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Waltzing Matilda

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Waltzing Matilda - The Squalls
The Squalls’ take on this classic is a nice lively jig.
The solos can be replaced with some noodling on a G harmonica.
Intro piano riff:
E|--G---------D----------Em------C------D--------|
B|-----12-12-------------8-8---------------|
G|*----12-12----11-11----9-9---9------11--*|
D|*----12-12----12-12----9-9---10-----12--*|
A|--10----------12-12--7-------10-----12---|
E|-----------10--------------8-----10------|
(INTRO)
[Organ plays classic chorus chords slowly (and out of concert pitch)]
then [Intro piano riff]
(intro solo)  G   D   Em   Cx4
(VERSE)
|            G        D|          Em      C        D  
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
|         G           D|       Em  C  
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
      |          G        D|               Em       C        D  
And he sang as he sat and waited while his billy boiled:
|              G          D|          Em  C  
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?" 
|             G     D|       Em  Em  
   Waltzing matilda with me.
(mandolin solo)   G   D   Em   Cx4
(VERSE)
[Same chords for all verses]
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong.
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.
And he sang as he stole that jumbuck in his tucker bag:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."  
Waltzing matilda with me.
(fiddle solo)  G   D   Em   Cx4
(VERSE)
Down came the squatter, and mounted on his thoroughbred.
Down came the troopers, one, two, and three.
"Where’s that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me." 
Waltzing matilda with me.
(fiddle/mando solo)   G   D   Em   Cx4
(VERSE)
Up jumped the swagman he dove into the billabong.
"You'll never catch me alive!" said he
And his ghost can be heard all along the billabong:
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?" 
Waltzing matilda with me.
(ending solo)   G   D   Em   Cx4  and fade out

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Waltzing Matilda

by The Squalls

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Chords in this song · guitar

Waltzing Matilda - The Squalls

The Squalls’ take on this classic is a nice lively jig.

The solos can be replaced with some noodling on a G harmonica.

Intro piano riff:

G D Em C D

E|-----------------------------------------|

B|-----12-12-------------8-8---------------|

G|*----12-12----11-11----9-9---9------11--*|

D|*----12-12----12-12----9-9---10-----12--*|

A|--10----------12-12--7-------10-----12---|

E|-----------10--------------8-----10------|

(INTRO)

[Organ plays classic chorus chords slowly (and out of concert pitch)]

then [Intro piano riff]

G D Em C

(intro solo) x4

(VERSE)

G D Em C D

| |

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong

G D Em C

| |

Under the shade of a coolibah tree,

G D Em C D

| |

And he sang as he sat and waited while his billy boiled:

G D Em C

| |

"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?"

G D Em Em

| |

Waltzing matilda with me.

G D Em C

(mandolin solo) x4

(VERSE)

[Same chords for all verses]

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong.

Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.

And he sang as he stole that jumbuck in his tucker bag:

"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

Waltzing matilda with me.

G D Em C

(fiddle solo) x4

(VERSE)

Down came the squatter, and mounted on his thoroughbred.

Down came the troopers, one, two, and three.

"Where’s that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?

You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

Waltzing matilda with me.

G D Em C

(fiddle/mando solo) x4

(VERSE)

Up jumped the swagman he dove into the billabong.

"You'll never catch me alive!" said he

And his ghost can be heard all along the billabong:

"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?"

Waltzing matilda with me.

G D Em C

(ending solo) x4 and fade out

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