Hi Sean

Following are the first verses of each of the two songs you requested with chords as they are played by John Wallace. He had a Commercial radio hit about 20 years ago or so with Clancy and I'm guessing this is the one you might be thinking of - He released it under the stage name of "Wallace & Matilda" - an obvious play on Banjo's Waltzing Matilda.

Any way - to the songs

Clancy of the Overflow

Intro D7 - / / / / / / / / : C - / / / /   : G - / /   (the forward slashes denote beat)

[D7] I had [G] written him a letter which I had [C] for want of bet-[G]-ter knowledge

[C] Sent to where I met [G] him down 'The Lachlan' years a-[D]-go

He was [C] shearing when I knew him, so I [G] sent the letter to him

[G] Just on [D] 'spec', addressed as follows: Clancy [C] of the Over-[G]-flow


All verses use the same chording and it's up to you to either play softer, louder, faster etc as you see fit (or as takes your fancy / suits your style)


Man From Snowy River

There was [C] movement at the [D] station for the [G] word had passed a-[C]-round

That the [G] colt from 'Old Reg-[D]-ret' had got a-[G]-way

And had [C] joined the wild bush [D] horses - he was [G] worth a thousand [C] pounds

So [G] all the cracks had [D] gathered to the [G] fray

All the [D] tried and noted [D7] riders from the [C] stations near and [G] far

Had [D] mustered at the [D7] homestead over-[G]-night

For the [C] bushmen love hard [D] riding where the [G] wild bush horses [C] are

And the [G] stock-horse snuffs the [D] battle with de-[G]-light


With 'chord breaks' and instrumentalising this song can take up to 15 minutes to get through - I tend to ignore those (given I'm a pretty ordinary muso anyway) and simply sing right through. Punters listening to a busker would prefer singing / playing as opposed to instrumentalising anyway, generally.
Again, speed up / slow down and play softer or harder depending on the "mood" in that part of the song. ie: I tend to strum soft but quite fast in the verses wher "The Man" is doing his downhill ride and his chasing of the mob and then abruptly slow it RIGHT down for the bit that goes "'Til they halted - cowed and beaten - then he turned their heads for home / And alone and unassisted brought them back. / But his hardy mountain pony, he could scarecley raise a trot / etc etc.


Anyway those are the songs you actually asked about - I know when I ask, I'd prefer to get the lyrics / chords in this format as opposed to being pointed in another direction. Being told a song is in the "Key of ####" doesn't help as being an ABI - I ca't remember chord progressions anymore.

Yours

Muttley