50 Tons On Your Back

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Well I was high in the saddle at 
Tarcutta,
When a boy in blue pulled me over 
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for a chat.
He said 'I think you need a little 
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air in those tyres'.
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I said 'You would too with a 50 
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ton load on your back'.

[Verse]
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Well I was barreling down ol' 
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Highway 31,
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Admiring the scenery in the hot sun.
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Pulled over 'cross the Murray to 
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fuel up,
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Have a shower and throw some coffee
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 in my cup.
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Then wait for the midnight rush,
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You know a boy loves to smell that 
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charcoal dust.
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Something appeared from nowhere out
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 behind,
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It was a flash of a red and blue 
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light.

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           D           A
Well I was high in the saddle at 
Tarcutta,
When a boy in blue pulled me over 
      D
for a chat.
He said 'I think you need a little 
             A
air in those tyres'.
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I said 'You would too with a 50 
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ton load on your back'.
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Well the coppers eyes opened wider 
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than Ayres Rock,
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He grabbed me by the arm and did 
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his block.
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When I asked him where he was 
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taking me,
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He said 'Son you've got a date with
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 destiny'.

[Chorus]
           D           A
Well I was high in the saddle at 
Tarcutta,
When a boy in blue pulled me over 
      D
for a chat.
He said 'I think you need a little 
             A
air in those tyres'.
                  G             A 
I said 'You would too with a 50 
               D
ton load on your back'.

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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I did my time in cell block 21,
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The copper said 'I hope you've 
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learned your lesson son'.

Well I thought about it for a while,
 and this is what I told him:
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'Next time I'm overweight I won't 
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push my luck,
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I'll remember to pump those bloody 
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tyres up'.

[Chorus/Outro]
           D           A
Well I was high in the saddle at 
Tarcutta,
When a boy in blue pulled me over 
      D
for a chat.
He said 'I think you need a little 
             A
air in those tyres'.
                  G             A 
I said 'You would too with a 50 
               D
ton load on your back'.
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Well I was high in the saddle at 
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Tarcutta.