Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 3rd
- Difficulty: Beginner
Key: 
Bb majorBb
:Chords Relative to Capo 3
🎸 Intro:
G+G 
A7A7 
D MajorD D MajorD G+G
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
I’m tired of listening to people,
D MajorD G+G
who rubbish what they call an Ocker.
E MajorE A7A7
Bout time they took a look at themselves,
D MajorD G+G
they’re worse cause they’re just a Knocker.
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
To me they're just parcel post cowboys,
D MajorD G+G
the true bushman I’m sure would agree.
E MajorE A7A7
For I know that there’s thousands of Ockers
D MajorD G+G
who’d be glad to swap places with me.
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
While he works in a steamin’ hot foundry,
D MajorD G+G
the sweat pours free from his brow.
D MajorD
I’ll probably be boiling my quart pot,
A7A7 D MajorD
Where do ya reckon, he’d rather be now.
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
He drags himself off to the nightshift,
D MajorD G+G
after risin’ from a cozy warm bed.
E MajorE A7A7
All the Knockers try tell us, he’s useless,
D MajorD G+G
I’m convinced they’re so wrong instead.
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
He does his best for wife and for family.
D MajorD G+G
Most times it’s a pretty hard grind.
D MajorD
To pay his bills at the end of the month.
A7A7 D MajorD
If me, I’d be out of my mind.
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
In the bush it’s free board and tucker.
D MajorD G+G
And bill’s just the name of a friend
E MajorE A7A7
There's never a need for much money
D MajorD G+G
unless you’re in town on a bend
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
Oh, I’m tired of listening to people,
D MajorD G+G
who rubbish what they call an Ocker.
E MajorE A7A7
Bout time they took a look at themselves,
D MajorD G+G
they’re worse cause they’re just a Knocker. Hey!
🎸 Interlude:
G+G A7A7 D MajorD G+G
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
There’s a lot of folk call him a bludger,
D MajorD G+G
The Knockers that rubbish and call.
D MajorD
But if it weren’t for the bloke in the city,
A7A7 D MajorD
There’d be no bloody city at all.
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
Who do you think built the houses,
D MajorD G+G
And the roads that we travel upon.
E MajorE A7A7
Or the beautiful places that we visit,
D MajorD G+G
And resorts that we holiday on.
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
So, next time that you go on a journey,
D MajorD G+G
Just take a good look around.
D MajorD
Note the millions the things that the Ocker has built
A7A7 D MajorD
And compare it to your own barren ground.
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
Oh, we're miles in front of half the world
D MajorD G+G
And the youngest country on earth.
E MajorE A7A7
And lazy bloody Australians have built it.
D MajorD G+G
Now what do you reckon he’s worth?
🎸 Verse:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G
Oh, for god’s sake get off his back mate
D MajorD G+G
And give the old docker is due.
E MajorE A7A7
Maybe all he talks of is his football
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
But at least he’s not rubbishing you.
🎸 Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
To me their just parcel post cowboys,
D MajorD G+G
the true bushman I’m sure would agree.
E MajorE A7A7
For I know that there’s thousands of Ockers
D MajorD G+G
who’d be glad to swap places with me.
🎸 Outro:
G+G A7A7 D* G+G
🎸 Outro:
e|---2-2-------|---------3-|
BB|---3-3-------|---------0-|
G+G|---2-2-------|---------0-|
D MajorD|-0-----------|-------0-0-|
A augmentedA|-------2-1-0-|---0h2---2-|
E MajorE|-------------|-3-------3-|
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| h Hammer-on
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