Queensland Whalers chords by Eric Bogle
Guitar chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
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I've sailed the North Atlantic with ice flows in the breeze
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I've sailed the Dutch West Indies o'er her calm blue sunny seas
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when I think of ships and seamen my heart returns again
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to a season spent in Moreton Bay with the Queensland whaling men
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Yo ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane
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You've driven heards of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain
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You've dug the ore at Isa, laid countless miles of rail
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and now you come to Moreton Bay to catch the Humpback Whale
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Verse 2:
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For men who've tamed the brumbies, cought bullocks by the tail
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It really is no problem to catch a Humpback Whale
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Just stear your iron seahorse, point your gun through the rigging strutts
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and when she runs from the coral scrub, you belt her in the guts
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Yo ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane
G C D
You've driven heards of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain
G C D
You've dug the ore at Isa, laid countless miles of rail
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and now you come to Moreton Bay to catch the Humpback Whale
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Verse 3:
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For men up in the crows nest, so whaling legends go
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when they spy a Humpback Whale, they yell out "There she blows"
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but here in sunny Queensland, you'll often hear them shout
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"There goes a bloody beauty mate so get your finger out"
Chorus:
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Yo ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane
G C D
You've driven heards of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain
G C D
You've dug the ore at Isa, laid countless miles of rail
G C D G
and now you come to Moreton Bay to catch the Humpback Whale
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Verse 4:
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From Moreton to Caloundra, Bronze Whaler Sharks abound
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They wait like Dingoes in the scrub, for a wounded beast that's down
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but for all their bloody savagery, well they just can't compare
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with the big bite that the tax man takes when he gets hold of your share
Chorus:
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Yo ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane
G C D
You've driven heards of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain
G C D
You've dug the ore at Isa, laid countless miles of rail
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and now you come to Moreton Bay to catch the Humpback Whale
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Verse 5:
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And when the season's over, we'll head for Brisbane town
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and in the nearest boozer, our sorrows we will drown
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with beer and firey whiskey and when we've had enough
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we'll steer a steady zig zag course and never give a stuff!
Chorus:
G D G
Yo ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane
G C D
You've driven heards of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain
G C D
You've dug the ore at Isa, laid countless miles of rail
G C D G
and now you come to Moreton Bay to catch the Humpback Whale
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