D                        G             D
Is it right wat there telling me old fella
D                            G
You lost a mate you had for 40 years
G                            D        Bm
No way could ya tell how u feel old fella
E                              A
No way could i write you how i feel

[Verse 2]

D                          G                          D
So we"ll just leave it there and talk about some other things
D                                     G
I just thought id drop a line or two to say
G                                   D        Bm
Cause your a mate of mine u always were old fella
E                        A             D
And ill do my best to see it stays that way

[Verse 3]

D                    G                D
I dont wanna buy a fight u know old fella
D                                      G
But i hardly can believe the things i hear
G                                     D            Bm
How the rodeos and riding are all changing they tell me
E                                              A
Well i bet u spoke your peace real loud and clear

[Verse 4]

D                       G                D
Been a pic up man for years u have old fella
D                                          G
And the boys arent doing bad u taught them well
G                                       D                  Bm
I just wish the rest would leave our style of doing things alone
E                                  A
Tell them no all yanks to go to hell hey

               KEY CHANGE

[Verse 5]

E                           A               E
Well its pretty dry still down our way old fella
E                                   A
And hows the country doing on your place
A                                        E    Cm
I hear the boys are working north of old keela valley
F#m                                         B
If they work like you Ill know theyll set a pace

[Verse 6]
E                       A                E
How many young ones learn from you old fella
E                               A
The way to handle cattle and a horse
A                                 E            Cm
You always seem to have a team of kids all around you
F#m                                   B
Listening as you spoke the old bush verse
                 TURNAROUND
[Verse 7]

E                           A                    E
Theres no money round the place these days old fella
E                                      A
Yes reminds me of the lean yrs that u knew
A                                         E         Cm
And the drought is closing in on top of us small fellas
F#m                                    B
But where hangin on the way u taught us to

[Verse 8]

E                       A                    E
I just wonder if well see it all come good again
E                                         A
Not just the land but the way of life we had
A                                      E      Cm
It does the old heart good to hear u say old fella
F#m                             B
Compared to years ago its not too bad
       key change

[Verse 9]

D                        G                 D
So goodbye for now and keep in touch old fella
D                                     G
And ill hope u get around to drop a line
G                                     D        Bm
And say gday like no one else could do it old fella
E                          A                  D  G  D
For i miss your voice these days old mate of mine