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[Intro]
 D    Dadd4X4
[Verse 1]
DHoney pack your bags, grab your old blue jeans
We're Cgonna go fishin' in a Gmountain streamD  
Well I Dknow a little shack way up in the hills
CTwenty five miles from GHarrietville
In the high Dcountry
[Verse 2]
DHoney you should see all the stars up there
They Cshine so bright through the Gcold night aiDr
I'm Dgonna build you a fire that'll burn real hot
And I'll Cstay with you at the Gold camp hut
In the high Dcountry
[Chorus]
I've got my Afour-wheel drive and I'm ready to roll
I Gwanna go flyin' up an old dirt road
AUp in the hills where the brumbies roam
GThis land must surely be God's ownGsus4  
In the high Dcountry,   Cin the high Dcountry, yeah
[Verse 3]
In the Ddrought of eighteen eighty two
The CMaddisons brought the Gcattle throughD  
From DMountain Creek to the Staircase Spur
We'll Cfollow the tracks where they Gpushed the herd
Up to the high Dcountry
[Chorus 2]
Oh I've got my Afour-wheel drive and I'm ready to roll
I Gwanna go flyin' up an old dirt road
AUp in the hills where the snow gums stand
You can Gsee forever across this landGsus4  
In the high Dcountry, that's Cwhere I wanna be
GWalkin' with you by a mountain stream
DHigh country that's Awhere I wanna go
GGot my bags packed, I'm ready to roll
[Instrumental]
D   A   G
D   A   G
[Outro]
I've got my Afour-wheel drive and I'm ready to roll
I Gwanna go flyin' up an old dirt road
AUp in the hills where the snow gums stand
You can Gsee forever across this landGsus4  
I'm headin' for the Dhi -  Agh Gcountry
Headin'  for the Dhi - Cgh Gcountry
Headin' for the Dhi -  Agh Gcountry
That's where I wanna go, (HDi-gCh cGountry)
Got my bags packed I'm ready to roll, up to the Dhi - Agh Gcountry
Headin'  for the Dhi - Cgh Gcountry
Headin' for the Dhi -  Agh Gcountry
Headin'  for the Dhi - Cgh Gcountry
Dhi -  Agh Gcountry
Dhi -  Cgh Gcountry

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High Country

by Lee Kernaghan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dadd4

Gsus4

[Intro]

D Dadd4

[Verse 1]

Honey pack your bags, grab your old blue jeans

C G D

We're gonna go fishin' in a mountain stream

Well I know a little shack way up in the hills

C G

Twenty five miles from Harrietville

In the high country

[Verse 2]

Honey you should see all the stars up there

C G D

They shine so bright through the cold night air

I'm gonna build you a fire that'll burn real hot

C G

And I'll stay with you at the old camp hut

In the high country

[Chorus]

I've got my four-wheel drive and I'm ready to roll

I wanna go flyin' up an old dirt road

Up in the hills where the brumbies roam

G Gsus4

This land must surely be God's own

D C D

In the high country, in the high country, yeah

[Verse 3]

In the drought of eighteen eighty two

C G D

The Maddisons brought the cattle through

From Mountain Creek to the Staircase Spur

C G

We'll follow the tracks where they pushed the herd

Up to the high country

[Chorus 2]

Oh I've got my four-wheel drive and I'm ready to roll

I wanna go flyin' up an old dirt road

Up in the hills where the snow gums stand

G Gsus4

You can see forever across this land

D C

In the high country, that's where I wanna be

Walkin' with you by a mountain stream

D A

High country that's where I wanna go

Got my bags packed, I'm ready to roll

[Instrumental]

D A G

[Outro]

I've got my four-wheel drive and I'm ready to roll

I wanna go flyin' up an old dirt road

Up in the hills where the snow gums stand

G Gsus4

You can see forever across this land

D A G

I'm headin' for the hi - gh country

D C G