#] and I'll tell you what he did.
[C#] He told them where to stick their cotton, his name is [F#] Sandy Kidd.
_ _ _ _ _ _ If they'd have irrigated Cooper's Creek, the next would have been [C#] the Barcoo,
The Thompson, the Georgina, and the [F#] Diamantina too.
[B] But Australians backed up Sandy [F#] with the TV and the quid.
[C#] This cattleman from Windora, his name is [F#] Sandy Kidd.
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G#] if you ever go out to Cooper's Creek, to its big [D#] fishing holes,
You'll hear stories of Birkenwills and other [G#] pioneering souls.
[C#] But a new name has been added, [G#] and to him I raise my lid.
[D#] To a cattleman from Windora, his name is [G#] Sandy Kidd. _ _
_ _ _ _ And when he leaves old Cooper's Creek, and heads for the [D#] Pearly Gates,
His name will be up there in gold, he'll be up there with [G#] the greats.
[C#] He'll be wearing a [G#] pocket knife and a high-crowned bushman's lid.
[D#] This legend from Windora, his name is [G#] Sandy Kidd.
_ [C#] His name is Sandy Kidd, [G#] he's as tough as a Gidgee tree.
[C#] And like the Outback Mulder, [D#] he's where he wants to be.
[C#] He likes to breed good cattle, [G#] and he sells at the highest bid.
[D#] He's a cattleman from Windora, his name is [G#] Sandy Kidd. _ _
[D#] He's a legend from Windora, his name is [G#] Sandy Kidd.
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