Prairie Hotel Parachilna chords by John Williamson

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Intro:

E minorEm C/GC/G D/F#D/F# E minorEm x 4


Verse:

  E minorEm         C/GC/G
I'm talking about Parachilna
     D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
Prairie Hotel Parachilna
E minorEm            C/GC/G
Where you won't grow no roses
   D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
But all the women try it
E minorEm          C/GC/G
West of the Flinders Rangers
     D/F#D/F#       E minorEm
She's watching all the strangers
E minorEm         C/GC/G
Building rubbled shelters
  D/F#D/F#     E minorEm
But making no impression
    E minorEm         C/GC/G
On a the land's so old and fragile
   D/F#D/F#        E minorEm
Its bones are poking through
    C/GC/G
And its flesh is blowing
 D/F#D/F#       E minorEm
All the way to Sydney

  E minorEm         C/GC/G
I'm talking about Parachilna
     D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
Prairie Hotel Parachilna
 E minorEm          C/GC/G
Where dust like talcum powder
D/F#D/F#       E minorEm
Finds its way inside you
 E minorEm        C/GC/G
And settles on your mantle
   D/F#D/F#        E minorEm
Makes muddy tears from crying
E minorEm        C/GC/G
Looking at faded hoses
   D/F#D/F#         E minorEm    E minorEm
Like snakes out in the garden
  C/GC/G
The beds are blowing
 D/F#D/F#       E minorEm
All the way to Sydney

Chorus:
     G+G          D/F#D/F#
They're dancing and they're singing
E minorEm
All around the bar
    C/GC/G        D MajorD
There's nothing like a beer
      E minorEm
To wash it down
 G+G        D/F#D/F#
Batten down the hatches
  E minorEm
The wind is getting stronger
 C/GC/G           D/F#D/F#     E minorEm
Looks as though we're staying in tonight

Verse:

  E minorEm         C/GC/G
I'm talking about Parachilna
     D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
Prairie Hotel Parachilna
E minorEm           C/GC/G
Where you won't grow no roses
D/F#D/F#         E minorEm
But all the women try it
E minorEm        C/GC/G
I left with faded hoses
   D/F#D/F#         E minorEm
Like snakes out in the garden
E minorEm          C/GC/G
In the company of the King Brown
D/F#D/F#         E minorEm   E minorEm
Keep your shotgun loaded
E minorEm            C/GC/G
Near the back door of the kitchen
   D/F#D/F#        E minorEm
It'll come back for the water
   C/GC/G
Gonna blow that reptile
D/F#D/F#       E minorEm
All the way to Sydney

Chorus:
     G+G          D/F#D/F#
They're dancing and they're singing
E minorEm
All around the bar
    C/GC/G        D/F#D/F#
There's nothing like a beer
      E minorEm
To wash it down
 G+G        D/F#D/F#
Batten down the hatches
  E minorEm
The wind is getting stronger
 C/GC/G           D/F#D/F#     E minorEm
Looks as though we're staying in tonight

Instrumental:
E minorEm C/GC/G D/F#D/F# E minorEm x 4

Verse:

  E minorEm         C/GC/G
I'm talking about Parachilna
     D/F#D/F#    E minorEm
Prairie Hotel Parachilna
E minorEm           C/GC/G
Where the crows fly backwards
   D/F#D/F#        E minorEm
I'm talking about the backwoods
 E minorEm         C/GC/G
West of the Flinders Ranges
   D/F#D/F#          E minorEm
She's watching all the strangers
E minorEm         C/GC/G
Building rubbled shelters
  D/F#D/F#      E minorEm
But making no impression
    E minorEm         C/GC/G
On a the land's so old and fragile
   D/F#D/F#        E minorEm
Its bones are poking through
    C/GC/G
And its flesh is blowing
 D/F#D/F#       E minorEm
All the way to Sydney


Chorus:
     G+G          D/F#D/F#
They're dancing and they're singing
E minorEm
All around the bar
    C/GC/G        D/F#D/F#
There's nothing like a beer
      E minorEm
To wash it down
 G+G        D/F#D/F#
Batten down the hatches
  E minorEm
The wind is getting stronger
 C/GC/G           D/F#D/F#     E minorEm
Looks as though we're staying in tonight
    C/GC/G           D/F#D/F#     E minorEm
Yes it looks as though we're staying in tonight