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[Verse 1]
A
He was propped against a coolabah tree, With an old guitar across his knee,
D C G
The quart pot boiled he grabbed its middle, then he turned the chops on a wire griddle.
C A
His name was Rocky, I gripped his hand, an outback truckie and deeply tanned,
D C D G
He was headin’ north with 60 tonne, with a big red Mack, she was a big red Mack, On Rocky’s run.
[Verse 2]
G A
He kicked the tyres and checked the load, swallowed a fly, and cursed the road,
D C G
Corrugations make me blow a fuse; they supply the shade with the kangaroos.
C A
He drank a beer and smacked his lips, gotta feeling mate that it’s one of those trips.
D C D G**
He rolled a smoke and cracked a smile, and said so long mate, yeah, so long mate, I gotta make a mile. Hey!
C** D** G
[Verse 3]
G A
Oh, He loves the bush and all that’s there, where a man can breathe, let go and swear,
D C G
The golden dunes of the desert scene and the rough bush tracks that weave between.
C A
Cattle that graze up the soakin’ rain, and the dust storm’s fury across the plain,
D C D G
The blistering heat from a summer's sun, is a day in the life, just a day in the life, on Rocky’s run.
[Verse 4]
G A
The blinding dust and red rimmed eyes, blowout some punches, a million flies,
D C G
Splashed in diesel and a moving load, some lousy cow has pinched the road
C A
water is scarce and matches sweat, bogged in sand and can’t move yet.
D C D G
A 150 in the sun, just a slight delay, slight delay, on Rocky’s run. Yes!
[Key Change]
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[Verse 5]
A B7
Oh, I met him near and bumped him far, from Melbourne across to Marble bar,
E D A
He’s travelled the road to hell and back, wherever that is, bet he drove a Mack.
D B7
So, wherever he is, I wish him luck, let the lord look down and guide his truck,
E D E A
To a safe return where loading’s done, for another long haul, for another long haul, on Rocky’s run.
[Coda]
A B7
So, wherever he is, I wish him luck, may the lord look down and guide his truck,
E D E A
To a safe return where the loading’s done, for another long haul, for another long haul on Rocky’s run.
[Fade out]
A
Yes she's a big land to roll over. So keep it rollin' on rocky's run. Desert Sand. Blazin' sun.
A
Freedom that's where rocky runs.
