Station Cook chords by John Williamson

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Verse 1
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 (C major) Old Pee
Wee had a fickle look
from too much alcohol
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 (G major) But his missus kept a green stick
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to keep him in con (C major) trol
He rarely left his sunken bed
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in the breeze way out the back (G major) 
His only job was split the wood
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or the missus whip would crack  (C major) 
Now the woman was a mighty cook,
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very wide across  (G major) the bum
The station kids, black and white,
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were allowed to call her  (C major) mum
Her kitchen was a bakery
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for an outback  (G major) appetite
For big slabs of bully beef
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or good old Vegem (C major) ite
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Some  (F major) of the men were bachelors,
some of the men were not
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 (C major) It  (G major) didn't worry the station cook,
she'd feed the bloody lot
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 (C major) Visit (F major) ors from the Iser (C major) 
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or  (F major) tourists in a  (C major) bus
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With  (G major) a huge pot of strong tea
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and a minimum of  (C major) fuss  (G major) 
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 (C major) Now the station pet was a
Brahmin bull
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You could pat him  (G major) on the head
He'd never seen a sale yard
He was station bred
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 (C major) I tried to take his picture
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With a stockman and a  (G major) gin
But they faded into the scenery
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with a drought -resistant grin  (C major) 
To the famous brunette races
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they'd head off for the fun (G major) 
Where the beer flowed like a river
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there was coke and Bundy  (C major) rum
The station boys were favourites
to win the tug -of -war
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 (G major) The townies weren't prepared
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to risk another broken jaw  (C major) 
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Some  (F major) of the men were bachelors,
some of the men were not
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 (C major) It  (G major) didn't worry the station cook,
she'd feed the bloody lot
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 (C major) Visit (F major) ors from the Iser
ought to recinna -bus
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 (C major) With a  (G major) huge pot of strong tea
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and a minimum of  (C major) fuzz  (G major) 
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 (C major) It's the last of the outback stations
owned by a family
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 (G major) Hard fought by a pioneer
of the Northern Territory
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 (C major) I hope it won't be swallowed up
by a public company
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 (G major) And fade into the heat haze
of outback history
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