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Drover

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(song in 6/8 time)
Capo 2nd fret
(all chords relative to capo)
(1x) = 1 half of a measure 
(2x) = 2 halfs of a measure ..
    Em022000
Em   2X79987 
    AmX02210
     CX32010
   C/BX22010
    Dmxx0231
Dm   2X57765
in the first part of the song he sometimes 
plays hammer-ons with some of the chord-notes:
   000000 
 Em022000
   X00000
 AmX02210
(listen to the song for the rhythm)
__________________________________________
The real people went away
    EmBut I'll find a better word, someAmday
Leaving only me and my dEmreams
     Am(5x)   Em   2(3x)    Em  
My cattle.......   and a resonator
I drove all the beast down right under your nose
The lumbering footloose power
                  Am(5x)
The bull and the rose
                 Em   2(3x)	   	Em  
Don't touch them      don't try to hurt them
      Am(5x)     Em   2(3x)        Em  
My cattle....................ts ts
  CI drove them by the Amcrops      Cand thought the crops were Amlost
  CI consoled Ammyself with rudiEmmentary thoughts
  CAnd I set my Amwatch            Cagainst the city Amclock
It was Emway off
||:
  GYeah one thing about this Cwild, C/Bwild AmcountryC  
  GIt takes a strong, strong
CIt breaks a strong, C/Bstrong Ammind		:|C|
  GAnd anytChing less, anything less
Makes C/Bme feel liAmke I'm    wastCing my time
   EmBut the pain and frusAmtration,   Emis not Ammine
   EmIt belongs to the Amcattle,   Emthrough the valley
Dm (or D5 etc.)
   And when my cattle turns on me
I was Amknocked back Emflat
   DmI was knocked out cold for Amone clack Emof the train track
   DmThen I rose a colossal hand Amburied, buried in Emsand
   AmI rose like a Emdrover
   AmFor I am in the end a Emdrover
   AmA drover by Emtrade
   AmWhen my cattle Emturns on me
             Am         Em   Am(4X) Em   2(4x) 
  I am a drover, double fold
EmMy 2cattle bears it all away for me and everyone
One, oneDm, 2one, one, one, one, one ...(anoAmther 8 times)
(as above)
  GYeah one thing about this Cwild, C/Bwild AmcountryC  
  GIt takes a strong, strong
CIt breaks a strong, C/Bstrong Ammind		C  
  GAnd anytChing less, anything less
MaC/Bkes me feel liAmke I'm    wastCing my Emtime
END

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Drover

by Bill Callahan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

(song in 6/8 time)

Capo 2nd fret

(all chords relative to capo)

(1x) = 1 half of a measure

(2x) = 2 halfs of a measure ..

022000

Em 2

X79987

X02210

X32010

C/B

X22010

xx0231

Dm 2

X57765

in the first part of the song he sometimes

plays hammer-ons with some of the chord-notes:

000000

022000

X00000

X02210

(listen to the song for the rhythm)

__________________________________________

The real people went away

Em Am

But I'll find a better word, someday

Leaving only me and my dreams

Am Em 2 Em

(5x) (3x)

My cattle....... and a resonator

I drove all the beast down right under your nose

The lumbering footloose power

(5x)

The bull and the rose

Em 2 Em

(3x)

Don't touch them don't try to hurt them

Am Em 2 Em

(5x) (3x)

My cattle....................ts ts

C Am C Am

I drove them by the crops and thought the crops were lost

C Am Em

I consoled myself with rudimentary thoughts

C Am C Am

And I set my watch against the city clock

It was way off

||:

G C C/B Am C

Yeah one thing about this wild, wild country

It takes a strong, strong

C C/B Am C

It breaks a strong, strong mind :||

G C

And anything less, anything less

C/B Am C

Makes me feel like I'm wasting my time

Em Am Em Am

But the pain and frustration, is not mine

Em Am Em

It belongs to the cattle, through the valley

Dm (or D5 etc.)

And when my cattle turns on me

Am Em

I was knocked back flat

Dm Am Em

I was knocked out cold for one clack of the train track

Dm Am Em

Then I rose a colossal hand buried, buried in sand

Am Em

I rose like a drover

Am Em

For I am in the end a drover

Am Em

A drover by trade

Am Em

When my cattle turns on me

Am Em Am Em 2

(4X) (4x)

I am a drover, double fold

Em 2

My cattle bears it all away for me and everyone

Dm 2 Am

One, one, one, one, one, one, one ...(another 8 times)

(as above)

G C C/B Am C

Yeah one thing about this wild, wild country

It takes a strong, strong

C C/B Am C

It breaks a strong, strong mind

G C

And anything less, anything less

C/B Am C Em

Makes me feel like I'm wasting my time

END

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