Another fantstic song from the Rumjacks. Yes they do exist at: www.therumjacks.com.au Based off the Gangs of New Holland version however i'm pretty sure the Hung, Drawn and Portered version is pretty similar. There is tremelo on some of the intro notes but i really couldn't be bothered seeing as it's just a rough guide. Have fun, Olly. Melody for the Banjo/Mandonlin intro Am G Em e|---------------------5----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------5-6-5--8-----8--5----------------------------------------------| G|----4-5----------------------7-5-4----------------------------------------| D|-7------7-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Am G Am e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------5-6-5--5---------5---------------------------------------------| G|----4-5-------------7-5-4-----7-5-4---------------------------------------| D|-7------7-----------------7-----------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse

^AmMy Daddy he were just a boy when ^Ghe walked outta ^Emschool, ^AmHis Mammy said there’d soon be one mor^Ge hungry mouth t^Amo fill,

^AmHe said ‘the learnin’ and the schoolin’ w^Gurnae bad for them^Em that could, ^AmTho’ I can read & write my bloody n^Game & sign i^Amt where I should’,

Chorus And he said..

^Am‘If I had my time again, ^GI know I’d b^Eme a learned man, An ^Amartisan in ^Emhigh demand, a ^AmDoctor ^Gor a ^AmTeacher,

^AmAs sure as guns are made of iron, ^GI were born a ^Emworkin man, I’^Amd live & die ^Emright where I stan^Amd if I?^G??d m^Amy time again’.

Verse

^AmHe went wide eyed down tae Johnny Brown, he were a ^Gbig lad for his ^Emyears, ^AmAnd there he worked so long if he ever cried there’d b^Ge iron ore in hi^Ams tears,

^AmHe’d tumble in of a Friday night ^Ga Haddie for ye^Emr tea, And he’^Amd sing to me their dirty songs ^G& diddle me o^Amn his knee,

Chorus And he’d sing..

^Am‘If I had my time again, ^GI know I’d b^Eme a rovin’ man, ^AmI’d rove away t^Emo far Japan t^Amo court th^Ge Emperor^Ams daughter..’

^AmAs sure as guns are made of iron, ^GI were born a ^Emworkin man, ^AmI’d live & die ^Emright where I sta^Amnd if I^G’d ^Ammy time again’.

Verse

^AmWith his mates he’d belt the plates o^Gn fleets of shinin^Emg awe, To ^Amcarry all the well-to-do to ^Ggolden foreign ^Emshores,

^AmThey all coughed themselves to an early ^Ggrave half filled with ^Embloody rain, As the ^Ampeople sang ‘The Long Black Lim^Gousine??^Am?,

Chorus We all sing!..

^Am‘If I had my time again, ^GI know I’d b^Eme a fightin’ man, ^AmIn far Malay or ^EmVietnam, tho??^Am? I a^Gm more ^Ama lover..’

^AmAs sure as guns are made of iron, ^GI were born a ^Emworkin man, ^AmI’d live & die ^Emright where I sta^Amnd if I^G’d ^Ammy time again’.

The Rumjacks - My time again