JOHN WILLIAMSON Galleries Of Pink Galahs from the album "Mallee Boy" Transcribed by Daniel Schaumann This song is played with a capo on the 8th fret, in Drop-D tuning D D/C# G/B D/A 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|------2-------2---------2-------------------------------2-------| B|----3-------3---------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-| G|--2-------2---------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2---| D|0-----------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----| A|----------------4---------------2---------------0---------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| G6 D/F# D/A D/E D/A D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|--------0-----------------------------------------------2-------| B|------0-------0-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-| G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---| D|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----| A|------------------------0---------------0-----------------------| D|5---------------4---------------2---------------0---------------| D D/C# G/B D/A Galleries of pink galahs, crystal nights with diamond stars G6 D/F# D/A D/E D/A D Apricots preserved in jars, that's my home D D/C# G/B D/A Land of oceans in the sun, purple hazes, river gum G6 D/F# D/A D/E D/A D It breaks your heart when rain won't come, it breaks your heart D G6/D D G6/D It takes a harsh and cruel drought to sort the weaker saplings out G6/D D It makes room for stronger trees, maybe that's what life's about D G6/D D G6/D Winter's come, the hills are brown, the shops are closed, the blinds are down D G6/D D Everybody's leaving town, they can't go on REPEAT INTRO D D/C# G/B D/A The south wind through verandah gauze, whines and bangs the homestead doors G6 D/F# D/A D/E D/A D A mother curses dusty floors, and feels alone D D/C# G/B D/A Trucks and bulk bins filled with rust, boy leaves home to make a crust G6 D/F# D/A D/E D/A D A father's dreams reduced to dust, but he must go on D G6/D D G6/D Tortured redgums unashamed, sunburnt country, wisely named G6/D D Chisel ploughed and wire claimed, but never never, never tamed SOLO (not in relation to capo) D G6/D D G6/D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------7-8-7-10-9----------------| D|8----------7--8-10----8-7-----------8-----------10--------------| A|--------------------------11------8-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| D G6/D D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------11-10-11----------------------------------------------| G|----7-8-10--------12--12--------8---------7-----------------7-8-| D|--8------------------------------------------10-8---------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| D D/C# G/B D/A 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|------------------------11-10-----------13----------15--13------| B|--11-10-11--------------------11------------------15--15--15----| G|10--------10----12--------------10--------------------------15--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| G6 D/F# D/A D/E D/A D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|--------18------------------------------------------------------| B|15-16-18----18--16-15-16-18-18----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------15------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| D D/C# G/B D/A Whirlwind swirls a paper high, same old news of further dry G6 D/F# D/A D/E D/A D Of broken clouds just passing by, that's my home D D/C# G/B D/A Land of oceans in the sun, purple hazes, river gum G6 D/F# D/A D/E D/A D It breaks your heart when rain won't come, it breaks your heart REPEAT INTRO, end on a D chord 15/04/2003