Clydesdale chords by Norma O'Hara Murphy

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Verse 1
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Back in the dawn of Australia's sun
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Back when our history had only begun
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Noble and proud they
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toiled under the sun
Hail to the Clydesdale, our pioneer son
Our grandfathers stood
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where the tall timbers grew
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With visions of pastures and vines
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With their shaggy -legged horses
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they struggled to prove
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That they'd make a living in time
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North to the Mallee they
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fought hard and long
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Taming the scrub and the sand
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Held by their horses to plough and to sow
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Doing it hard on the land
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Hail to the Clydesdale, our pioneer son
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Hail to our heroes, their battle is won
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The machine age is here
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and all their work is done
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Hail to the Clydesdale, our pioneer son
In the big mountain country
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where the tall timbers stand
They played their part in
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building this land
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Helping to pull the big logs to and fro
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Building more homes
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so Australia could grow
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All through New England and
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Queensland they came
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Always so honest and true
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Turning the soil so hearty and game
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Straining to pull the loaves through
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Hail to Clydesdale, our pioneer son
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Hail to our heroes, their battle is won
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The machine age is here
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and all their work is done
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Hail to the Clydesdale, our pioneer son
So gentle and strong with
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a heart of alarm
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No one served better than he
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For little reward
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when the day's work was done
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And a future for you and for me
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Who bought the wool out
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and who bought the wheat?
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Pulling out tons every run
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And who's sweating the strain
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in the dust and the heat?
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The Clydesdale, very own son
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Hail to the Clydesdale, our pioneer son
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Hail to our heroes, their battle is won
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The machine age is here
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and all their work is done
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Hail to the Clydesdale, our Pioneer Sound
Hail to the Clydesdale,
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our Pioneer Sound