Paul Kelly - The ballad of queenie and rover

^EmQueenie was ^Gborn on the banks of the ^Dgreat Ord River, 19^C30, maybe ^EmHer mother was ^Gblack, her daddy whit^De ^{C Em}Papa was a ^Gfine horse-breaker ^DMama sang the songs of the ^Cold lawmakers ^EmShe used to hide young ^GQueenie in the bush ^DAnd rub black charcoal all over her ^Chair and her face ^EmEvery time the po^Glice came around ^DLooking for any blond haired,^C brown skinned children ^EmTo round ‘em up and ^Gtake ‘em on down^D town ^C

^EmShine on, s^Ghine on, immortal ^Done, ^Caha ^EmShine on, s^Ghine on, immortal ^Done, ^Caha

^EmRover was bo^Grn in the desert, ^Dhe lived out there ‘til his m^Cother died ^EmThen he moved a^Ground a lot from place to plac^De ^{C Em}Bedford Downs, ^GBow River, ^DLissadel, W^Cyndham ^EmBuilding fences,^G working as a stock ma^Dn ^C

^EmThen he had a ^Gseries of dreams ^DHe started painting what he'd ^Cheard and he'd seen\ ^EmRainbow serpent, ^GKrill Krill, ^CCyclone Tracy, t^Dhe killing fields ^EmEverything that ^Glives and breathes^{D C}

^EmRide on, ri^Gde on, immortal on^De, ah^Ca ^EmRide on, ri^Gde on, immortal on^De, ah^Ca ^EmYour story ^Gwill always r^Dun ^C

^EmWhen Rover and Queenie were^G young They ^Dmet out on New Texas Dow^Cn station ^EmShe worked as a^G cook there for a long, long t^Dime ^{C Em}She said, “Hey, Cowboy”^G later on she said ^D“Nice boy^C, good worker^Em, top rider^G, lucky one, tha^Dt one” ^C

^EmOne day a mean horse ripped^G the scalp from his head ^DShe stitched him up with a ^Cboiled needle and thread ^EmGood as any doctor, ^Gthey were friends ever after ^DShe said, “I want to paint,^C" he said, “I’ll teach ya” ^EmThey died within ^Gmonths of each othe^Dr ^C

^EmRide on, ri^Gde on, immortal on^De, ah^Ca ^EmShine on, r^Gide on, immortal o^Dne, a^Cha ^EmRide on, ri^Gde on, immortal on^De, ah^Ca ^EmShine on, r^Gide on, immortal o^Dne, a^Cha

^EmYour story ^Gwill always r^Dun, ^C always ru^Emn, ^G will always ru^Dn ^C Forever ru^Emn, ^G forever ru^Dn, ^C forever ru^Emn ^G Forever yo^Dung, ^C Em G D C Em