Cifras
50 Tons On Your Back

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Introdução:

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Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
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When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
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He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
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I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
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Well I was barreling down ol' Highway 31,
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Admiring the scenery in the hot sun.
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Pulled over 'cross the Murray to fuel up,
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Have a shower and throw some coffee in my cup.
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Then wait for the midnight rush,
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You know a boy loves to smell that charcoal dust.
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Something appeared from nowhere out behind,
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It was a flash of a red and blue light.
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Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
                                                                                                          D  
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
                                                                                                                                A  
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
                                                G                                 A                                         D  
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
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Well the coppers eyes opened wider than Ayres Rock,
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He grabbed me by the arm and did his block.
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When I asked him where he was taking me,
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He said 'Son you've got a date with destiny'.
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Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
                                                                                                          D  
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
                                                                                                                                A  
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
                                                G                                 A                                         D  
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
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INSTRUMENTAL
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I did my time in cell block 21,
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The copper said 'I hope you've learned your lesson son'.
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'Next time I'm overweight I won't push my luck,
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I'll remember to pump those bloody tyres up'.
                             D                            A  
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
                                                                                                          D  
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
                                                                                                                                A  
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
                                                G                                 A                                         D  
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
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Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta.