Chords with lyrics
Leave Him In The Long Yard
Capo 1:
INTRO:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Verse 1:
D MajorD
Well he's lookin' kinda jaded, And his sight is not the best,
G+G
And the hair around around his muzzle's turnin' grey.
A augmentedA
He has seen a hundred musters, And I think its only fair:
D MajorD
We leave him in the longyard here today.
Verse 2:
D MajorD
He was broken in the sixties, Maybe 63 or 4.
G+G
Never faltered always seemed to be on hand,
A augmentedA
Never have I seen him beaten, By a bullock in the bush,
D MajorD
And at night watch he was pick of all the land.
Verse 3:
D MajorD
So leave him out there in the longyard, Do not rush him.
G+G
Leave him out there with his mate, the baldy bay.
A augmentedA
With his mates that he can graze, and He can laze with.
D MajorD
Leave him there and we will turn him out today.
Instrumental:
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA
Verse 4:
D MajorD
Oh yes he's lookin' kinda jaded, And his sight is not the best,
G+G
And the hair around around his muzzle's turnin' grey.
A augmentedA
He has seen a hundred musters,
D MajorD
And I think its only fair: We leave him in the longyard here today.
Verse 5:
D MajorD
He's entitled to some kindness, In return for all he's been.
G+G
Now he's failin' and his step is gettin' slow.
A augmentedA
Let him squander his last summers By the river with his mates,
D MajorD
In the paddock where the sweetest grasses grow.
Verse 6:
D MajorD
So leave him out there in the longyard, Do not rush him.
G+G
Leave him out there with his mate, the baldy bay.
A augmentedA
Leave him out there till after smoko And we'll catch him.
D MajorD
We'll pull his tail and turn him out today.
Verse 7:
D MajorD
Yeah, leave him out there in the longyard, Do not rush him.
A augmentedA
Leave him out there with his mate, the baldy bay.
Leave him out there till after smoko And we'll catch him.
D MajorD
We'll pull his tail and turn him out today.
A augmentedA D MajorD
Yes we'll pull his tail and turn him out today.
A augmentedA D MajorD
Oh leave him there and we will turn him out today.
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