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Did You Know? Paul Kelly released To Her Door in 1987 after spending 7 years writing it.
in 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Society ranked To Her Door as one of the Top 30 Australians songs of all time.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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To Her Door Chords And Strumming, Paul Kelly
Django Chords:
Django C chord
Django G chord
Django D chord
Django Em chord
Strumming:
"Driver":
|D D D U D U |
Tempo: 164 bpm Key: G
Intro -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 2
Verse 1/Refrain -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 4
|G - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
(G) They got married (D)early (C) never had no (G)money
(G) Then when he got (D)laid off (C) they really hit the (G)skids
(G) He started up his (D)drinkin' (C) then they started (G)fightin'
(G) He took it pretty (D)badly (C) she took both the (Gx2)kids
(G) She said, "(Em)I'm not standing (D)by to (C)watch you slowly (D)die
So watch me (C)walkin' (D) out the (G)door", (D) "Out the (C)door", (G) "Out the (G)door" (D) out the (Cx2)door"
(She said, "Shove it Jack, I'm walking out your fuckin' door")
Verse 2/Refrain -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 4
|G - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |D - - - |
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 2
(G) She went to her (D)brother's (C) got a little (G)bar work
(G) He went to the (D)buttery (C) he stayed about a (G)year
(G) Then he wrote a (D)letter (C) he said, "I wanna (G)see ya"
(G) She thought he sounded (D)better (C) she sent him up the (Gx2)fare
He was (Em)riding through the (D)cane (C)in the pouring (D)rain
On O(C)lympic (D) To her (G)door, (D) To her (C)door, (G) To her (G)door, (D) To her (C)door (G)(And his heart was singing like a lowdown guitar)
Middle 8 -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 4
Verse 3/Refrain -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 4
|G - - - |
| |Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |D - - - | | x 2
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 2
(G) He came in on a (D)Sunday (C) every muscle (G)achin'
(G) Walking in slow (D)motion (C) like he'd just (G)been hit
(G) Did they have a (D)future? (C) would he know his (G)children?
(G) Could he make a (D)picture (C) and get them all to (Gx2)fit?
He was (Em)shaking in his (D)seat (C)riding through the (D)streets
In a (C)Silvertop (D) to her
(Em)Shaking in his (D)seat (C)riding through the (G)streets
In a (C)Silvertop (D) To her (G)door, (D) To her (C)door, (G) To her (G)door, (D) To her (C)door (G)
Ending -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 4
Final Chord Strum: G
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To Her Door Chords And Strumming, Paul Kelly
Open Chords:
Open C chord
Open G chord
Open D chord
Open Em chord
Strumming:
"Driver":
|D D D U D U |
Tempo: 164 bpm Key: G
Intro -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 2
Verse 1/Refrain -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 4
|G - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
(G) They got married (D)early (C) never had no (G)money
(G) Then when he got (D)laid off (C) they really hit the (G)skids
(G) He started up his (D)drinkin' (C) then they started (G)fightin'
(G) He took it pretty (D)badly (C) she took both the (Gx2)kids
(G) She said, "(Em)I'm not standing (D)by to (C)watch you slowly (D)die
So watch me (C)walkin' (D) out the (G)door", (D) "Out the (C)door", (G) "Out the (G)door" (D) out the (Cx2)door"
(She said, "Shove it Jack, I'm walking out your fuckin' door")
Verse 2/Refrain -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 4
|G - - - |
|Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |D - - - |
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 2
(G) She went to her (D)brother's (C) got a little (G)bar work
(G) He went to the (D)buttery (C) he stayed about a (G)year
(G) Then he wrote a (D)letter (C) he said, "I wanna (G)see ya"
(G) She thought he sounded (D)better (C) she sent him up the (Gx2)fare
He was (Em)riding through the (D)cane (C)in the pouring (D)rain
On O(C)lympic (D) To her (G)door, (D) To her (C)door, (G) To her (G)door, (D) To her (C)door (G)(And his heart was singing like a lowdown guitar)
Middle 8 -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 4
Verse 3/Refrain -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 4
|G - - - |
| |Em - - - |D - - - |C - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |D - - - | | x 2
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 2
(G) He came in on a (D)Sunday (C) every muscle (G)achin'
(G) Walking in slow (D)motion (C) like he'd just (G)been hit
(G) Did they have a (D)future? (C) would he know his (G)children?
(G) Could he make a (D)picture (C) and get them all to (Gx2)fit?
He was (Em)shaking in his (D)seat (C)riding through the (D)streets
In a (C)Silvertop (D) to her
(Em)Shaking in his (D)seat (C)riding through the (G)streets
In a (C)Silvertop (D) To her (G)door, (D) To her (C)door, (G) To her (G)door, (D) To her (C)door (G)
Ending -
| |G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - | | x 4
Final Chord Strum: G
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To Her Door Lyrics
They got married early
Never had no money
Then when he got laid off
They really hit the skids
He started up his drinkin'
Then they started fightin'
He took it pretty badly
She took both the kids
She said, "I'm not standing by
To watch you slowly die
So watch me walkin' out the door"
"Out the door"
"Out the door"
She said, "Shove it Jack, I'm walking out your fuckin' door"
She went to her brother's
Got a little bar work
He went to the buttery
He stayed about a year
Then he wrote a letter
He said, "I wanna see ya"
She thought he sounded better
She sent him up the fare
He was riding through the cane
In the pouring rain
On Olympic
To her door
To her door
To her door
To her door
And his heart was singing like a lowdown guitar
He came in on a Sunday
Every muscle achin'
Walking in slow motion
Like he'd just been hit
Did they have a future?
Would he know his children?
Could he make a picture
And get them all to fit?
He was shaking in his seat
Riding through the streets
In a Silvertop
To her
Shaking in his seat
Riding through the streets
In a Silvertop
To her door
To her door
To her door
To her door
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