Kitty Buchanan chords by Ted Egan

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Verse 1
Am 
Kitty Buchanan.
She fiercely held the old man's hand.
His grip said, yes I understand,
it's good to have you with me
as my life draws to a close.
She knelt down as he pulled her near
and whispered softly in his ear,
you know how much I love you
and I hope that it still shows.
He nodded and their eyes were one,
they smiled as
they had often done.
Fifty golden years
together ended.
A life of love led side by side
since she first became his bride
and they could contemplate.
The vision splendid.
The old man died
and everyone talked
of all the things he'd done.
All there at the funeral
spoke
of how he'd been so great.
She was quiet and pensive,
just a little apprehensive
at the prospect of her
life now without her dear old mate.
A tough old thing, just skin and bone.
They left her grieving all alone,
but she knew that neglect
was not intended.
They watched her standing
calm and brave,
standing by the old man's grave.
She turned and spoke about
F# 
their vision splendid.
Am 
We  camped out in our swags
a thousand nights
D 
beneath the wondrous stars,
Am 
Saw the saffron sunrise
through the lace of ironwood trees,
Sang on watch together
Em 
walking cattle down the Maringi,
Am 
Smelt the rain coming on
a wattle -scented breeze,
And we saw a lifetime's labour
Em 
washed away in devastation,
Am 
fought the fires,
D 
beat the banks
Am 
when credit was suspended.
Em 
But through all those years of hardship,
Am 
we always had each other.
D 
Am 
And I know that I have seen
the vision splendid.
G 
Am 
Oh, I know,
D 
Am 
I have seen the vision splendid.