Verse 1
    F5            C5             D5
The faces in the photograph have faded
                         F5               Bb5
And I can't believe he looks so much like me
            C5  D5           A5
For it's been ten years today
         G5                D5
Since I left for Old Cork Station
        G5   F5    Bb5                C5       D5
Sayin' I won't be back till the drovin's done

Chorus

 C5         Bb5      F5            G5      D5
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
                      A5                Bb5
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
 C5        F5                 A5
For the years have surely gone
          Bb5                 D5
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
   G5   F5        Bb5         C5            D5
And I won't be back till the drovin's done

Verse 2

          F5             C5                   D5
Well it seems like the sun comes up each mornin'
              F5             Bb5
Sets me up and takes it all away
    C5   D5               A5
For the dreaming by the light
       G5            D5
Of the camp fire at night
 G5    F5      Bb5       C5       D5
Ends with the burning by the day

Chorus

C5         Bb5      F5            G5      D5
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
                      A5                Bb5
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
 C5        F5                 A5
For the years have surely gone
          Bb5                 D5
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
   G5   F5        Bb5         C5            D5
And I won't be back till the drovin's done













Verse 3
     F5                    C5             D5            
Sometimes I think I'll settle back in Sydney
                            F5               Bb5                    
But it's been so long it's hard to change my mind
     C5   D5               A5  
For the cattle trail goes on and on
       G5               D5     
And the fences roll forever
   G5    F5       Bb5              C5      D5
And I won't be back till the drovin's done


Chorus
C5         Bb5      F5            G5      D5
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
                      A5                Bb5
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
 C5        F5                 A5
For the years have surely gone
          Bb5                 D5
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
   G5   F5        Bb5         C5            D5
And I won't be back till the drovin's done

Chorus
C5         Bb5      F5            G5      D5
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
                      A5                Bb5
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
 C5        F5                 A5
For the years have surely gone
          Bb5                 D5
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
   G5   F5        Bb5         C5            D5
And I won't be back till the drovin's done