[Intro]
G D C
[Verse]
G C
For nearly sixty years I've been a Cockie
G D
Of droughts and fires and floods, I've lived through plenty
G C G
And this country's dust and mud have seen my tears and blood
D C G D
But it's nearly over now, and now I'm easy
[Verse]
G C
I married a fine girl when I was twenty
G D
But she died in giving birth when she was thirty
G C G
No flying doctor then, just a gentle old black 'gin
D C G D
But it's nearly over now, and now I'm easy
[Verse]
G C
She left me with two sons and a daughter
G D
And a bone-dry farm whose soil cried out for water
G C G
My care was rough and ready, but they grew up fine and steady
D C G D
But it's nearly over now, and now I'm easy
[Verse]
G C
My daughter married young and went her own way
G D
My sons lie buried by the Burma Railway
G G7 C G
So on this land I've made my home, I've carried on alone
D C G D
But it's nearly over now, and now I'm easy
[Instrumental]
G C G D E
A D A E D
[Verse]
A D
For nearly sixty years I've been a Cockie
A E
Of droughts and fires and floods, I've lived through plenty
A D A
And this country's dust and mud have seen my tears and blood
E D
But it's nearly over now, and now I'm easy
A E D
Oh, it's nearly over now, and now I'm easy
[Outro]
A E D A E D x3