Cootamundra Wattle Chords by John Williamson

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_ _ [Eb] Don't go looking through that old [Ab] camphor box, woman
[Eb] You know those old things only make you [Ab] cry
[Eb] When you dream upon that little bunny [Ab] rug
_ [Eb] Makes you think that life has passed [Ab] you by
There [Eb] are days when you wish the world [Ab] would stop, woman
[Eb] But then you know some wounds would never [Ab] heal
_ [Eb] But when I browse the early pages of [Ab] the children
It's then I know exactly how [Eb] you feel
Hey, [Ab] it's July and the winter sun [Eb] is shining
_ [Ab] And the kutumandra wattle is [Eb] my friend
For [Ab] all at once my childhood [Eb] never left me
Cos [Fm] wattle blossoms [Ab] bring it [Eb] back again
_ It's Sunday and you should [Ab] stop the worry, woman
[Eb] Come out here and sit down [Ab] in the sun
_ _ [Eb] Can't you hear the magpies [Ab] in the distance?
_ _ [Eb] Don't you feel the new day [Ab] has begun?
_ _ [Eb] Can't you hear the bees [Ab] making honey, woman?
[Eb] In the spotted gums where the bell [Ab] birds ring
_ [Eb] You might grow old and bitter [Ab] cos you missed it
You know some people never hear [Eb] such things
Hey, [Ab] it's July and the winter sun [Eb] is shining
[Ebm] And [Ab] the kutumandra wattle [Eb] is my friend
_ [Ab] For all at once my childhood [Eb] never left me
[Ebm] Cos wattle [C] blossoms bring [Ab] it [Eb] back again _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] Don't buy the daily papers [Ab] anymore, woman
[Eb] Read all about what's going on in [Ab] hell
_ [Eb] They don't care to tell the world [Ab] of kindness
_ [Bbm] Good [Eb] news never made a paper [Ab] sell
There's all the [Eb] colours of the rainbow [Ab] in the garden, woman
[Eb] And symphonies of music in [Ab] the sky
_ _ [Eb] Heaven's all around us if [Ab] you're looking
But how can you see it [Eb] if you cry?
Hey, [Ab] it's July and the winter sun [Eb] is [Ebm] shining
And [Ab] the kutumandra wattle [Eb] is my friend
For [Ab] all at once my childhood never [Eb] left [Ebm] me
_ [Bb] Cos wattle blossoms bring it [Eb] back again _ _ _
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