verse 1
G
It was Ansett 603
Em
He sits down next to me
C G
We were flyin' out across the Great Divide
G
Bound for WA
Em
He shook my hand and said g'day
C D
There I was, Slim Dusty by my side
C D G
I was flyin' with the king
Em
Ridin' on the wind
C
A small town boy from nowhere
D
My head up in the clouds
C D G
All the times I heard him play
Em
And here I was today
C D G
I was flyin', I was flyin' with the king
verse 2
G
Was Trumby ridin' slow
Em
30,000 feet below
C G
Way down there round a fire of gidgee coal
G
The desert stretchin' on
Em
Home to countless Dusty songs
C D
He was the man who walked a country mile
(Repeat through the rest of the song)
Chorus
I was flyin' with the king
Ridin' on the wind
A small town boy from nowhere
My head up in the clouds
All the times I heard him play
And here I was today
I was flyin', I was flyin' with the king
(solo)
BRIDGE
Before I knew the wheels touched down
He smiled and said "I'll see you round"
There was so much more to say but he was gone
An' now he's gone…
Chorus
I was flyin' with the king
Ridin' on the wind
A small town boy from nowhere
My head up in the clouds
All the times I heard him play
And here I was today
I was flyin', I was flyin' with the king