George's next attempt to reach Travis was with the gift of a guitar. When George presented it he was surprised at the child's enthusiasm. Later he realized Travis had thought it was a BB gun. Once Travis set his mind to it he disappeared into the instrument, strumming out arhythmic chords with a look of fierce determination. He was drawn to the overly maudlin ballads and the Aboriginal Country and Western he would hear down at Warrabah. It was around this time that he wrote his first song, "My Life Is Slowly Changing."

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