Diamantina Drover Chords

Capo on 1
 
[Verse]
     Em            Am              Em
The faces in the photograph have faded
                         G                 C   C/B   Am
And I can't believe he looks so much like me
          Em              G
For it's been ten years today
         Am                Em
Since I left for Old Cork Station
       Am          C             Bm        Em
Sayin' I won't be back till the drovin's done.
 
[Chorus]
         C           G            Am           Em
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
         C              G                 C     C/B   Am
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
         Em               Bm
For the years have surely gone
          C                  Em
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
Am                C             Bm       Em
  And I won't be back till the drovin's done
 
[Verse]
         Em             Am                Em
Well it seems like the sun comes up each mornin'
                G            C    C/B   Am
Sets me up and takes it all away
          Em              G
For the dreaming by the light
        Am           Em
Of the camp fire at night
 Am            C      Bm     Em
Ends with the burning by the day
 
[Chorus]
         C           G           Am         Em
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
        C              G                  C    C/B   Am
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
         Em               Bm
For the years have surely gone
          C                   Em
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
Am                C             Bm       Em
  And I won't be back till the drovin's done
 
[Lead Break]
Em  Am  Em    C  Bm  Em
 
[Verse]
     Em                 Am             Em
Sometimes I think I'll settle back in Sydney
                            G                 C   C/B   Am
But it's been so long it's hard to change my mind
         Em               G
For the cattle trail goes on and on
         Am            Em
And the fences roll forever
Am                C              Bm     Em
  And I won't be back till the drovin's done.
 
[Chorus]
         C           G           Am         Em
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
        C              G                  C    C/B   Am
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
         Em               Bm
For the years have surely gone
          C                   Em
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
Am                C             Bm       Em
  And I won't be back till the drovin's done
 
[Chorus]
         C           G           Am         Em
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
        C              G                  C    C/B   Am
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
         Em               Bm
For the years have surely gone
          C                   Em
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
Am                C             Bm       Em
  And I won't be back till the drovin's done
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