Way Out West – James Blundell (collaboration with James Reyne)
(https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/james-blundell/id14828756)
Intro:
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G(8)
Way out west where the rain don't fall,
G(8)
got a job with the company drilling for oil
Dsus2(8) G(8)
Just to make some change, living and a`working on the land
G
I quit my job and I left my wife
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Headed out west for a brand new life
D G
Just to get away. Living and a`working on the land
[Chorus]
C(3) C/B(1) Am(4) G(8)
What a change it's been, from working that nine to five
C(3) C/B(1) Am(4)
How strange it's been,
D(8)
at last I get the feeling that I'm really alive
G
They give you a house made of fibro cement
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You don't need no money 'Cause you don't pay no rent
D G
And it's Oh so cheap, Living and a`working on the land
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Living and a`working on the land (repeat)
[Solo]
Em C G G
Em C D D…
(G Intro riff)
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There's nothing much to do on a Saturday night
G
But get into some booze, or maybe a fight
D G
'Cause it's tough out here, living and a`working on the land
[Chorus]
G
Way out west where the rain don't fall
G
Got a job with a company drilling for oil
Dsus2 G
And I'm never gonna leave, living and a`working on the land
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D G
Living and a`working on the land (repeat this section to fade)
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Requested by Paul K at Laugh and Learn
