Intro: D A D A
E D A Asus2 A
He was knocking a ball against a tank stand with a stump
E D A Asus2 A
who could have guessed what that country boy would become
Bm A
with the crack of leather on willow
Bm A
a nation called his name
Bm A
and the Bradman boy from Bowral
Bm E
became the greatest in the game
Chorus
A
they don?t make ?em like that any more
D
they don?t make ?em like that any more
A E
he counted the cost and gave it all
A
they don?t make ?em like they did back then
D
keep getting up again and again
Bm E A
they just don?t make ?em like that anymore
E D A Asus2 A
The Kirkpatrick boy watched the Nulla Creek flow by
E D A Asus2 A
as he sang a song about another wet July
Bm A Bm A
countless tunes and miles and mates and dusty roads have passed
Bm E
that boy?s become a legend with his hat and his guitar
Chorus
Spoken: Albert Namatjira
Betty Cuthbert
Fred Hollows
J O?K
Dawn Fraser
Mama Shirl
Kingsford-Smith
Banjo Patterson
Chorus x 2
Transcribed by Mike Morgan