The song has the same basic chord structure through the whole song.
THere are 3 chords - E, A, and D.
It goes like this.
Intro A A AD AWhen I was a young man, I carried my pack.
E AAnd I lived the free life, of a rover.
- E D
From the Murray's green basin,
A To the dusty outback,
E AI waltzed my matilda all over.
- E D A
Then in 1915, my country said "son"
E D "It's time to stop rambling,"
A"Cos there's work to be done."
- D
So they gave me a tin hat,
A And they gave me a gun,
E AAnd they sent me away to the war.
D AAnd the band played Waltzing Matilda,
- D E
As we sailed away from the quay.
D And amidst all the cheers,
AAnd the shouts and the tears,
- E A
We sailed off for Galipoli
- D A
How well I remember that terrible day,
E A when the blood stained the sand and the water.
E DAnd how in that hell
- A
that they called Souvla Bay
E A We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter.
E D AJohnny Turkey was ready, He'd primed himself well.
- E D
He showered us with bullets,
A And he rained us with shells.
DAnd in five minutes flat,
- A
he'd blown us all to hell.
E A Nearly blew us right back to Australia.
D AAnd the band played Waltzing Matilda,
D EAs we stopped to bury our slain.
- D
And we buried ours
A and the Turks buried theirs,
E AAnd it started all over again.
D ANow those who were living, Did their best to survive,
- E A
In that mad world of guts, blood, and fire.
E D And for seven long weeks,
AI kept myself alive,
- E A
As the corpses around me piled higher.
E D A Then a big Turkish shell, Knocked me arse over tit.
E DAnd when I awoke
- A
in my hospital bed,
D And saw what it had done,
AChrist I wished I was dead.
- E A
Never knew there were worse things than dying.
- D A
And no more I'll go Waltzing Matilda,
D E To the green bushes so far and near.
DFor to hang tent and pegs
- A
A man needs two legs.
E A No more Waltzing Matilda for me.
D ASo they collected the crippled, The wounded and maimed,
E AAnd they sent us back home to Australia.
- E D
The legless, the armless,
A the blind and insane.
E AThose proud wounded heroes of Souvla
- E D A
And as our ship pulled into Circular Quay
E D I looked at the place
Awhere my legs used to be.
- D
And thank Christ, there was nobody
A waiting for me,
E ATo grieve and to mourn and to pity.
D AAnd the band played Waltzing Matilda,
- D E
As they carried us down the gangway.
D But nobody cheered,
AThey just stood and stared,
- E A
And they turned their faces away.
- D A
And now every April, I sit on my porch,
E A And I watch the parades pass before me.
E DI see my old comrades,
- A
How proudly they march.
E A Reliving the dreams of past glory.
E D AI see the old men, all twisted and torn.
- E D
The forgotten heroes
A of a forgotten war.
DAnd the young people ask me,
- A
What are they marching for?
E A And I ask my self the same question.
D AAnd the band plays Waltzing Matilda,
D EAnd the old men still answer the call.
- D
But year after year,
A Their numbers get fewer,
E ASomeday no-one will march there at all.
A DWaltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
- A E
Who'll come a waltzing matilda with me?
Outro: A A E A
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