G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
When I was a young man I carried me pack
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)I lived the free life of a rover
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
From the Murray's green basin to the dusty Outback
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GI (320003@1)waltzed my Matilda all over
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GThen (320003@1)in 1915 me country said, Son
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GIt's (320003@1)time you stopped rambling there's work to be done
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) EmSo (022000@1)they gave me a tin hat, and they gave me a gun
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)they marched me away to the war
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) And the band played Waltzing Matilda
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1) When the ship pulled away from the quay
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) And amidst all the tears, flag-waving and cheers
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Gsus4 (3x0013@1)G (320003@1) We sailed off for Gallipoli
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) EmAnd (022000@1)how well I remember that terrible day
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GWhen (320003@1)our blood stained the sand and the water
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) EmAnd (022000@1)how in that hell that they call Suvla Bay
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GWe (320003@1)were butchered like lambs at the slaughter
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GJohnny (320003@1)Turk he was ready, he'd primed himself well
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GHe (320003@1)rained us with bullets, and he showered us with shells
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) EmAnd (022000@1)in five minutes flat he'd blown us all to hell
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GNearly (320003@1)blew us back home to Australia
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) And the band played Waltzing Matilda
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1) When we stopped to bury our slain
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) We buried ours, and the Turks buried theirs
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Gsus4 (3x0013@1)G (320003@1) Then we started all over again
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
And those that were left, well, we tried to survive
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GIn (320003@1)that mad world of blood, death and fire
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
And for ten weary weeks I kept myself alive
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GWhile (320003@1)around me the corpses piled higher
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GThen (320003@1)a big Turkish shell knocked me arse over head
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)when I awoke in me hospital bed
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) EmAnd (022000@1)saw what it had done, well, I wished I was dead
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GNever (320003@1)knew there was worse things than dying
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) So no more I'll go Waltzing Matilda
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1) All around the green bush far and near
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) To hump tent and pegs a man needs both legs
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Gsus4 (3x0013@1)G (320003@1) No more Waltzing Matilda for me
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
So they gathered the wounded, the crippled, the maimed
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)they shipped us back home to Australia
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
The armless, the legless, the blind, the insane
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GThose (320003@1)proud wounded heroes of Suvla
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)when the ship pulled into Circular Quay
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)looked at the place where me legs used to be
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) EmAnd (022000@1)thanked Christ there was no one there waiting for me
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GTo (320003@1)grieve and to mourn and to pity
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) And the band played Waltzing Matilda
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1) When they carried us down the gangway
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) But nobody cheered, they just stood there and stared
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Gsus4 (3x0013@1)G (320003@1) Then they turned all their faces away
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
So now every April I sit on my porch
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)I watch the parade pass before me
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)
I see my old comrades how proudly they march
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GRenewing (320003@1)old dreams of past glory
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)the old men march slowly, all bones stiff and sore
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GThey're (320003@1)tired old heroes from a forgotten war
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) EmAnd (022000@1)the young people ask, "What are they marching for?"
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)I ask myself the same question
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) And the band plays Waltzing Matilda
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1) And the old men still answer the call
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) But year after year their numbers are fewer
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Gsus4 (3x0013@1)G (320003@1) Someday no one will march there at all
G (320003@1) CWaltzing (x32010@1)Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
G (320003@1) DWho'll (xx0232@1)come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) CAnd (x32010@1)their ghosts may be heard as they march by the Billabong
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GWho'll (320003@1)come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?
