Intro riff is single notes of the 2 chords G - Gsus4.


[Verse 1]
G                  F
Saw a man who was fifty-one He had
Bb                      F
married daughters and a single son and he's
Em                   F
lost his job as this year's begun and it

[Chorus]
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it

[Verse 2]
G                    F
Saw his wife who was fifty-two she said
Bb                      F
she was sure they could make it through that her
Em                     F
Single wage would just have to do and it

[Chorus]
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it

[Bridge]
(single strums)
F                         F
Talked about it with the family now
F                      F
What began in sadness ended up a row
(full strumming)
F                      F
All the guys with the clever mouths who are
 F                     G
Saying we should move south

[Verse]
G                       F
Saw the son who's been gone two weeks and he's
 Bb                  F
Down already with a job to seek and he's
Em                        F
in Kings Cross and theres no-one speaking and it

[Chorus]
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it

[Bridge]
(single strums)
F                         F
Talked about it with the family now
F                      F
What began in sadness ended up a row
(full strumming)
F                      F
All the guys with the clever mouths who are
 F                     G
Saying we should move south

Vocal solo line of the guys harmonizing "Yeah"
G - F - Bb - F - Em - F

[Chorus]
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it

[Bridge]
(single strums)  (F chords fall a little sooner this time through)
F                         F
Talked about it with the family now
F                      F
What began in sadness ended up a row
(full strumming)
F                      F
All the guys with the clever mouths who are
 F                     G
Saying we should move south

[Verse 1]
G                  F
Saw a man who was fifty-one He had
Bb                      F
married daughters and a single son and he's
Em                   F
lost his job as this year's begun and it

[Chorus]
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
Bb       Eb
broke my heart, it
         Bb         Eb
and it, breaks yer heart
         Bb         Eb
and it, breaks yer heart
         Bb         Eb
and it, breaks yer heart
         Bb         Eb
and it, breaks yer heart
Bb
HUT!