{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1765959,"song":"Waltzing Matilda","artist":"Rolf Harris","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11384356-waltzing-matilda-chords-by-rolf-harris/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1765959?type=chord","rating":4.55919,"votes":15,"content":"Waltzing Matilda Guitar Chords (C)\r\n\r\nBack in the 60’s American schools taught songs from\r\n other lands, but they only taught the first verse. \r\nToday it is venerated as the Australian equivalent of \r\nAmazing Grace and Star Spangled Banner but you'll have\r\nto hear all the verses to explain why it never became\r\nan official national official anthem. The late Rolf \r\nHarris explained Aussie english dialect something like this: \r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]      \r\nOnce a jolly swagman camped beside a billabong[/tab]\r\n(Hobo, travelling contractor)       (a lakeshore)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nUnder the shade of coolibah tree[/tab]\r\n                   (a kind of tree they don’t have here)\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled[/tab]\r\n                    (billy=coffee. No Starbucks in the outback)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me[/tab]\r\n                       (his bedroll and dancing partner)\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWaltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\n*And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2    \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]       \r\nDown came a jumbuck to dri-ink at that billabong[/tab]\r\n            (sheep)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nUp jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee[/tab]\r\n                                      (apparent free lunch)\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd he sang as he stuffed that jumbuck in his tucker-bag[/tab]\r\n                                      (that’s a bag for your tucker)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me[/tab]\r\n\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 3  \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]      \r\nUp rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred[/tab]\r\n    (man who owns the sheep)         (fancy name for horse)\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nUp rode the troopers, one, two, three (the cops, guns drawn)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\"Who’s that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?\"[/tab]\r\n                         (oops no free lunch)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWaltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\"Who’s that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 4: Stealing sheep was a death sentence then, so he chose freedom.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]       \r\nUp jumped the swagman and sprang into that billabong (splash)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"You'll never take me alive!\", said he  (he can’t swim)[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd his ghost may be heard as you stroll beside that billabong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\nExtra Chorus Ending\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd that’s why this song will never be Australia’s national anthem[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me[/tab]","plain_text":"Waltzing Matilda Guitar Chords (C)\n\nBack in the 60’s American schools taught songs from\n other lands, but they only taught the first verse. \nToday it is venerated as the Australian equivalent of \nAmazing Grace and Star Spangled Banner but you'll have\nto hear all the verses to explain why it never became\nan official national official anthem. The late Rolf \nHarris explained Aussie english dialect something like this: \n\n\nVerse 1\n\n(Hobo, travelling contractor)       (a lakeshore)\n\n                   (a kind of tree they don’t have here)\n\n                    (billy=coffee. No Starbucks in the outback)\n\n                       (his bedroll and dancing partner)\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2    \n\n            (sheep)\n\n                                      (apparent free lunch)\n\n                                      (that’s a bag for your tucker)\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\nVerse 3  \n\n    (man who owns the sheep)         (fancy name for horse)\n\n\n                         (oops no free lunch)\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 4: Stealing sheep was a death sentence then, so he chose freedom.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\nExtra Chorus Ending","chords":["C","G","Am","F","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}