The Last Of The Pioneers

intro WALKC WN G#,F#,E,D,C#,B,A,G#,F#,E then back up F#,G# and A

[Verse 1]

A                                                 D
His the last of the pioneers he has no fixed address
E                                                     A
Just a caravan and a campfire in the last of the widerness
A                                                    D
And his songs will keep on ringing in the never never night
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And the man will be a legend to the black man and the white

[Verse 2]

A                                                              D
His got a head that would break your knuckles and a thumb that could break a string
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As he thumbs an introduction they wait to hear him sing
A                                                           D
Theyve come in from the missions where u thought all life woud end
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All hanging off in truck loads to hear the black mans friend

[Chorus]

D                                                                        A
Just an old hillbilly from wayback who came from the dust and the heat to do a show
D                                                                  E
Wat keeps the old bloke going only the winds of the outback would know
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And his lady love reminds him the doctor said his heart wouldnt take the load
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But she knows her man is hellbent to go out singing on the road

[Verse 3]

A                                                  D
Four tyres a day to get there and a broken trailer spring
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But that wont stop a bushman cause he carries everything
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He picks his months for heading north cause its fatal in the wet
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But if theres a way to get there he hasnt failed them yet

[Verse 4]

A                                        D
He''ll set up on a trailer or verandah of a pub
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Or even throw up a tent on the dirt out in the scrub
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It really makes no difference they come from miles around
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To see him in the town hall or out there on the ground

[Chorus]

D                                                                           A
Just an old hillbilly from wayback who came from the dust and the heat to do a show
D                                                              E
Wat keeps the old bloke going only the winds of the outback would know
D                                                               A
And his lady love reminds him the doctor said his heart wouldnt take the load
E                                                         A
But she knows her man is hellbent to go out singing on the road

                      solo harp

[Verse 5]

A                                              D
Hes a hard man on the road say the players from his band
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Some of them are known today as the greatest in the land
A                                           D
They respect wat hes been doing for 40 years or so
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Taking music to our people where a warragul wouldnt go

[Chorus]

D                                                                       A
Just an old hillbilly from wayback who came from the dust and the heat to do a show
D                                                           E
Wat keeps the old bloke going only the winds of the outback would know
D                                                                      A
And his lady love reminds him that the doctor said his heart wouldnt take the load
E                                                      A
But she knows her man is hellbent to go out singing on the road
   E                                                                                           
But she knows her man is hellbent to go out singing on the road
       A