How to Play The Diamantina Drover on Guitar?

John Williamson - The Diamantina Drover can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, Dm, F chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play The Diamantina Drover with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

John Williamson - The Diamantina Drover Chords

Chord reference C, G, Am, Dm, F

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [G] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] The [C]faces in the [G]photograph have [Am]faded And I [Am]can’t believe he [C]looks so much like [F]me For it’s [Am]been ten years to[Em]day Since I [Dm]left for Old Cork [Am]Station Saying [Dm]I won’t be [F]back till the [G]drovin’s [Am]done.

For the [F]rain never [C]falls on the [G]dusty Diaman[Am]tina And a [Am]drover finds it [C]hard to change his [F]mind [G] For the [Am]years have surely [Em]gone Like the [F]drays from Old Cork [Am]Station [Dm]And I won’t be [F]back till the [G]drovin’s [Am]done

Well it [C]seems like the [G]sun comes up each [Am]mornin’ [Am]Sets me up and [C]takes it all a[F]way For the [Am]dreaming by the [Em]light Of the [Dm]camp fire at [Am]night [Dm]Ends with the [F]burning [G]by the [Am]day

[C] [G] [Am] [C] [G] [Am]

Some[C]times I think I’ll [G]settle back in [Am]Sydney But it’s [Am]been so long it’s [C]hard to change my [F]mind For the [Am]cattle trail goes [Em]on and on And the [Dm]fences roll for[Am]ever [Dm]And I won’t be [F]back till the [G]drovin’s [Am]done.

For the [F]rain never [C]falls on the [G]dusty Diaman[Am]tina And a [Am]drover finds it [C]hard to change his [F]mind [G] For the [Am]years have surely [Em]gone Like the [F]drays from Old Cork [Am]Station [Dm]I won’t be [F]back till the [G]drovin’s [Am]done

Artist John Williamson

Album Mallee Boy

Genres Country

Year 1986

Key C

John Williamson - The Diamantina Drover can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, Dm, F chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Diamantina Drover with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.