G D7 G C G A D
[Verse 1]
C G
Wasted and wounded, it ain’t what the moon did,
Am D G D7 G
I’ve got what I paid for now.
C G
See you tomorrow, hey, Frank, can I borrow
A A7 D D7
a couple of bucks from you to go
[Chorus]
G D7 G C
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
G Am D
you’ll go waltzing, Matilda, with me.
[Verse 2]
C G
I’m an innocent victim of a blinded alley,
Am D G D7 G
and I’m tired of all these soldiers here.
C G
No one speaks English and everything’s broken,
A A7 D D7
and my strength is soaking away to go
[Chorus]
G D7 G C
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
G Am D
you’ll go waltzing, Matilda, with me.
[Verse 3]
C G
Now I’ve lost my St. Christopher, now that I’ve kissed her
Am D G D7 G
and the one-armed bandit knows.
C G
And the maverick Chinaman with the cold blooded sigh,
A A7 D D7
and the girls down by the striptease shows go
[Chorus]
G D7 G C
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
G Am D
you’ll go waltzing, Matilda, with me.
[Verse 4]
C G
No, I don’t want your sympathy, the fugitives say,
Am D G D7 G
that the streets aren’t for dreaming now.
C G
Manslaughter dragnets and the ghosts that sell memories,
A A7 D D7
what a piece of the action, anyhow go
[Chorus]
G D7 G C
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
G Am D
you’ll go waltzing, Matilda, with me.
[Verse 5]
C G
And it’s a battered old suitcase in a hotel someplace,
Am D G D7 G
and a wound that will never heal,
C G
no primadonnas, the perfume is on
Am D G D7 G
and an old shirt that is stained with blood and whiskey.
C
And it’s good-night for the street-sweepers,
G
the nightwatchmen, flame-keepers,
Am D G D7 G
and goodnight, Matilda, too.
C C/G D7 G
Goodnight Matilda, too.
