Paul Kelly And The Coloured Girls - Forty miles to saturday night

Well^D I rubbed the dirt a^Gll down And^D I washe^Bmd away six a^Gch-ing ^Emdays And my ^Dshoes all slick and ^Gspit and my s^Dinglet f^Bmresh and my s^Gideburns s^Emhaved as I

^Aturn from the ^Gmirror and I ^Aopen my first ^Gbeer since ^Ayester-^Dday

Danny^D brings the Bedford^G round a three^D ton gir^Bml with a fla^Gt top t^Emray A^Dnd she knows the way^G to town so we k^Diss good^Bmbye to two we^Geks pay ^Em

N^Aow the leaves are all s^Ghaking and the s^Atars are all w^Gaking ^Afrom th^De day

^GBig wheel turning ^DTurning all night ^GBig light burning ^DBurning so bright ^GDownright foolish but ^Dthat's all right it's ^Gonly 40 miles to ^ASaturday ^Dnight

There^Ds a place on Maylin ^GStreet and a b^Dand down^Bm there calle^Gd Gunga^Em Din And J^Doanne from Miner's C^Greek, she said^D that sh^Bme'd be ^Gback ag^Emain

S^Ahe lives out on the sta^Gtion and she wor^Aks on my i^Gmagina^Ation ^D

^GBig wheel turning ^DTurning all night ^GBig light burning ^DBurning so bright ^GDownright foolish but ^Dthat's all right it's ^Gonly 40 miles to ^ASaturday ^Dnight

^GBig wheel turning ^DTurning all night ^GBig light burning ^DBurning so bright ^GDownright foolish but ^Dthat's all right it's ^Gonly 40 miles to ^ASaturday ^Dnight