Chords
The Diamondtina Drover

Key: C

Introduction: Dm    Em    Dm    G    Am    C    F    G    

                        C                                 G                                    F            G  
          The faces in the photographs are fading,
                  Am                                         C                                         F  
          I can't believe he looks so much like me.
                        G                      Am                                    Em                         Dm                                         Am  
          For it's been ten long years today since I left for old Cork Station,
                             Dm         Em                    F                                 G                 Am  
          saying,    I      won't be back till the drove is done.
                        F                         C                            Dm                         Am  
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina,
             Dm                                 Em                                              F  
the drover finds it hard to change his mind.
  G                    C                                      Em                                    F                                              Am  
For the years have surely gone like the drays from old Cork Station,
          Dm            Em                    F                                    G                 Am  
and      I         won't be back till the drove is done.
                     C                                    G                                            F              G  
          It seems like the sun comes up each morning,
             Am                                      C                                 F    G  
          sets me up, then takes it all away.
                Am                              Em                            Dm                         Am  
          Dreaming by the light of the campfire at night,
          Dm      Em                    F            G                            Am  
          ends with the early light of the day.
                        F                         C                            Dm                         Am  
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina,
             Dm                                 Em                                              F  
the drover finds it hard to change his mind.
  G                    C                                      Em                                    F                                              Am  
For the years have surely gone like the drays from old Cork Station,
          Dm            Em                    F                                    G                 Am  
and      I         won't be back till the drove is done.
 DmEm     G  Am  C  F  G)  
                        C                                              G                                    F            G  
          I sometimes think I'll settle back in Sydney,
                        Am                                                      C                                                 F  
          it's been so long and it's hard to change your mind.
             G                 Am                                         Em                                 Dm                              Am  
          For the cattle trail rolls on and on, the fences last forever,
                     Dm            Em                    F                                    G              Am  
          and         I      won't be back when the drove is done.
                        F                         C                            Dm                         Am  
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina,
             Dm                                 Em                                              F  
the drover finds it hard to change his mind.
  G                    C                                      Em                                    F                                              Am  
For the years have surely gone like the drays from old Cork Station,
          Dm            Em                    F                                    G                 Am  
and      I         won't be back till the drove is done.
 DmEm     G  Am  C  F  G)