The Ballad Of Queenie And Rover chords

[Em]Queenie was [G]born on the banks of the
[D]great Ord River, 19[C]30, maybe
[Em]Her mother was [G]black, her daddy whit[D]e [C]
[Em]Papa was a [G]fine horse-breaker
[D]Mama sang the songs of the [C]old lawmakers
[Em]She used to hide young [G]Queenie in the bush
[D]And rub black charcoal all over her [C]hair and her face
[Em]Every time the po[G]lice came around
[D]Looking for any blond haired,[C] brown skinned children
[Em]To round ‘em up and [G]take ‘em on down[D] town [C]

[Em]Shine on, s[G]hine on, immortal [D]one, [C]aha
[Em]Shine on, s[G]hine on, immortal [D]one, [C]aha

[Em]Rover was bo[G]rn in the desert,
[D]he lived out there ‘til his m[C]other died
[Em]Then he moved a[G]round a lot from place to plac[D]e [C]
[Em]Bedford Downs, [G]Bow River, [D]Lissadel, W[C]yndham
[Em]Building fences,[G] working as a stock ma[D]n [C]

[Em]Then he had a [G]series of dreams
[D]He started painting what he'd [C]heard and he'd seen\
[Em]Rainbow serpent, [G]Krill Krill, [C]Cyclone Tracy, t[D]he killing fields
[Em]Everything that [G]lives and breathes[D] [C]

[Em]Ride on, ri[G]de on, immortal on[D]e, ah[C]a
[Em]Ride on, ri[G]de on, immortal on[D]e, ah[C]a
[Em]Your story [G]will always r[D]un [C]

[Em]When Rover and Queenie were[G] young
They [D]met out on New Texas Dow[C]n station
[Em]She worked as a[G] cook there for a long, long t[D]ime [C]
[Em]She said, "Hey, Cowboy”[G] later on she said
[D]"Nice boy[C] , good worker[Em] , top rider[G] , lucky one, tha[D]t one” [C]

[Em]One day a mean horse ripped[G] the scalp from his head
[D]She stitched him up with a [C]boiled needle and thread
[Em]Good as any doctor, [G]they were friends ever after
[D]She said, "I want to paint,[C]" he said, "I’ll teach ya”
[Em]They died within [G]months of each othe[D]r [C]

[Em]Ride on, ri[G]de on, immortal on[D]e, ah[C]a
[Em]Shine on, r[G]ide on, immortal o[D]ne, a[C]ha
[Em]Ride on, ri[G]de on, immortal on[D]e, ah[C]a
[Em]Shine on, r[G]ide on, immortal o[D]ne, a[C]ha

[Em]Your story [G]will always r[D]un, [C]
always ru[Em]n, [G]
will always ru[D]n [C]
Forever ru[Em]n, [G]
forever ru[D]n, [C]
forever ru[Em]n [G]
Forever yo[D]ung, [C]
[Em] [G] [D] [C] [Em]

forever young