Billinudgel chords by Slim Dusty

Intro:
D D D D

Verse 1:
D
Well it must have been 'round 4.30 in the mornin'
G
The first sight of dawn creepin' over the horizon
D
Fifteen minutes from a Billinugel breakfast
                           A
I was rolling down highway one.

Verse 2:
        D
And ya know what it's like up around the Northern rivers
G

Those windin' roads just give me the shivers
D                             A                    D
And to top it all off there's been a few points of rain.

Verse 3:
D
Well I've been stuck in low gear for what seems like forever
         G
Climbin' up a steep hill with my diesel a-running
         D
But the big ol' white was a fuel delight
                           A
And the best rig doin' the rounds

Verse 4:
        D
But you know what it's like when you're tired and you're hungry
G
Everything that you do, well you do it in a hurry
        D                    A                             D
Well, I got to the top an' I thought I'd just let her roll down.

Instrumental:
|D   |   |   |   |G   |   |   |   |D   |   |   |   |D   |   |A   |   |   |   |
|D   |   |   |   |G   |   |   |   |D   |   |A  |   |D   |   |    |   |

Verse 5:
D
It was a good long stretch of downhill runnin',
       G
An' as far as I could see, there was nobody comin',
      D
So I let her have her head a little bit longer,
                               A
An' she took off like a Mallee Bull.

Verse 6:
        D
Then my mind on a meal an' my hands on the wheel,
        G
Then my eyes started seeing things that couldn't be real,
        D                      A                     D
And the roadside posts started turnin' into six-foot blondes,

                     D                                   E               N.C.
SPOKEN & KEY CHANGE: You know what time it is then mates. Time for a stop.


Verse 6:
   E
Well, I went to the brake like a drunk to the bottle,
       A
But my foot missed the mark an' it landed on the throttle,
        E
And the diesel roared an' I prayed to the Lord
                                B7
To the Lord "Won't you gi' me a break."

Verse 7:
      E
Oh, I guess he wasn't listenin' or he just didn't care,
   A
Or maybe he was takin' forty winks up there
      E                   B7                E
Cause soon I was riding a 22 wheel roller skate,

Verse 8:
E
Then the wheels left the road as far as I can remember,
      A
I was roaring thru the bush like a shearer on a bender,
         E
When the door opened up and who should get in?
               B7
A big red kangaroo

Verse 9:
          E
He said, "G'day mate, what the hell d'ya think you're doin'?
A
Give us the wheel there, I'll get ya thru it."
        E                             B7                     E
Then he crashed thru the gears an' we missed another big ole dump,

Oh yeah!

Verse 10:
        E*                        E*
Well, around-a-bout here it kinda gets in a muddle,
         A*                      A*
Though I seem to recall giving a koala a cuddle
      E*                      E*                       E
an' a possum on my lap, An' a white cockatoo screamin',
                   B7
"Give her a go, ya mug."

Verse 11:
          E
Then when I awoke it was no damn joke,
       A                                         E
I was alone in the cab except for blokes of Billinugel,
                B7  N.C.           B7 +
Starin' in the window and sayin', "Are you alright mate?"
        B7 +                           B7 +
I said, "Fellas give us a big mug of black coffee,
  B7 +
A Billinugel special burger with the works,
B7 +
Because u know fellas, ya never gonna believe this."

Verse 1:
N.C.     E
Well, it must-a been 'round 4.30 in the mornin',
    A
The first light of dawn creepin' over the horizon,
E
Fifteen minutes from a Billinugel breakfast,
                           B7
I was rollin' down highway one.

Verse 2:
      E
And ya know what it's like

Up around the Northern rivers
      A
Those windin' roads just give me the shivers,
       E                     B7                   E
And to top it all up there's been a few points of rain.