Diamantina Drover Ukulele chords by John Williamson

Verse 1
  C             G              Am
The faces in the photograph have faded
      Am                C                F   F G
And I can't believe he looks so much like me
         Am             Em
For it's been ten years today
         Dm                 Am
Since I left for Old Cork Station
       Dm          F         G           Am
Sayin' I won't be back till the drovin's done

Chorus
         F           C           G          Am
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
 Am                   C                 F     F G
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
         Am               Em
For the years have surely gone
          Dm                 Am
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
     Dm          F          G        Am
And I won't be back till the drovin's done

Verse 2
        C               G                Am
Well it seems like the sun comes up each mornin'
Am              C           F    F G
Sets me up and takes it all away
        Am               Em
For the dreaming by the light
        Dm          Am
Of the camp fire at night
  Dm          F        G     Am
Ends with the burning by the day

Chorus
         F           C           G          Am
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
         Am           C                  F    F G
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
         Am               Em
For the years have surely gone
          Dm                 Am
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
     Dm         F        G            Am
And I won't be back till the drovin's done

Instrumental
C G Am C G Am

Verse 3
     C                 G              Am
Sometimes I think I'll settle back in Sydney
         Am                C                 F    F G
But it's been so long it's hard to change my mind
        Am                      Em
For the cattle trail goes on and on
        Dm             Am
And the fences roll forever
       Dm      F             G        Am
And I won't be back till the drovin's done

Chorus
        F           C           G           Am
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
         Am            C                 F    F G
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
         Am              Em
For the years have surely gone
          Dm                 Am
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
     Dm        F             G        Am
And I won't be back till the drovin's done

Chorus
         F           C           G          Am
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
        Am             C                  F   F G
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
         Am               Em
For the years have surely gone
          Dm                 Am
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
     Dm          F           G       Am