Paul Kelly - The ballad of queenie and rover

^AmQueenie was ^Fborn on the banks of the ^Ggreat Ord River, 19^F30, maybe ^AmHer mother was ^Fblack, her daddy whit^Ge ^{F Am}Papa was a ^Ffine horse-breaker ^GMama sang the songs of the ^Fold lawmakers ^AmShe used to hide young ^FQueenie in the bush ^GAnd rub black charcoal all over her ^Fhair and her face ^AmEvery time the po^Flice came around ^GLooking for any blond haired,^F brown skinned children ^AmTo round ‘em up and ^Ftake ‘em on down^G town ^F

^AmShine on, s^Fhine on, immortal ^Gone, ^Faha ^AmShine on, s^Fhine on, immortal ^Gone, ^Faha

^AmRover was bo^Frn in the desert, ^Ghe lived out there ‘til his m^Fother died ^AmThen he moved a^Fround a lot from place to plac^Ge ^{F Am}Bedford Downs, ^FBow River, ^GLissadel, W^Fyndham ^AmBuilding fences,^F working as a stock ma^Gn ^F

^AmThen he had a ^Fseries of dreams ^GHe started painting what he'd ^Fheard and he'd seen\ ^AmRainbow serpent, ^FKrill Krill, ^FCyclone Tracy, t^Ghe killing fields ^AmEverything that ^Flives and breathes^{G F}

^AmRide on, ri^Fde on, immortal on^Ge, ah^Fa ^AmRide on, ri^Fde on, immortal on^Ge, ah^Fa ^AmYour story ^Fwill always r^Gun ^F

^AmWhen Rover and Queenie were^F young They ^Gmet out on New Texas Dow^Fn station ^AmShe worked as a^F cook there for a long, long t^Gime ^{F Am}She said, “Hey, Cowboy”^F later on she said ^G“Nice boy^F, good worker^Am, top rider^F, lucky one, tha^Gt one” ^F

^AmOne day a mean horse ripped^F the scalp from his head ^GShe stitched him up with a ^Fboiled needle and thread ^AmGood as any doctor, ^Fthey were friends ever after ^GShe said, “I want to paint,^F" he said, “I’ll teach ya” ^AmThey died within ^Fmonths of each othe^Gr ^F

^AmRide on, ri^Fde on, immortal on^Ge, ah^Fa ^AmShine on, r^Fide on, immortal o^Gne, a^Fha ^AmRide on, ri^Fde on, immortal on^Ge, ah^Fa ^AmShine on, r^Fide on, immortal o^Gne, a^Fha

^AmYour story ^Fwill always r^Gun, ^F always ru^Amn, ^F will always ru^Gn ^F Forever ru^Amn, ^F forever ru^Gn, ^F forever ru^Amn ^F Forever yo^Gung, ^F Am F G F Am