Old Time Country Songs Chords by Slim Dusty
Tempo:
237.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[D]
When I [G] was just [D] a youngster,
[G] way back in [D] the hills,
[G] We had an old [D] battery wireless, [E] it gave us lots [A] of thrills.
[Bm] We knew [G] all the country [D]
programs, [G] what time when they [F#] came on,
[G]
Mostly [D] of the weekend [E] we'd listen [A] to [D] those songs.
[Em] [D]
Jimmy Rogers [G] and old [D] Tex Ritter, [G] many more soon [D] on the scene,
[G] Carson Roberts and Gene Autry, [E] they galloped across [A] the screen.
Then [D] a young [G] man from [D] New Zealand, with [G] a style [D] all of [F#] his own,
[G] He played what they called [D] a Spanish guitar [E] and he [A] yodeled up [D] a stone.
Yodel-ee-dill, yodel-ee [G]-dill, yodel-ee-dill, [D] yodel-ee [E]-dill, yodel-ee [A]-dill, yodel -ee [F#]-dill.
[D]
[A]
[D]
My Dad he played the fiddle and he laid it down his arm,
[G] He'd sit on the [D] old front rander in [E] the evenings in [A] the calm.
[D] I got myself an old guitar [G] and I soon [F#] strummed along,
But I've always had a [D] weakness [E] for those old [A] time country [D] songs
[A]
[D]
They are [G] my [D] fondest memories that [G] I never will [D] forget
[G] And when things get tough in [D] this business, [E] in memory I go [A] back yet
[D] Oh, there's nothing [G]
like [D] this music, [G] it just hangs on [F#] and on
Yes, [G] I've always [D] had a weakness for [E] those old [A] time [D] country songs
As a [G] boy I [D] dreamed of travel [G] to cover this big old land
So [G] I headed north [D] in the fifties [E] in a homemade [A] caravan
Early [D]
years had corrugations [G] so we had no time [F#] to stall
But [G] I still say to [D] this very day, they [E] were the best damn times [D] of all
Hey, old Lee, [A] old Lee, [D] old Lee
[N]
[A]
[D]
When I [G] was just [D] a youngster,
[G] way back in [D] the hills,
[G] We had an old [D] battery wireless, [E] it gave us lots [A] of thrills.
[Bm] We knew [G] all the country [D]
programs, [G] what time when they [F#] came on,
[G]
Mostly [D] of the weekend [E] we'd listen [A] to [D] those songs.
[Em] [D]
Jimmy Rogers [G] and old [D] Tex Ritter, [G] many more soon [D] on the scene,
[G] Carson Roberts and Gene Autry, [E] they galloped across [A] the screen.
Then [D] a young [G] man from [D] New Zealand, with [G] a style [D] all of [F#] his own,
[G] He played what they called [D] a Spanish guitar [E] and he [A] yodeled up [D] a stone.
Yodel-ee-dill, yodel-ee [G]-dill, yodel-ee-dill, [D] yodel-ee [E]-dill, yodel-ee [A]-dill, yodel -ee [F#]-dill.
[D]
[A]
[D]
My Dad he played the fiddle and he laid it down his arm,
[G] He'd sit on the [D] old front rander in [E] the evenings in [A] the calm.
[D] I got myself an old guitar [G] and I soon [F#] strummed along,
But I've always had a [D] weakness [E] for those old [A] time country [D] songs
[A]
[D]
They are [G] my [D] fondest memories that [G] I never will [D] forget
[G] And when things get tough in [D] this business, [E] in memory I go [A] back yet
[D] Oh, there's nothing [G]
like [D] this music, [G] it just hangs on [F#] and on
Yes, [G] I've always [D] had a weakness for [E] those old [A] time [D] country songs
As a [G] boy I [D] dreamed of travel [G] to cover this big old land
So [G] I headed north [D] in the fifties [E] in a homemade [A] caravan
Early [D]
years had corrugations [G] so we had no time [F#] to stall
But [G] I still say to [D] this very day, they [E] were the best damn times [D] of all
Hey, old Lee, [A] old Lee, [D] old Lee
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I [G] was just [D] a youngster, _ _ _
[G] way back in [D] the hills,
_ _ [G] We had an old [D] battery wireless, _ _ [E] it gave us lots [A] of _ thrills. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] We knew [G] all the country [D] _
_ programs, _ [G] what _ time when they [F#] came _ on, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Mostly _ [D] of the weekend _ [E] we'd listen [A] to [D] those _ songs.
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Jimmy Rogers [G] and old [D] Tex Ritter, _ _ [G] many more soon [D] on the scene, _ _ _
[G] Carson Roberts _ and Gene Autry, _ _ [E] they _ galloped across [A] the screen. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Then [D] a young [G] man from [D] New Zealand, _ _ with [G] a style [D] all of [F#] his own,
_ _ [G] He played what they called [D] a Spanish guitar [E] and he [A] yodeled up [D] a stone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yodel-ee-dill, yodel-ee [G]-dill, yodel-ee-dill, _ _ [D] yodel-ee [E]-dill, yodel-ee [A]-dill, yodel _ -ee [F#]-dill.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ My Dad he _ played the fiddle _ and he laid it down his arm,
_ _ [G] He'd sit on the [D] old front rander _ in [E] the _ evenings in [A] the _ calm. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I got _ myself an old guitar [G] and I soon _ [F#] strummed along,
_ _ But I've always _ had a [D] weakness _ [E] for those old [A] time country [D] _ songs
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They are [G] my _ [D] fondest memories _ that [G] I never _ will [D] forget _ _ _
[G] And when things get tough in [D] this business, _ _ [E] in memory I go [A] back yet _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Oh, there's nothing [G] _
like [D] this _ music, _ [G] it just hangs on [F#] and _ on _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, [G] I've always _ [D] had a weakness _ for [E] those old [A] time [D] country _ songs _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ As a [G] boy I [D] dreamed of travel _ _ [G] to cover this big old land _ _
So [G] I headed _ north [D] in the fifties _ [E] in a _ homemade _ [A] _ caravan _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Early [D]
years had _ _ _ corrugations _ _ [G] so we had no time [F#] to _ stall _ _ _
But _ _ _ [G] I still say to [D] this very day, they [E] were the best damn times [D] of all
_ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ old Lee, _ _ [A] old Lee, _ [D] old Lee _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I [G] was just [D] a youngster, _ _ _
[G] way back in [D] the hills,
_ _ [G] We had an old [D] battery wireless, _ _ [E] it gave us lots [A] of _ thrills. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] We knew [G] all the country [D] _
_ programs, _ [G] what _ time when they [F#] came _ on, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Mostly _ [D] of the weekend _ [E] we'd listen [A] to [D] those _ songs.
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Jimmy Rogers [G] and old [D] Tex Ritter, _ _ [G] many more soon [D] on the scene, _ _ _
[G] Carson Roberts _ and Gene Autry, _ _ [E] they _ galloped across [A] the screen. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Then [D] a young [G] man from [D] New Zealand, _ _ with [G] a style [D] all of [F#] his own,
_ _ [G] He played what they called [D] a Spanish guitar [E] and he [A] yodeled up [D] a stone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yodel-ee-dill, yodel-ee [G]-dill, yodel-ee-dill, _ _ [D] yodel-ee [E]-dill, yodel-ee [A]-dill, yodel _ -ee [F#]-dill.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ My Dad he _ played the fiddle _ and he laid it down his arm,
_ _ [G] He'd sit on the [D] old front rander _ in [E] the _ evenings in [A] the _ calm. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I got _ myself an old guitar [G] and I soon _ [F#] strummed along,
_ _ But I've always _ had a [D] weakness _ [E] for those old [A] time country [D] _ songs
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They are [G] my _ [D] fondest memories _ that [G] I never _ will [D] forget _ _ _
[G] And when things get tough in [D] this business, _ _ [E] in memory I go [A] back yet _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Oh, there's nothing [G] _
like [D] this _ music, _ [G] it just hangs on [F#] and _ on _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, [G] I've always _ [D] had a weakness _ for [E] those old [A] time [D] country _ songs _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ As a [G] boy I [D] dreamed of travel _ _ [G] to cover this big old land _ _
So [G] I headed _ north [D] in the fifties _ [E] in a _ homemade _ [A] _ caravan _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Early [D]
years had _ _ _ corrugations _ _ [G] so we had no time [F#] to _ stall _ _ _
But _ _ _ [G] I still say to [D] this very day, they [E] were the best damn times [D] of all
_ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ old Lee, _ _ [A] old Lee, _ [D] old Lee _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _