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"Reckless" by Australian Crawl
     D- 200232
  A/C#- x42220
     C- 332010
 Cadd9- x32030
     G- 320003
    Em- 022000
    Bm- 224432
[Verse 1] (bass only)
  DMeet me down by the jetty A/C#landing
  Cadd9Where the pontoons bump and Dspray
  DAll the others reading, A/C#standing
  Cadd9As the Manly Ferry   Gcuts its way to Circular QDuay
[Verse 2]
  DHear the Captain blow his A/C#whistle
  Cadd9So long she's been aDway
  DI miss our early morning A/C#wrestle
  Cadd9Not a very happy   Gway to start the dDay
[Pre-Chorus]
  EmShe dBmon't like   Cthat kind of beGhaviour
  EmShe dBmon't like   Cthat kind of beGhaviour
[Chorus]
So,      D        A/C#throw down your Bmguns,    Gdon't be so 
DReckless       A/C#throw down your Bmguns,    Gdon't be so 
[Verse 3]
  DFeel like Scott of the AnA/C#tarctic
  Cadd9Base camp too far aDway
  DA Russian sub beneath the A/C#Arctic
  Cadd9Burke and Wills and camels   GInitials in the tDree
[Pre-Chorus]
  EmShe dBmon't like   Cthat kind of beGhaviour
  EmShe dBmon't like   Cthat kind of beGhaviour
[Chorus]
So,      D        A/C#throw down your Bmguns,    Gdon't be so 
DReckless       A/C#throw down your Bmguns,    Gdon't be so 
[Instrumental]
DReckless... A/C#/ / / /  Cadd9/ / / /  D/ / / /
D/ / / /     A/C#/ / / /  Cadd9/ / / /  G/ / / /
D/ / / /
[Pre-Chorus]
  EmShe dBmon't like   Cthat kind of beGhaviour
  EmShe dBmon't like   Cthat kind of beGhaviour
[Chorus]
So,      D         A/C#throw down your Bmguns,    Gdon't Abe so 
DReckless        A/C#throw down your Bmguns,    Gdon't Abe so 
DReckless        A/C#throw down your Bmguns,    Gdon't Abe so 
DReckless        A/C#throw down your Bmguns,    Gdon't Abe so 
DReckless.A/C#.......                      Bm     Gdon't you Abe so...
D        A/C#                  Bm     G            A
DReckless.A/C#.....                        Bm     Gdon't you Abe so...
D        A/C#                  Bm     G            A
DReckless.A/C#...                          Bm     Gdon't Abe so...
D        A/C#                  Bm     G            A
DReckless.A/C#...Bm  G  A  D  

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Reckless

by Australian Crawl

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A/C#

Cadd9

"Reckless" by Australian Crawl

- 200232

A/C#

- x42220

- 332010

Cadd9

- x32030

- 320003

- 022000

- 224432

[Verse 1] (bass only)

D A/C#

Meet me down by the jetty landing

Cadd9 D

Where the pontoons bump and spray

D A/C#

All the others reading, standing

Cadd9 G D

As the Manly Ferry cuts its way to Circular Quay

[Verse 2]

D A/C#

Hear the Captain blow his whistle

Cadd9 D

So long she's been away

D A/C#

I miss our early morning wrestle

Cadd9 G D

Not a very happy way to start the day

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Bm C G

She don't like that kind of behaviour

Em Bm C G

She don't like that kind of behaviour

[Chorus]

D A/C# Bm G

So, throw down your guns, don't be so

D A/C# Bm G

Reckless throw down your guns, don't be so

[Verse 3]

D A/C#

Feel like Scott of the Antarctic

Cadd9 D

Base camp too far away

D A/C#

A Russian sub beneath the Arctic

Cadd9 G D

Burke and Wills and camels Initials in the tree

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Bm C G

She don't like that kind of behaviour

Em Bm C G

She don't like that kind of behaviour

[Chorus]

D A/C# Bm G

So, throw down your guns, don't be so

D A/C# Bm G

Reckless throw down your guns, don't be so

[Instrumental]

D A/C# Cadd9 D

Reckless... / / / / / / / / / / / /

D A/C# Cadd9 G

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

/ / / /

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Bm C G

She don't like that kind of behaviour

Em Bm C G

She don't like that kind of behaviour

[Chorus]

D A/C# Bm G A

So, throw down your guns, don't be so

D A/C# Bm G A

Reckless throw down your guns, don't be so

D A/C# Bm G A

Reckless throw down your guns, don't be so

D A/C# Bm G A

Reckless throw down your guns, don't be so

D A/C# Bm G A

Reckless........ don't you be so...

D A/C# Bm G A

Reckless...... don't you be so...

D A/C# Bm G A

Reckless.... don't be so...

D A/C# Bm G A

D A/C# Bm G A D

Reckless....

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