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Waltzing Matilda Chords

Music by: Slim Dusty · 1989
Genre Country Tone D major BPM 120 Views 1270
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[Intro 1]
[D][D][A]
[D][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Once a jolly [A]swagman [D]camped by a [G]billabong
[D]Under the shade of a [A]coolibah tree,
He [D]sang as he [A]watched and
[D]waited 'til his [G]billy boiled
[D]You'll come a Waltzing Ma[A]tilda, with [D]me

[Chorus 1]
[D]Waltzing Matilda, [G]Waltzing Matilda
[D]You'll come a [B]Waltzing Ma[Em]tilda with [A]me
He [D]sang as he [A]watched and
[D]waited 'til his [G]billy boiled,
[D]you'll come a Waltzing Ma[A]tilda, with [D]me

[Interlude 1]
[D][A]
[D][D]

[Verse 2]
[D]Down came a [A]jumbuck to
[D]drink at the [G]billabong,
[D]Up jumped the swagman and
[A]grabbed him with glee,
he [D]sang as he [A]shoved that
[D]jumbuck in his [G]tucker bag,
[D]you'll come a Waltzing Ma[A]tilda, with [D]me

[Chorus 2]
[D]Waltzing Matilda, [G]Waltzing Matilda
[D]You'll come a [B]Waltzing Ma[Em]tilda with [A]me
He [D]sang as he [A]shoved that
[D]jumbuck in his [G]tucker bag,
[D]you'll come a Waltzing Ma[A]tilda, with [D]me

[Interlude 2]
[D][A]
[D][D]

[Verse 3]
[D]Up rode the [A]squatter,
[D]mounted on his [G]thoroughbred,
[D]Up rode the troopers, [A]one, two, three,
[D]With the jolly [A]jumbuck that
[D]you've got in your [G]tucker bag?
[D]You'll come a Waltzing Ma[A]tilda, with [D]me

[Chorus 3]
[D]Waltzing Matilda, [G]Waltzing Matilda
[D]You'll come a [B]Waltzing Ma[Em]tilda with [A]me
[D]With the jolly [A]jumbuck that
[D]you've got in your [G]tucker bag?
[D]you'll come a Waltzing,
you [A]scoundrel with [D]me

[Interlude 3]
[D][A]
[D]

[Verse 4]
[D]Up jumped the [A]swagman
sprang into the [G]billabong,
[D]You'll never take me [A]alive, said he,
And his [D]ghost may be [A]heard as you
[D]pass by that [G]billa[E]bong
[D]You'll come a Waltzing Ma[A]tilda, with [D]me.

[Chorus 4]
[D]Waltzing Matilda, [G]Waltzing Matilda
[D]You'll come a [B]Waltzing Ma[Em]tilda with [A]me
His [D]ghost may be [A]heard as you
[D]pass by that [G]billabong,
[D]you'll come a Waltzing, Ma[A]tilda, with [D]me.

[Chorus 5]
[D]Waltzing Matilda, [G]Waltzing Matilda
[D]You'll come a [B]Waltzing Ma[Em]tilda with [A]me
His [D]ghost may be [A]heard as you
[D]pass by that [G]billabong,
[D]you'll come a Waltzing, Ma[A]tilda, with

[Outro 1]
[D](me)[G][A]
[D][G][A]
[D][G][A]
[D]You'll come a [G]Waltzing, Ma[A]tilda, with [D]me.
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