A Tale They Wont Believe

Em D C D Em D C D 4x Em We left Macquarie Harbour it was in the pouring rain D None of us quite sure if we would see England again C D Em Some fool muttered death or liberty There was six of us together a jolly hungry crew D And as the days went by you know our hunger quickly grew C D Em Some fool muttered death or liberty C D Em So that night we made fires out of twigs and out of bark C D Em And our stomachs they were grumbling all through the night so dark C D C D We were only trying to keep ourselves alive C D C D But when the sun came up next morning well the six had turned to five N.C. Em D C D And I said, right there's another one, don't you frown Em D C D Em D C D Chew the meat and hold it down, It's a tale they won't believe Em When I get down to Hobart town Em All five of us were nervous and I'll tell you that's a fact D Bu you should have seen the bastard who was carrying the axe C D Em He was a sick man he had murder in his heart Em And then we reached the Franklin River, and it took two days to cross Em D We were wet and almost stadrvin' and for food were at a loss C D Em We were hungry men with murder on our minds C D Em So that night we made a fire out of twigs and out of bark C D Em And our stomachs they were rumbling all through the night so dark C D C D And they were making noises the dead could not ignore C D And when the sun came up next morning C D The five had turned to four! N.C. Em D C D And I said, right there's another one, don't you frown Em D C D Em D C D Chew the meat and hold it down, It's a tale they won't believe Em When I get down to Hobart town Em Well the four of us kept marching to a place called Western Teirs Em D A country full of tasty game but for us it held no cheer Em D Em We had no guns we were traveling without hope But the axe it loomed so ominous and God's hand was at play D A sick man is a type of game which can not run away C D Em So stay easy, my poor man, your time's at hand C D Em So that night we made fires out of twigs and out of bark C D Em And our stomachs they were grumbling all through the night so dark C D C D I can't say I feel guilty, after all it wasn't me C D C D But when the sun came up next morning the four had turned to three N.C. Em D C D And I said, right there's another one, don't you frown Em D C D Em D C D Chew the meat and hold it down, It's a tale they won't believe Em When I get down to Hobart town Em Well the three of us kept moving but one was fading fast D He had been bitten by a snake and you could see he would not last C D Em Stay easy my good man your time is at hand Em And when he could last no longer his days were fading fast D We were far to weak to carry him subsistency comes first C D Em Stay easy my good man your time is at hand C D Em So that night we made fires out of twigs and out of bark C D Em And our stomachs they were grumbling all through the night so dark C D It was a messy job but it was one we had to do C D C D But when the sun came up next morning (guess what) the three had turned to two N.C. Em D C D And I said, right there's another one, don't you frown Em D C D Em D C D Chew the meat and hold it down, It's a tale they won't believe Em When I get down to Hobart town Em Now he had been looking at me funny, sort of eyeing me for days D And you would not need to be too bright to know that bastard's ways: C D Em He was a sick man, he had murder in his heart But even bastards have to rest, and even bastards have to sleep D And when he was in the land of Nod straight over I did creep C D Em And the axe that he had wielded now was mine C D Em So that night, I made the fire, out of twigs and out of bark C D Em And my stomach it kept rumbling all through the night so dark C D C D I can't say that I enjoyed it, and it wasn't exactly fun C D C D But when the sun came up next morning, the two had turned to one! N.C. Em D C D And I said, right there's another one, don't you frown Em D C D Em D C D Chew the meat and hold it down, It's a tale they won't believe Em When I get down to Hobart town Em Well now history is a pack of lies, as any fool can tell Em D So when I got down to Hobart town I told my story well C D Em But do you think they would believe one word I said? Em For they thought that I was covering for my mates still at large Em D Said they'd be roaming in the bush so wild and free C D Em And back to old Macquarie Harbour they sent me C D Em But I remember the fires made out of twigs and made of bark C D Em And my stomach it was grumbling all through the night so dark C D C D And this young fool he just said to me it's liberty or death C D C D And he looked a rather tasty one, I just could not help it singing N.C. Em D C D And I said, right there's another one, don't you frown Em D C D Em D C D Chew the meat and hold it down, It's a tale they won't believe Em When I get down to Hobart town