{"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":1982915,"song":"Leave Him In The Long Yard","artist":"Slim Dusty","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11443595-leave-him-in-the-long-yard-chords-by-slim-dusty/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1982915?type=chord","rating":4.41459,"votes":27,"content":"Leave Him In The Long Yard\r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWell he's lookin' kinda jaded,  And his sight is not the best,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAnd the hair around around his muzzle's turnin' grey.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch] \r\nHe has seen a hundred musters,  And I think its only fair:[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWe leave him in the longyard here today.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch] \r\nHe was broken in the sixties,  Maybe 63 or 4.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNever faltered always seemed to be on hand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNever have I seen him beaten,  By a bullock in the bush,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd at night watch he was pick of all the land.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch] \r\nSo leave him out there in the longyard,  Do not rush him.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLeave him out there with his mate, the baldy bay.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith his mates that he can graze, and He can laze with.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLeave him there and we will turn him out today.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nOh yes he's lookin' kinda jaded,  And his sight is not the best,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAnd the hair around around his muzzle's turnin' grey.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch] \r\nHe has seen a hundred musters,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                                [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd I think its only fair:  We leave him in the longyard here today.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch] \r\nHe's entitled to some kindness,   In return for all he's been.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]G[/ch] \r\nNow he's failin' and his step is gettin' slow.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch] \r\nLet him squander his last summers    By the river with his mates,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]D[/ch] \r\nIn the paddock where the sweetest grasses grow.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch] \r\nSo leave him out there in the longyard,  Do not rush him.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLeave him out there with his mate, the baldy bay.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLeave him out there till after smoko  And we'll catch him.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWe'll pull his tail and turn him out today.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]           \r\nYeah, leave him out there in the longyard,   Do not rush him.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]A[/ch] \r\nLeave him out there with his mate, the baldy bay.[/tab]\r\n             \r\nLeave him out there till after smoko  And we'll catch him.\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWe'll pull his tail and turn him out today.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch] \r\nYes we'll pull his tail and turn him out today.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh leave him there and we will turn him out today.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"Leave Him In The Long Yard\n \n[Intro]\nA   D   A   D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nD   G   A\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n             \nLeave him out there till after smoko  And we'll catch him.\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n A      D","chords":["A","D","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}