Mate chords by Lee Kernaghan

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
F A# C C  x2


Verse 1:
F             Gm           A#        C
Some folks say my old mate is gonna come to no good

F Gm A# C

F                    Gm
Well he’s a bit of a roughi
   A#                 C
And he doesn’t always act like he should

F Gm A F


Pre-Chorus:
C                         A#  C
When there’s trouble brewing, he won’t
        A# C
hesitate
                A# C
No doubt about it, he’s a bloody good mate


Chorus:
F A#  C                              F
Mate, we’ve been through thick and thin
A# C                        F  A#
The times you’ve saved my skin
C                    A#
When I needed a friend
     C
Whoa
                       F A# C   2x
You’ve jumped right in


Verse 2:
F                   Gm
Now, he brings home all kinds of dead things
A#         C               F Gm A# C
He likes to show everyone
F                   Gm
And he gets a bit on the nose sometimes
A#             C             F Gm A# C
And he’s proud of what he’s done


Pre-Chorus:
C
Down by the chook house
C
A King Brown was waiting to strike
C
Well mate you rushed in and you probably saved my life


Chorus:
F A#   C   2x
Mate, we’ve been through thick and thin
C                              F A#
The times you’ve saved my skin
C                   A#
When I needed a friend
    C
Whoa
                         F A# C  2x
You’ve jumped right in


Bridge:
A#                           Am
Now he’s seen better days and he just hangs about
Gm
He’s lost a few teeth now
F
And his coats falling out
A#                      Am
It’ll break my heart; after all we’ve done
Gm
When I call his name

And he don’t come


Chorus:
F A#  C  2x
Mate, we’ve been through thick and thin
C                              F A#
The times you’ve saved my skin
C                     A#
When I needed a friend
C
Whoa…
        F A#
Whoa, mate
C                      F A#
How the years roll by
C                        F A#
You’re always at my side
C                     A#
When I needed a friend
C
Whoa
                     F A# C F
You’ve jumped right in