Walking Away

from Love Lies & Dirty Dishes by Andy Penkow

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lyrics

Walking Away
Time 4/4 Tempo 70 Key C
Intro |C
Verse 1
|C |Em
The machinery shed is silent, the tractor lies in wait
|C |Em
The only sound that echoes is the creaking of the gate
|F |C
The fences need repairing, the wires are hanging loose
|F |Am |G
The bare and dusty paddocks have nothing left to lose
|C |Em
He tells himself he’s done his best to hold on through this drought |C |Em
Taking cattle on the road so they wouldn’t go without
|F |C

No matter what he says or does, or how hard he tries
|F |Am |G

His efforts come to nothing, you can see it in his eyes
Chorus:
|C |Am

The sun beats down relentless, the soil is cracked and hard
|C |G |Am
There’s no more cattle shuffling in the yard
|C |Am

The farmer knows he has no choice, he’s beaten and he’s scarred |C |G |C
And etched upon his face is a broken heart
Verse 2
|C |Em
The For Sale sign stands so rigid, a mark of another loss |C |Em

The ghostly gums are silent, the final line is crossed
|F |C

Where is he to go now, when the soil is in his blood
|F |Am |C |G
 He’s lived it all from drought and dust to fire and drenching flood
Chorus:
|C |Am

The sun beats down relentless, the soil is cracked and hard
|C |G |Am
There’s no more cattle shuffling in the yard
|C |Am

The farmer knows he has no choice, he’s beaten and he’s scarred |C |G |C
And etched upon his face is a broken heart

Bridge
|Am |Em
Where is he to go now, when the soil is in his blood
|F Am |C |G
 He’s lived it all from drought and dust to fire and drenching flood
Chorus:
|C |Am

The sun beats down relentless, the soil is cracked and hard
|C |G |Am
There’s no more cattle shuffling in the yard
|C |Am

The farmer knows he has no choice, he’s beaten and he’s scarred |C |G |C
And etched upon his face is a broken heart
|C |G |C
Etched upon his face is a broken heart
Kath Stewart / David Carter / Angela Bristow-Baohm © 2018 Andy Penkow © 2021
Production notes
Bush Ballad with an alt country feel Strings Piano Double bass

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from Love Lies & Dirty Dishes, track released July 8, 2022

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