Cattle Camp Crooner Chords - Slim Dusty

Intro

G G7 C

Verse 1

C I was raised on a farm where our lives were calm F C In a land of honey and cream C As a boy I played in the summer time shade D7 G7 By the banks of the old Nulla streams

Verse 2

C Many years have gone since I left that home, F C Gum juice still runs in my veins, C I'm just an old Australian cattle camp crooner, G C Why should I ever change, G C Why should I ever change. G G7 C

Verse 3

C They say my dad was a bit of a lad, F C They called him Noisy Dan He worked in the bush far from the push D7 G7 Of the hustle of a noisy town.

Verse 4

C He could rattle off tales in the stockyard rails, F C Of the wild old life he's had, C I'm just an old Australian cattle camp crooner, G C Following me dear old dad, C Following me dear old dad.

Verse 5

C Now I've got mates in every state, F C I've been all over this land, C When it's cold I hit the road D7 G7 And head for Darwin or Cairns.

Verse 6

C Some fogies say for livin' this way, F C I must be out of my mind, C I'm just all Australian cattle camp crooner G C One of the wandering kind, G C One of the wandering kind.

Verse 7

C Don't mind a smoke or a drink with the blokes, F C When day is over and done C I'm proud to be in this land of the free, D7 G7 And to live my life in the sun

Verse 8

C I don't wear chaps or a curled up hat F C My clothes are simple and plain, I'm just an all Australian cattle camp crooner, G C Why should I ever change, G C Why should I ever change.

Verse 9

C Now I've reached the state that nears old age, F C I soak up everyone's praise C I brag to the young of the things I've done, D7 G7 Way back in the batting days.

Verse 10

C And when I leave this place for the chosen race, F C And head for the heavenly range, They'll say, "Here comes that cattle camp crooner", G C Why can't he ever change, (Oh no no) G C Why should I ever change, G C Why should I ever change G C Why should I ever change, G C Why should I ever change.