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Waltzing Matilda  - Traditional Australian


Marie Cowan (popular) Version

words by Banjo Patterson

melody
   D            A       Bm          G     D
E -----------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------
D -4----4-4--4--2---2---0--2---4--0-------0------
A ----------------------------------2---4--------
E -----------------------------------------------
   f#   f#f# f# e   e   d  e   f# d b   c# d
   Once a Jolly swagman camp'd ...
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  D         A7/E       D/f#   A7/E  D           D          A
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------2-----2--2-2---2--2-----2--------------------------------
D --0---4--------------------------------0---2--4----4--4--2-------2-
A 0------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
  a d   f#  a     a  a a   a  a     a    d   e  f#   f# f# e       e
  Under the shade of a coo-li...


  Bm              G             D/A                      A7         D
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------2----0--------------------
D 0---2--4----0---------0--------------0---4----------4--2--2--2----0--
A ----------------2--4----------0--------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  d   e  f#   d   b  c# d       a      d   f# a   g   f# e  e  e    d
  waited till his billy boiled, ...


  D/F#             G          D     D            G    D     D/F#       A/C#
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------3---3----2-0------------------0------------------------
G 2---2----2-2-------------------2--2-----2----2------2---2-2--0----------
D --------------4-------------------------------------------------4----2--
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  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 ...

	 D          A7          Bm             G
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------
D 0---2--4----4--4--2-------2---0--2---4---0---------0-----------
A ---------------------------------------------2--4--------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
  d   e  f#   f# f# e       e   d  e   f#  d   b  c# d
  And he sang as he watched and ...


  D/A                      A7         D
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------2---0--------------------------------------------
D -------0----4----------4-2--2--2----0--------------------------
A 0--------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
  a      d    f# a  g    f# e e  e    d
  You'll come a ...


4/4

D            A       Bm           G    D
Once a jolly swagman ...
D         A7/E       D/F#   A7/E    D
under the shade of a cool-i-...
D          A           Bm              G
sang as he watched and ...
D/A                       A7           D
You'll come a waltzing Ma-...


chorus:
	D/F#              G          D
	Waltzing Matilda, ...
	D             G        D  D/F#         A/C#
	you'll come a waltzing Ma-...
	D        A7         Bm              G
	sang as watched and waited ...
	D/A                      A7           D
	you'll come a waltzing ...

A7/E  002020
D/F#  004232
A/C#  042220

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Waltzing Matilda - "old" or "queensland" version

melody

	   C          Am      F           C          C
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------1---1--------------------------------------
G ----------------------------2------2--0-2--0-------------------
D 2--0-----------------------------------------2-----------------
A ---------3----3---3--------------------------------3-3---3-----
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
  e  d     c    c   c c   c   a      a  g a  g e     c c   c
  oh there once was a swagman ...


  Am         Dm          G7           Am         Em
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B 1-----1--1-----------------------0--1----3--1--0---------------
G -----------2----2--2---0-----2------------------------0--0-----
D ---------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
  c     c  c a    a  a   g     a   b  c    d  c  b      g  g
  shade of a cool-li-bah tree. ...


  F         C          C             Am         D          G
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B -------0---------------------------1---1----1-----------------
G 2---2-----2-0-------------------------------------------------
D --------------2-------------------------------0--0--0---------
A ---------------------3------3----3-----------------------3----
E --------------------------------------------------------------
  a   a  b  a g e      c      c    c c   c    c d  d  d    c
  old billy boiling.  "Who'll ...


chorus:
  C             Am         F        C         C
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------1---1----1---------------------------------------
G -------------------------2--2--0--2-0--------------------------
D --------------------------------------2------------------------
A 3------3----3-------------------------------3------3-----------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
  c      c    c c   c    c a  a  g  a g e     c      c
  Who'll come a waltzing Matilda ...


    Am         D          G   Am         Em        F
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B --1---1----1----------------1---3----1-0------------------0----
G -------------2--2--2----0-----------------0--0---2-0-2---------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------
A 3--------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
  c c   c    c a  a  a    g   c   d    c b  g  g   a g a    b
  a waltzing Matilda with me. ...


  C          C             F          G          C
E ------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------1---1----1-------------------
G 2-0---------------------------------------------------
D ------2-----------------------------0--0--0-----------
A -----------3------3----3-----------------------3------
E ------------------------------------------------------
  a g   e    c      c    c c   c    c d  d  d    c
  water bag, who'll come a ...



	  C          Am      F           C
Oh, there once was a swagman ...
C         Am         Dm       G7
Under the shade of a ...
       Am         Em            F         C
And he sang as he looked at ...
C             F          G7         C
Who'll come a-waltzing ..

chrous:
	C             Am         F         C
	Who'll come a-..
	C             Am         D          G
	Who'll come a-....
	Am         Em        F          C
	Waltzing Matilda ...
	C             F          G          C
	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|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------
B|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------
G|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|-0-----0--0-0--
D|-2---2-2---2--|-0--0-------0-|-2----------|------------2-|---------------
A|--------------|--------3-----|----3-0---2-|-3------3-----|---------------
E|--------------|--------------|------------|-----3--------|---------------
  Once a jol-ly swag-man camp-ed by a ...


e|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|-0-0--0-------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|--------------|-0-2----2--2--|-0-------0--------0-|-2-------------|
A|-----------3--|--------------|-------------3------|-----3---0---2-|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
  I-bah tree And he sang as he   watched ...


e|---------------------|----------------|--------------|
B|---------------------|----------------|--------------|
G|---------------------|-0--------------|--------------|
D|-------------------2-|-------3---2--0-|-0--0---------|
A|-3------------3------|----------------|---------3----|
E|-------3-------------|----------------|--------------|
  boiled Who'll come a - ...




e|--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------
B|--------------|--1----1---1-|-0--------------|------------|----------------
G|-0--0---0--0--|-------------|----2--0----0---|-0-2--0---0-|-0--------------
D|--------------|-2-----------|----------------|------------|-----3-2----0---
A|--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------
E|--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------
  Walt-zing Ma-til-da Walt-zing Ma-...
with me


e|--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------------
B|--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------------
G|--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------------
D|----0--2----2-|-2-0-------0------|-0--2----------|--------------------------
A|-3------------|---------------3--|---------3---0-|-2--3-------------3-------
E|--------------|------------------|---------------|-----------3--------------
  And he sang as he watched ....

e|---------------|--------------|
B|---------------|--------------|
G|---0-----------|--------------|
D|-2-------3---2-|-0--0---0-----|
A|---------------|------------3-|
E|---------------|--------------|
   a waltz-ing Ma-til-da ...








    Waltzing Matilda  (Original)    Australian Traditional folk Song

   C              Am     Dm          G7            C          Am         Dm
e|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------
---
B|--------------|-1--1------------|-0------------|------------1----|-1--0---
---
G|--------------|--------2------2-|--2---0-------|-----------------|------2-
-2-
D|--------------|-----------------|---------2----|-----------------|--------
---
A|-3---3--3--3--|-----------------|--------------|-3--3---3--------|--------
---
E|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------
---
 Once a jol-ly swag-man camped by a ...
cool-I-

      G           C          Em      F                  G7       C
e|--------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------------
B|------------0-|-1----3--1--0-|--------------------|-0---------------------
G|-2--0----2----|--------------|-0---2-------0---2--|---2-------------------
D|--------------|--------------|--------------------|--------2--------------
A|--------------|--------------|--------------------|------------3----------
E|--------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------------
  bah tree And he sang as he sat and ...

          Am             G7         C
e|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------1----1---|-1------------|--------------|
G|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-----------------|----0---2--0--|--------------|
A|--3---3----------|--------------|-3------------|
E|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
   Come a-walt-zing  Ma...

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