Biography:
John Robert Williamson Order of Australia (born 1 November 1945 in Quambatook, Victoria (Australia) is an Australian country music singer-songwriter. He is well-known for playing in Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) clubs at various venues around Australia. Williamson has released over thirty-two albums, ten Music videos, five DVDs, and two lyric books. He has received more than twenty-three Golden Guitar Awards at the Country Music Awards of Australia and has won two ARIA Music Awards (A.
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Other songs:
- A Bushman Can't Survive
- Back At The Isa
- Home Among The Gum Trees
- Three Sons
- A Bushman Cant Survive
- A Flag Of Our Own
- A Thousand Feet
- And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
- Better Than A Picture
- Billabong
- Boogie With Me Baby
- Campfire On The Road
- Chandelier Of Stars
- Cootamundra Wattle
- Cracker Night
- Crocodile Roll
- Cydi
- Diamantina Drover
- Flag Of Our Own
- Flower On The Water
- Galleries Of Pink Galahs
- Happy Birthday My Old Friend
- Hawkesbury River Lovin
- Keeper Of The Stones
- Malley Boy
- Old Man Emu
- Prettiest Girl In The Kimberley
- Purple Roses
- Queen In The Sport Of Kings
- Raining On The Rock
- Rip Rip Woodchip
- Sail The Nullabor
- Salisbury Street
- Santa Bring Me A Dinosaur
- The Budgie Song
- The Shed
- This Is Australia Calling
- True Blue
- Tubbo Station
- Waratah Street
- Wildlife Warriors Its Time
- Wobbly Boot
- Wobbly Boot Hotel
- Woman On The Land
- Wrinkles
- You And My Guitar
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TRUE BLUE - John Williamson
Simplified to remove finger picking and moved up a tone to use easier chords. Enjoy!
{INTRO}
C Em
C Em
C Em D
[VERSE 1]
G D C G D C
Hey True Blue, don't say you've gone
G C G D
Say you've knocked off for a smoke-oh, and you'll be back later on
Am7 D
Hey True Blue
Am7 D
Hey True Blue
[VERSE 2]
G D C G D C
Give it to me straight, face to face
G C G D
Are you really disappearing, just another dying race
Am7 D Am7 D
Hey True Blue
{CHORUS}
G C G C
True Blue, is it me and you
G C G C
Is it mum and dad, is it a cockatoo
G C G C
Is it standing by your mate when [he's / she's] in a fight
G D
Or just vegemite
C Em
True Blue,
C Em C Em D
I'm asking you.....
[VERSE 3]
G D C G D C
Hey True Blue, can you bear the load
G C G D
Will you tie it up with wire just to keep the show on the road
Am7 D
Hey True Blue
Am7 D
Hey True Blue
[VERSE 4]
G D C G D C
SPOKEN:"Now be fair dinkum", is your heart still there
G C G D
If they sell us out like sponge cake, do you really care
Am7 D Am7 D
Hey True Blue
{CHORUS}
G C G C
True Blue, is it me and you
G C G C
Is it mum and dad, is it a cockatoo
G C G C
Is it standing by your mate when [he's / she's] in a fight
G D
Or just vegemite
C Em
True Blue,
C Em C Em D
I'm asking you.....
{FINAL CHORUS}
G C G C
True Blue, is it me and you
G C G C
Is it mum and dad, is it a cockatoo
G C G C
Is it standing by your mate when [he's / she's] in a fight
G D
Or just vegemite
C
True Blue....
G
True Blue.....
Simplified to remove finger picking and moved up a tone to use easier chords. Enjoy!
{INTRO}
C Em
C Em
C Em D
[VERSE 1]
G D C G D C
Hey True Blue, don't say you've gone
G C G D
Say you've knocked off for a smoke-oh, and you'll be back later on
Am7 D
Hey True Blue
Am7 D
Hey True Blue
[VERSE 2]
G D C G D C
Give it to me straight, face to face
G C G D
Are you really disappearing, just another dying race
Am7 D Am7 D
Hey True Blue
{CHORUS}
G C G C
True Blue, is it me and you
G C G C
Is it mum and dad, is it a cockatoo
G C G C
Is it standing by your mate when [he's / she's] in a fight
G D
Or just vegemite
C Em
True Blue,
C Em C Em D
I'm asking you.....
[VERSE 3]
G D C G D C
Hey True Blue, can you bear the load
G C G D
Will you tie it up with wire just to keep the show on the road
Am7 D
Hey True Blue
Am7 D
Hey True Blue
[VERSE 4]
G D C G D C
SPOKEN:"Now be fair dinkum", is your heart still there
G C G D
If they sell us out like sponge cake, do you really care
Am7 D Am7 D
Hey True Blue
{CHORUS}
G C G C
True Blue, is it me and you
G C G C
Is it mum and dad, is it a cockatoo
G C G C
Is it standing by your mate when [he's / she's] in a fight
G D
Or just vegemite
C Em
True Blue,
C Em C Em D
I'm asking you.....
{FINAL CHORUS}
G C G C
True Blue, is it me and you
G C G C
Is it mum and dad, is it a cockatoo
G C G C
Is it standing by your mate when [he's / she's] in a fight
G D
Or just vegemite
C
True Blue....
G
True Blue.....
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