Tom Traubert’s Blues (Waltzing Matilda) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Am][G][C][G][Asus4]
[A][Dsus4][D][G][Am][F#dim]
[G][C][G][A][Dsus4]
[D]

[Verse 1]
[C]Wasted and wounded
[G]And it ain't what the moon did
I [Am]got what I[D] paid for [G]now[Am]
[G]See[C] you tomorrow
[G]Hey Frank can I bor[Bm]row
[A]A couple of bucks from [D]you
To go [G]waltzing Mat[Am]ilda
[G]waltzing Mat[C]ilda
[G]You'll go waltzing Mat
[Am]ilda with me
[D]

[Verse 2]
I'm an [C]innocent victim
[G]of a blinded alley
And I'm [Am]tired of all
[D]these soldiers [G]here[Am]
[G]No- one[C] speaks English
And [G]everything's [Bm]broken
[A]And my strength is soaking [D]away
To go [G]waltzing Mat[D]ilda,
[G]waltzing Mat[C]ilda
[G]You'll go a waltzing Mat
[Am]ilda with me
[D]

[Verse 3]
[C]Now the dogs they are barking
[G]and the taxi cab's parking
[Am]A lot they can [D]do for [G]me[D]
[G]I b[C]egged you to stab me
[G]You tore my shirt open

[Verse 4]
And I'm [Am]down on my knees tonight
[D]Old[C] bush mills I staggered
[G]You buried the dagger
[A]Your silhouette window [D]light
To go [G]waltzing Mat[Am]ilda,
[G]waltzing Mat[C]ilda
[G]You'll go a waltzing [Am]Mat
ilda [D]with me
Now I've [C]lost my St. Christopher
[G]Now that I kissed her

[Verse 5]
And the [Am]one- arm [D]bandit [G]knows[Am]
[G]And the maveri[C]ck China man
[G]with the cold- blooded sigh
And the [A]girls down by [D]the
striptease shows go
[G]Waltzing Mat[Am]ilda,
[D]wal[G]tzing Matild[C]a
[G]You'll go a waltzing Mat
[Am]ilda with [D]me
[C]No I don't want your sympathy
[G]Fugitives say

[Verse 6]
[Am]that the streets aren't for [D]dreaming
[G]now[Am][G]
[C]Manslaughter dragnet
and the [G]ghost that sells memories
Want a [A]piece of the action [D]anyhow
Go [G]waltzing Mat[D]ilda,
[G]waltzing Mat[C]ilda
[G]You'll go waltzing Mat
[Am]ilda with [D]me
And you can [C]ask any sailor
And the [G]keys from the jailor

[Verse 7]
And the [Am]old men [D]in
wheel[G]chairs know[D]
[G]That [C]Mathilda's the defendant
[G]She killed about a hundred
[Am]And she follows wherever
[D]you may go
[G]Waltzing Mat[D]ilda, [G]waltzing Mat[C]ilda
[G]You'll go waltzing Mat
[Am]ilda with [D]me
And it's a [C]battered old suitcase
[G]in a hotel some[Bm]place

[Verse 8]
And a [Am]wound that [D]would never [G]heal[Am][G]
[C]No prim- donas [G]the perfume is on
and [Am]old shirt that [D]is stained
with [G]blood and whis[Am]key
[G]And goo[C]dnight to the street- sweepers,
The night [G]watchmen flame- keepers
And [Am]goodnight [D]Matilda
[G]too[D][G][C][G]
[Am]Goodnight [D]Matilda [G]too.