Far Away

G D C G Em G D D C G Em G Em G D D G D It was a '65 Ford Falcon ute C G That we took to go up north Em G D And I burnt my right arm drivin' 'cross the desert C G But it was better than a package tour Em G Or a picnic at the Rock Em G D For we had to see the country for ourselves C G Far away, beyond the Queensland border C G D Far away, towards that western sky C G Em C Well if I ever take you out to a dusty northern town G D C Kiss goodbye your former life G D I was in Alice for a day C G But I didn't ever want to stay Em G D 'Cause to me it's just become a tourist town C G I'd rather head off way outback Em G Where the road becomes a track Em G D And your car's the only thing to let you down C G Far away, beyond the Queensland border C G D Far away, towards that western sky C G Em C Well if I ever take you out to a dusty northern town G D C Kiss goodbye your former life (take it away) G D C G Em G D D C G Em G Em G D D Am C G D Every man needs a job to earn his weekly bob Am C G D But it doesn't mean he has to be, be tied down Am C If he can live out in the scrub G Bm In the country that he loves Am C G D He may never feel the need to come to town G D Can you drive me for a while C G 'Cause my eyes are a-gettin' tired Em G D And the lights upon the hill make it hard to see C G Just leave the window down Em G I know we'll never go back down south Em G D 'Cause there's a thousand insect voices a-callin' me C G Far away, beyond the Queensland border C G D Far away, towards that western sky C G Em C Well if I ever take you out to a dusty northern town G D C Kiss goodbye your former life G D C Kiss goodbye, kiss goodbye G D C Far away, far away G D C Far away, far away G D C G Far away, far away