(intro) Dm Em Dm G Am C F G
C G F G
The faces in the photographs are fading,
Am C F
I can't believe he looks so much like me.
G Am Em Dm Am
For it’s been ten long years today since I left for old Cork Station,
Dm Em F G Am
saying, I won't be back till the drove is done.
F C Dm Am
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina,
Dm Em F
the drover finds it hard to change his mind.
G C Em F Am
For the years have surely gone like the drays from old Cork Station,
Dm Em F G Am
and I won't be back till the drove is done.
C G F G
It seems like the sun comes up each morning,
Am C F G
sets me up, then takes it all away.
Am Em Dm Am
Dreaming by the light of the campfire at night,
Dm Em F G Am
ends with the early light of the day.
F C Dm Am
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina,
Dm Em F
the drover finds it hard to change his mind.
G C Em F Am
For the years have surely gone like the drays from old Cork Station,
Dm Em F G Am
and I won't be back till the drove is done.
( Dm Em Dm G Am C F G )
C G F G
I sometimes think I'll settle back in Sydney,
Am C F
it's been so long and it's hard to change your mind.
G Am Em Dm Am
For the cattle trail rolls on and on, the fences last forever,
Dm Em F G Am
and I won't be back when the drove is done.
F C Dm Am
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina,
Dm Em F
the drover finds it hard to change his mind.
G C Em F Am
For the years have surely gone like the drays from old Cork Station,
Dm Em F G Am
and I won't be back till the drove is done.
( Dm Em Dm G Am C F G ) (2x)