Old Fella

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Is it right wat there telling me 
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old fella
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You lost a mate you had for 40 years
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No way could ya tell how u feel 
     Bm
old fella
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No way could i write you how i feel

[Verse 2]

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So we"ll just leave it there and 
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talk about some other things
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I just thought id drop a line or 
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two to say
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Cause your a mate of mine u always
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 were old fella
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And ill do my best to see it 
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stays that way

[Verse 3]

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I dont wanna buy a fight u know 
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old fella
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But i hardly can believe the 
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things i hear
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How the rodeos and riding are all 
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changing they tell me
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Well i bet u spoke your peace real
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 loud and clear

[Verse 4]

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Been a pic up man for years u 
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have old fella
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And the boys arent doing bad u 
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taught them well
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I just wish the rest would leave 
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our style of doing things alone
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Tell them no all yanks to go to hell
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 hey

               KEY CHANGE

[Verse 5]

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Well its pretty dry still down 
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our way old fella
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And hows the country doing on your
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 place
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I hear the boys are working north 
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of old keela valley
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If they work like you Ill know 
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theyll set a pace

[Verse 6]
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How many young ones learn from 
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you old fella
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The way to handle cattle and a horse
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You always seem to have a team of 
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kids all around you
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Listening as you spoke the old 
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bush verse
                 TURNAROUND
[Verse 7]

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Theres no money round the place 
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these days old fella
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Yes reminds me of the lean yrs 
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that u knew
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And the drought is closing in on 
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top of us small fellas
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But where hangin on the way u 
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taught us to

[Verse 8]

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I just wonder if well see it all 
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come good again
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Not just the land but the way of 
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life we had
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It does the old heart good to hear
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 u say old fella
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Compared to years ago its not too 
bad
       key change

[Verse 9]

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So goodbye for now and keep in 
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touch old fella
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And ill hope u get around to drop 
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a line
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And say gday like no one else 
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could do it old fella
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For i miss your voice these days 
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old mate of mine