Coolamon Moon

Am Am Am Am Am G I caught the bus at 2:15, settled back with a magazine Dm Am As we rolled on out the Stuart Highway C G I'd done this ride so many times I never even raised my eyes Dm Am When a man in dusty clothes sat next to me Am G Five hundred miles ahead of me, I hoped I would be able to sleep Dm Am And not wake up 'til she was standing there C G Am And the moon hangs like a Coolamon in the sky Am G Daylight swiftly fell away, headlights cut the night like a blade Dm Am And the man in dusty clothes hadn't moved C G I thought of her so snug and warm, when the dusty man began to snore Dm Am And wondered if she was thinking of me Am G We'd met by chance six months ago and though it's hard I couldn't say no Dm Am So every month I ride this bus to meet her C G Am And the moon hangs like a Coolamon in the sky C G Am And my love is far away from me tonight Am G All night long we let them off, stopping at little lonely spots Dm Am 'Til it was just the dusty man and me C G 3 a.m. we're an hour from town, the dusty man he made no sound Dm Am Soon I would be holding her in my arms C G Am And the moon hangs like a Coolamon in the sky C G Am And my love is far away from me tonight C G Am And the moon hangs like a Coolamon in the sky Am Am C C G G Am Am 2x Am G The dusty man he leant on me, I tried to straighten him in his seat Dm Am Then his hand felt cold in mine C G There was no breath upon his face and no pulse that I could trace Dm Am So we rode like that mile after mile C G And when the lights of her town appeared I knew that she'd be waiting there Dm Am And I knew the dusty man was at my side C G Am And the moon hangs like a Coolamon in the sky C G Am And my love is far away from me tonight C G Am And the dusty man, he stays by my side C G Am While the moon hangs like a Coolamon in the sky C G Am Yes the moon hangs like a Coolamon in the sky Am Am Am