The Frog chords by Slim Dusty

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (G major) Now I've listened to tales that the
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oldsters told from  (C major) Bourke to Camooweal
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And on  (G major) dusty tracks in the southern states
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from  (D major) Orbost to Warrack (G major) nabeal
Some were grave and some were gay
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and  (C major) some with humour too
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And  (G major) each of the tellers always swore
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that the tale  (D major) that he told was true  (G major) 

Verse 2
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Old  (G major) Paddy the Dancer a swagman of note
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who fol (C major) lowed the 'Bidgee run
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 (G major) Found himself on the tucker track and
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 (D major) most of his food was done
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So he  (G major) pondered awhile and thought
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at last as  (C major) far as he could see
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That he'd  (G major) have to catch himself
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a cod to cook on the  (D major) coals for tea  (G major) 

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Verse 3

So he rigged a line from binder twine that

he'd scrounged from a farmers hay

And then fashioned a hook from a rusty

nail that got stuck in his foot that day

Well he looked with pride on his fishing gear

and to try he could hardly wait

Then he saw at last as anglers do you must

cover your hook with bait

Verse 4
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He remembered  (G major) a tale that someone
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told in the  (C major) dim and distant past
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That  (G major) frogs were the things that the anglers
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used for the  (D major) fish to break their fasts
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But frog (G major) s were as scarce as teeth on hens
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or  (C major) that's what he said to me
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But he  (G major) searched around till he found
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a frog at the  (D major) foot of a light wood tree  (G major) 

Verse 5
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Well he stalked that frog on hands  (G major) and knees
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like  (C major) big game hunters do
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But a black  (G major) snake coming the other
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way had the  (D major) same idea in view
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But  (G major) both of them grabbed together
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but the snake  (C major) was a fraction fast
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It  (G major) swallowed the frog but found itself
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 (D major) held in the swagman's grasp
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Well he  (G major) fished from his pocket a flask

Verse 6

he had of very potent grog

And said with a sigh it must be done

I want that flamin' frog

Verse 7
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 (G major) Well he squeezed that wriggling reptile's
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neck til its  (C major) jaws were opened wide
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Then with  (G major) tears in eyes he poured
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the lot  (D major) into the snakes' insides
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Well it  (G major) gave a gurgle and then a gulp
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and  (C major) then quite a twist or two
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And there was that old  (G major) frog in the
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light of day  (D major) almost as good as  (G major) new

Verse 8
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Well he grabbed that frog and  (G major) hurried
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away to  (C major) bait up his rusty hook
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And then lay  (G major) back on the grassy bank by
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the side  (D major) of that peaceful brook
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Then he  (G major) felt a tap on his shoulderblade and
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 (C major) turned with eyes agog!!
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And  (G major) there was that snake all bleary
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eyed in its  (D major) mouth was another frog
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 (G major) 

Verse 9
Well that was the tale that was told to me
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at a  (C major) camp on the reedy flat
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 (G major) Maybe it's true or maybe not
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you'd  (D major) best be the judge of that
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But  (G major) what I can hardly believe is,
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is the  (C major) way that he liked the grog
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He  (G major) would give it away to a worthless
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snake for the  (D major) sake of a useless frog  (G major) 