Key: A
Introduction:
G
There'd be a blue out the back
C
And we'd all rush from the bar to take a look
G
Drover Pat and Billy Arnold had been drinking
C
In the heat all afternoon
Em
They were rolling in the dirt
F
Fists were flying and things were getting rough
C
But when Billy started bleeding
G C G G/A G/B
The publican said fellas break it up
C Em F G
Shake on it, just put it there
C Em F G
That's the way it's always been 'round here
C Em Am
You could trust a man when he held out his hand
Dm G C
and said 'Let's shake on it
They were battered and bruised
Am
Now the years have rolled by
Em
And they still disagree
F
But that old handshake's as firm
C G
as it used to be
Chorus (one step higher) 2x
D F#m G A
Shake on it, just put it there
D F#m G A
That's the way it's always been 'round here
D F#m Bm
You could trust a man when he held out his hand
Em A D
and said 'Let's shake on it
Outro