Rockys Run

Inro || 4 Bars of kick drum & lead guitar. || 4 bars of full band. Starting with the G chord. G A He was propped against a coolabah tree, With an old guitar across his knee, D C G The quart pot boiled he grabbed its middle, then he turned the chops on a wire griddle. C A His name was Rocky, I gripped his hand, an outback truckie and deeply tanned, D C D G He was headin’ north with 60 tonne, with a big red Mack, she was a big red Mack, On Rocky’s run. G A He kicked the tyres and checked the load, swallowed a fly, and cursed the road, D C G Corrugations make me blow a fuse; they supply the shade with the kangaroos. C A He drank a beer and smacked his lips, gotta feeling mate that it’s one of those trips. D C D G** He rolled a smoke and cracked a smile, and said so long mate, yeah, so long mate, I gotta make a mile. Hey! C** D** G G A Oh, He loves the bush and all that’s there, where a man can breathe, let go and swear, D C G The golden dunes of the desert scene and the rough bush tracks that weave between. C A Cattle that graze up the soakin’ rain, and the dust storm’s fury across the plain, D C D G The blistering heat from a summer's sun, is a day in the life, just a day in the life, on Rocky’s run. G A The blinding dust and red rimmed eyes, blowout some punches, a million flies, D C G Splashed in diesel and a moving load, some lousy cow has pinched the road C A water is scarce and matches sweat, bogged in sand and can’t move yet. D C D G A 150 in the sun, just a slight delay, slight delay, on Rocky’s run. Yes! Key Change C** D** G** E** A B7 Oh, I met him near and bumped him far, from Melbourne across to Marble bar, E D A He’s travelled the road to hell and back, wherever that is, bet he drove a Mack. D B7 So, wherever he is, I wish him luck, let the lord look down and guide his truck, E D E A To a safe return where loading’s done, for another long haul, for another long haul, on Rocky’s run. A B7 So, wherever he is, I wish him luck, may the lord look down and guide his truck, E D E A To a safe return where the loading’s done, for another long haul, for another long haul on Rocky’s run. Fade out A Yes she's a big land to roll over. So keep it rollin' on rocky's run. Desert Sand. Blazin' sun. A Freedom that's where rocky runs.