Chords for Lace up Shoes --- Slim Dusty.
Tempo:
99 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] I'd like to go back into the past a little bit now, right to the beginning.
I first came to Sydney with my dad back in [A] 1943.
And [N] we had to face up to the very formidable, one and only record company then,
known as the Columbia Gramophone Company of Australia.
[D]
[N] Well anyway, we'd like to do this song about my first trip to Sydney with my dad.
I was going to dress up in all the stockman gear,
with the laughing side boots, the elastic side boots.
And Dad said if you dress up like that they'll call us bushgaloots.
So I had to dress like a civilian and buy a brand new pair of flat heeled lace up shoes.
That was back in 1943.
[D] So here's a story about [A] that very memorable trip with Dad.
So I just naturally called it lace up shoes.
[C]
[A] [D]
Let me tell you a little story [E] about the way things used to be.
[A] My dad took me to Sydney [G] back in [D] 1943.
[G] He said son you're not wearing [D] those they call us [Bm] bushgaloots.
[A] If you went out and walked [G] about in those high heel [D] riding boots.
[G] And I stand back and laugh [D] today at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as [D] if they'd just stepped [A] off the reins.
[G] And that day back in 1943 [D] I could not pick [Bm] and choose.
[A] The day my old man [E] made me [G] wear a pair of [D] lace up shoes.
[Ab] [A]
[D] We went out to Regal Zone a phone [E] on Parramatta Road.
[A] We walked along Columbia Lane [G] where some [D] famous feet have strode.
[G] But the man in charge was not [D] impressed.
Don't call us we'll [Bm] call you.
[A] And to make things worse my feet still hurt [G] in those damn new lace [D] up shoes.
And there were soldiers everywhere in town [E] 6pm was closing time.
And [A] if you didn't tip everywhere you went [G] they yanked [D] swatting all the time.
I [G] was pushed along as I dreamed of home where [D] the skies [Bm] were clear and blue.
[A] Far away from that rat race in town and [G] big moths of lace [D] up shoes.
[G] But I stand back and laugh today [D] at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as if [D] they'd just stepped off [A] the reins.
[G] And that day back in 1943 [D] I could not pick [Bm] and choose.
[A] The day my old man made me wear [G] a pair of lace [D] up shoes.
[Ab] [A]
[D] Now as I look back on my singing track [E] since 1943.
[A] The harder I've worked you know old mate [G] the luckier I seem [D] to be.
[G] That of all the son of the old home run [D] in the best way that [Bm] I knew.
[A] But I still feel bad when I think of Dad [G] and those [D] damn new lace up shoes.
[G] But I stand back and laugh today [D] at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as if [D] they'd just [A] stepped off the reins.
[G] And I've lived my life with few regrets [D] the same again [Bm] I choose.
[A] Heavy flatters are tagged in this old felt hat [G] and a pair of [D] Williams shoes.
Ah here's the heartbeat.
De yo de de
I first came to Sydney with my dad back in [A] 1943.
And [N] we had to face up to the very formidable, one and only record company then,
known as the Columbia Gramophone Company of Australia.
[D]
[N] Well anyway, we'd like to do this song about my first trip to Sydney with my dad.
I was going to dress up in all the stockman gear,
with the laughing side boots, the elastic side boots.
And Dad said if you dress up like that they'll call us bushgaloots.
So I had to dress like a civilian and buy a brand new pair of flat heeled lace up shoes.
That was back in 1943.
[D] So here's a story about [A] that very memorable trip with Dad.
So I just naturally called it lace up shoes.
[C]
[A] [D]
Let me tell you a little story [E] about the way things used to be.
[A] My dad took me to Sydney [G] back in [D] 1943.
[G] He said son you're not wearing [D] those they call us [Bm] bushgaloots.
[A] If you went out and walked [G] about in those high heel [D] riding boots.
[G] And I stand back and laugh [D] today at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as [D] if they'd just stepped [A] off the reins.
[G] And that day back in 1943 [D] I could not pick [Bm] and choose.
[A] The day my old man [E] made me [G] wear a pair of [D] lace up shoes.
[Ab] [A]
[D] We went out to Regal Zone a phone [E] on Parramatta Road.
[A] We walked along Columbia Lane [G] where some [D] famous feet have strode.
[G] But the man in charge was not [D] impressed.
Don't call us we'll [Bm] call you.
[A] And to make things worse my feet still hurt [G] in those damn new lace [D] up shoes.
And there were soldiers everywhere in town [E] 6pm was closing time.
And [A] if you didn't tip everywhere you went [G] they yanked [D] swatting all the time.
I [G] was pushed along as I dreamed of home where [D] the skies [Bm] were clear and blue.
[A] Far away from that rat race in town and [G] big moths of lace [D] up shoes.
[G] But I stand back and laugh today [D] at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as if [D] they'd just stepped off [A] the reins.
[G] And that day back in 1943 [D] I could not pick [Bm] and choose.
[A] The day my old man made me wear [G] a pair of lace [D] up shoes.
[Ab] [A]
[D] Now as I look back on my singing track [E] since 1943.
[A] The harder I've worked you know old mate [G] the luckier I seem [D] to be.
[G] That of all the son of the old home run [D] in the best way that [Bm] I knew.
[A] But I still feel bad when I think of Dad [G] and those [D] damn new lace up shoes.
[G] But I stand back and laugh today [D] at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as if [D] they'd just [A] stepped off the reins.
[G] And I've lived my life with few regrets [D] the same again [Bm] I choose.
[A] Heavy flatters are tagged in this old felt hat [G] and a pair of [D] Williams shoes.
Ah here's the heartbeat.
De yo de de
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
E
D
G
A
[Gm] I'd like to go back into the past a little bit now, right to the beginning.
I first came to Sydney with my dad back in [A] 1943.
And [N] we had to face up to the very formidable, one and only record company then,
known as the Columbia Gramophone Company of Australia.
[D]
[N] Well anyway, we'd like to do this song about my first trip to Sydney with my dad.
I was going to dress up in all the stockman gear,
with the laughing side boots, the elastic side boots.
And Dad said if you dress up like that they'll call us bushgaloots.
So I had to dress like a civilian and buy a brand new pair of flat heeled lace up shoes.
That was back in 1943.
[D] So here's a story about [A] that very memorable trip with Dad.
So I just naturally called it lace up shoes.
[C] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Let me tell you a little story [E] about the way things used to be.
[A] My dad took me to Sydney [G] back in [D] 1943. _
_ [G] He said son you're not wearing [D] those they call us [Bm] bushgaloots.
_ [A] If you went out and walked [G] about in those high heel [D] riding boots.
_ [G] And I stand back and laugh [D] today at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as [D] if they'd just stepped [A] off the reins. _
[G] And that day back in 1943 [D] I could not pick [Bm] and choose.
_ [A] The day my old man [E] made me [G] wear a pair of [D] lace up shoes.
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ We went out to Regal Zone a phone [E] on Parramatta Road.
[A] We walked along Columbia Lane [G] where some [D] famous feet have strode.
_ [G] But the man in charge was not [D] impressed.
Don't call us we'll [Bm] call you. _ _
[A] And to make things worse my feet still hurt [G] in those damn new lace [D] up shoes.
And there were soldiers everywhere in town [E] 6pm was closing time.
And [A] if you didn't tip everywhere you went [G] they yanked [D] swatting all the time.
_ I [G] was pushed along as I dreamed of home where [D] the skies [Bm] were clear and blue.
_ _ [A] Far away from that rat race in town and [G] big moths of lace [D] up shoes. _
[G] But I stand back and laugh today [D] at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as if [D] they'd just stepped off [A] the reins.
_ [G] And that day back in 1943 [D] I could not pick [Bm] and choose.
_ [A] The day my old man made me wear [G] a pair of lace [D] up shoes.
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Now as I look back on my singing track [E] since 1943.
[A] The harder I've worked you know old mate [G] the luckier I seem [D] to be. _ _
[G] That of all the son of the old home run [D] in the best way that [Bm] I knew. _
_ [A] But I still feel bad when I think of Dad [G] and those [D] damn new lace up shoes.
_ [G] But I stand back and laugh today [D] at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as if [D] they'd just [A] stepped off the reins.
_ [G] And I've lived my life with few regrets [D] the same again [Bm] I choose. _
[A] Heavy flatters are tagged in this old felt hat [G] and a pair of [D] Williams shoes.
Ah here's the heartbeat.
_ _ De yo de de
I first came to Sydney with my dad back in [A] 1943.
And [N] we had to face up to the very formidable, one and only record company then,
known as the Columbia Gramophone Company of Australia.
[D]
[N] Well anyway, we'd like to do this song about my first trip to Sydney with my dad.
I was going to dress up in all the stockman gear,
with the laughing side boots, the elastic side boots.
And Dad said if you dress up like that they'll call us bushgaloots.
So I had to dress like a civilian and buy a brand new pair of flat heeled lace up shoes.
That was back in 1943.
[D] So here's a story about [A] that very memorable trip with Dad.
So I just naturally called it lace up shoes.
[C] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Let me tell you a little story [E] about the way things used to be.
[A] My dad took me to Sydney [G] back in [D] 1943. _
_ [G] He said son you're not wearing [D] those they call us [Bm] bushgaloots.
_ [A] If you went out and walked [G] about in those high heel [D] riding boots.
_ [G] And I stand back and laugh [D] today at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as [D] if they'd just stepped [A] off the reins. _
[G] And that day back in 1943 [D] I could not pick [Bm] and choose.
_ [A] The day my old man [E] made me [G] wear a pair of [D] lace up shoes.
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ We went out to Regal Zone a phone [E] on Parramatta Road.
[A] We walked along Columbia Lane [G] where some [D] famous feet have strode.
_ [G] But the man in charge was not [D] impressed.
Don't call us we'll [Bm] call you. _ _
[A] And to make things worse my feet still hurt [G] in those damn new lace [D] up shoes.
And there were soldiers everywhere in town [E] 6pm was closing time.
And [A] if you didn't tip everywhere you went [G] they yanked [D] swatting all the time.
_ I [G] was pushed along as I dreamed of home where [D] the skies [Bm] were clear and blue.
_ _ [A] Far away from that rat race in town and [G] big moths of lace [D] up shoes. _
[G] But I stand back and laugh today [D] at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as if [D] they'd just stepped off [A] the reins.
_ [G] And that day back in 1943 [D] I could not pick [Bm] and choose.
_ [A] The day my old man made me wear [G] a pair of lace [D] up shoes.
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Now as I look back on my singing track [E] since 1943.
[A] The harder I've worked you know old mate [G] the luckier I seem [D] to be. _ _
[G] That of all the son of the old home run [D] in the best way that [Bm] I knew. _
_ [A] But I still feel bad when I think of Dad [G] and those [D] damn new lace up shoes.
_ [G] But I stand back and laugh today [D] at the way that times have changed.
[G] So many town folk dressed as if [D] they'd just [A] stepped off the reins.
_ [G] And I've lived my life with few regrets [D] the same again [Bm] I choose. _
[A] Heavy flatters are tagged in this old felt hat [G] and a pair of [D] Williams shoes.
Ah here's the heartbeat.
_ _ De yo de de