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Waltzing Matilda  - Traditional Australian


Marie Cowan (popular) Version

words by Banjo Patterson

melody
   Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD MajorD
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB -----------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G -----------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD -4----4-4--4--2---2---0--2---4--0-------0------
Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------------------------2---4--------
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------------------------------------
   f#   f#f# f# e   e   d  e   f# d b   c# d
   Once a Jolly swagman camp'd ...
  Chord diagramD MajorD         A7/E       D/f#   A7/E  Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA augmentedA
Chord diagramE MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB -------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------2-----2--2-2---2--2-----2--------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --0---4--------------------------------0---2--4----4--4--2-------2-
Chord diagramA augmentedA 0------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
  a d   f#  a     a  a a   a  a     a    d   e  f#   f# f# e       e
  Under the shade of a coo-li...


  Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD/AD/A                      Chord diagramA7A7         Chord diagramD MajorD
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G -------------------------------------------2----0--------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD 0---2--4----0---------0--------------0---4----------4--2--2--2----0--
Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------2--4----------0--------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  d   e  f#   d   b  c# d       a      d   f# a   g   f# e  e  e    d
  waited till his billy boiled, ...


  Chord diagramD/F#D/F#             Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramD/F#D/F#       Chord diagramA/C#A/C#
Chord diagramE MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB -----------------3---3----2-0------------------0------------------------
Chord diagramG+G 2---2----2-2-------------------2--2-----2----2------2---2-2--0----------
Chord diagramD MajorD --------------4-------------------------------------------------4----2--
Chord diagramA augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  a   a    a a  f# d   d    c# b a  a     a    a b    a   a a  g  f#   e
  Waltzing Matilda waltzing Matilda You'l ...

	 Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA7A7          Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD 0---2--4----4--4--2-------2---0--2---4---0---------0-----------
Chord diagramA augmentedA ---------------------------------------------2--4--------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  d   e  f#   f# f# e       e   d  e   f#  d   b  c# d
  And he sang as he watched and ...
  Chord diagramD/AD/A                      Chord diagramA7A7         Chord diagramD MajorD
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --------------2---0--------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD -------0----4----------4-2--2--2----0--------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA 0--------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  a      d    f# a  g    f# e e  e    d
  You'll come a ...


4/4

Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD
Once a jolly swagman ...
Chord diagramD MajorD         A7/E       Chord diagramD/F#D/F#   A7/E    Chord diagramD MajorD
under the shade of a cool-i-...
Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramG+G
sang as he watched and ...
Chord diagramD/AD/A                       Chord diagramA7A7           Chord diagramD MajorD
You'll come a waltzing Ma-...


chorus:
	Chord diagramD/F#D/F#              Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramD MajorD
	Waltzing Matilda, ...
	Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramD/F#D/F#         Chord diagramA/C#A/C#
	you'll come a waltzing Ma-...
	Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramA7A7         Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramG+G
	sang as watched and waited ...
	Chord diagramD/AD/A                      Chord diagramA7A7           Chord diagramD MajorD
	you'll come a waltzing ...

A7/E  002020
Chord diagramD/F#D/F#  004232
Chord diagramA/C#A/C#  042220

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Waltzing Matilda - "old" or "queensland" version

melody

	   Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm      Chord diagramFF           Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB --------------------1---1--------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------2------2--0-2--0-------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD 2--0-----------------------------------------2-----------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA ---------3----3---3--------------------------------3-3---3-----
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  e  d     c    c   c c   c   a      a  g a  g e     c c   c
  oh there once was a swagman ...


  Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramDmDm          Chord diagramG7G7           Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramE minorEm
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB 1-----1--1-----------------------0--1----3--1--0---------------
Chord diagramG+G -----------2----2--2---0-----2------------------------0--0-----
Chord diagramD MajorD ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  c     c  c a    a  a   g     a   b  c    d  c  b      g  g
  shade of a cool-li-bah tree. ...


  Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramE MajorE --------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB -------0---------------------------1---1----1-----------------
Chord diagramG+G 2---2-----2-0-------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --------------2-------------------------------0--0--0---------
Chord diagramA augmentedA ---------------------3------3----3-----------------------3----
Chord diagramE MajorE --------------------------------------------------------------
  a   a  b  a g e      c      c    c c   c    c d  d  d    c
  old billy boiling.  "Who'll ...


chorus:
  Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB --------------1---1----1---------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G -------------------------2--2--0--2-0--------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD --------------------------------------2------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA 3------3----3-------------------------------3------3-----------
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  c      c    c c   c    c a  a  g  a g e     c      c
  Who'll come a waltzing Matilda ...


    Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramFF
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB --1---1----1----------------1---3----1-0------------------0----
Chord diagramG+G -------------2--2--2----0-----------------0--0---2-0-2---------
Chord diagramD MajorD ---------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA 3--------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------
  c c   c    c a  a  a    g   c   d    c b  g  g   a g a    b
  a waltzing Matilda with me. ...


  Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramE MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB -------------------------1---1----1-------------------
Chord diagramG+G 2-0---------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD ------2-----------------------------0--0--0-----------
Chord diagramA augmentedA -----------3------3----3-----------------------3------
Chord diagramE MajorE ------------------------------------------------------
  a g   e    c      c    c c   c    c d  d  d    c
  water bag, who'll come a ...


	  Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm      Chord diagramFF           Chord diagramC majorC
Oh, there once was a swagman ...
Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramDmDm       Chord diagramG7G7
Under the shade of a ...
       Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramE minorEm            Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramC majorC
And he sang as he looked at ...
Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramG7G7         Chord diagramC majorC
Who'll come a-waltzing ..

chrous:
	Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramC majorC
	Who'll come a-..
	Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramG+G
	Who'll come a-....
	Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramC majorC
	Waltzing Matilda ...
	Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC majorC
	Who'll come a-waltzing ...

-transcribed and submitted by Mike Hiltonwood

Alternate Tabs of Waltzing Matilda


     Waltzing Matilda   Alternate VERSION  Australian Traditional folk Song

words by Banjo Patterson

Transcribed by K Woodgate

Easy melody Version

The song can be found on records by the Bushwackers, Cobbers, William Clauson
and many other Australian Folk records.


e|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------
Chord diagramBB|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------
Chord diagramG+G|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|-0-----0--0-0--
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2-2---2--|-0--0-------0-|-2----------|------------2-|---------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------|--------3-----|----3-0---2-|-3------3-----|---------------
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------|--------------|------------|-----3--------|---------------
  Once a jol-ly swag-man camp-ed by a ...


e|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-0-0--0-------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------|-0-2----2--2--|-0-------0--------0-|-2-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------3--|--------------|-------------3------|-----3---0---2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
  I-bah tree And he sang as he   watched ...


e|---------------------|----------------|--------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------|----------------|--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------|-0--------------|--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------2-|-------3---2--0-|-0--0---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------------3------|----------------|---------3----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------3-------------|----------------|--------------|
  boiled Who'll come a - ...



e|--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------
Chord diagramBB|--------------|--1----1---1-|-0--------------|------------|----------------
Chord diagramG+G|-0--0---0--0--|-------------|----2--0----0---|-0-2--0---0-|-0--------------
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------|-2-----------|----------------|------------|-----3-2----0---
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------
  Walt-zing Ma-til-da Walt-zing Ma-...
with me


e|--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------------
Chord diagramBB|--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------------
Chord diagramG+G|--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD|----0--2----2-|-2-0-------0------|-0--2----------|--------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------------|---------------3--|---------3---0-|-2--3-------------3-------
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------|------------------|---------------|-----------3--------------
  And he sang as he watched ....

e|---------------|--------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------|--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---0-----------|--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-------3---2-|-0--0---0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|------------3-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------|--------------|
   a waltz-ing Ma-til-da ...






    Waltzing Matilda  (Original)    Australian Traditional folk Song

   Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramA minorAm     Chord diagramDmDm          Chord diagramG7G7            Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramDmDm
e|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------
---
Chord diagramBB|--------------|-1--1------------|-0------------|------------1----|-1--0---
---
Chord diagramG+G|--------------|--------2------2-|--2---0-------|-----------------|------2-
-2-
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------|-----------------|---------2----|-----------------|--------
---
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3---3--3--3--|-----------------|--------------|-3--3---3--------|--------
---
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------
---
 Once a jol-ly swag-man camped by a ...
cool-I-

      Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramFF                  Chord diagramG7G7       Chord diagramC majorC
e|--------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------------
Chord diagramBB|------------0-|-1----3--1--0-|--------------------|-0---------------------
Chord diagramG+G|-2--0----2----|--------------|-0---2-------0---2--|---2-------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------|--------------|--------------------|--------2--------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------|--------------|--------------------|------------3----------
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------------
  bah tree And he sang as he sat and ...

          Chord diagramA minorAm             Chord diagramG7G7         Chord diagramC majorC
e|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------1----1---|-1------------|--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|----0---2--0--|--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--3---3----------|--------------|-3------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
   Come a-walt-zing  Ma...

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