Intro C 
 
Ho! 
                  C   
Were been running strong  
G                    C 
From the east to the west 
 
Been banging fenders 
G                   C 
To give you all the best 
                     F        C 
Been setting records in every state 
                        G          C 
Well there ain't no car like a big V8 
 
                                G       F 
To the boys from the bush where back in town 
         C                        G        C 
Well the cars in the back and the shutters down 
                         G        F 
Were all heading for the Bathurst hill 
                           G            C 
To see Brocky and the boys serving up a thrill 
 
 
Where been feeling the heat 
G              C 
You can hear a cuss 
 
Were been kissing fences  
G                C 
Been chocking on dust 
                 F             C 
We curse the rain we curse the sand 
                G                   C 
Were running hot turning on for the fans 
 
                                G       F 
To the boys from the bush where back in town 
C                        G         C 
Green flag drops and the foot goes down 
                        G          F 
Were all members of the horsepower set 
        C                           G           C 
And the king of the mountain is the guy I gotta get 
 
 
Instrumental 
 
Ho! 
 
C  G  C  G  C 
 
                F           C 
We work our cars from go to whow 
                      G                  C 
It's the greatest race it's the ultimate show 
 
 
Key Change to D 
 
       D                        D/F#    G 
To the boys from the bush where back in town 
     D                            A        G 
Well the cars in the back and the shutters down 
                       D/F#     G 
Were all here were the Bathurst boys 
        D                A         D 
And you can't hear Richo above the noise 
 
 
Yeahhhh 
  
       D                        D/F#    G 
To the boys from the bush where back in town 
D                          A           D 
Well the big guns roar and shaking the ground 
                            D/F#    G 
Steer 'em straight and stay off the wall 
        D                     A       D                        
Get the checked flag and your walking tall 
  
                              A       D     
Get the checked flag and your walking tall 
 
Outro  A  D A D