At Lightning Ridge chords by John Williamson
Verse 1
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Don't ask any questions,
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don't snoop around his claim.
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He'll be out with a dog
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and a shotgun.
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Who knows what he's hiding,
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or why he makes his stand.
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Men like him are buried alive
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with opals in their hands.
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Well they say he came from
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Lismore, but that's about all we know
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He came for a weekend only,
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twenty years ago
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Well he must have had money in the bank,
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for he's found a lot more than potch
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For every month he sends a cab
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for another case of scotch
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He's a dreamer, he's a drinker,
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a bull and in a hole
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He's a schemer, he's a thinker,
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he's a lonely soul
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He's gouging for the opal
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like a wombat or a mole
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Way out there at
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Lightning
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Ridge
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Down below the leopard wood,
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below the bimble box
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Get your thrill on
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Lunatic
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Hill
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Flashes of dancing colour,
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green and gold and red
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Mixes with black and you're
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on your back
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Diggin' until you're dead
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Well, it's not about a fancy car,
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it's not about the cash
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They passed the hat for a swim
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ming pool and built it in a flash
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No, it's all about the opal,
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you get it in your eye
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You see a glimpse of heaven
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with an gels in the sky
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And you're a dreamer, you're a drinker,
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a bull ant in a hole
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You're a schemer, you're a thinker,
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You're a lonely soul,
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You're gouging for the opal,
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Like a wombat or a mole,
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Way out there at
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Lightning
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Ridge,
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He's a dreamer, he's a drinker,
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A bull and in a hole,
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He's a schemer, he's a thinker,
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He's a lonely soul,
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He's gouging for the opal,
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Like a wombat or a mole
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Way out there at
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Lightning
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Ridge
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F#m
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Way out there at
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Lightning
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Ridge
you
At Lightning Ridge
John Williamson
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