Chords for John Williamson, Home Among The Gum Trees
Tempo:
116.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
D
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Gm] [C] [G] .
[F] .
[G] [C] [G] .
[C] [Eb] I've [F] been around the [Gm] world a couple of times and [C] maybe more.
[G] I've seen the [C] sights, I've had [F] delights on every foreign shore.
But when my mates all ask [Gm] me the place that [C] I adore.
[G] I tell [C] them right away, [N] what do we tell them?
.
Give me a home [G] among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [Eb] sheep, a turkey, [G] kangaroo, a close-mine [F] out the back.
[G] Veranda [C] out the front and an old rocking [F] chair.
You can see me in the kitchen [Gm] cooking [C] up a roast.
[G] Or vegemite on [C] toast, [G] just [Eb] you and me.
[G] [F] Later on we'll settle [G] down and mull up on [C] the porch.
[G].
And [C] watch the possums [N] play.
Give me a [Gm] home among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [G] sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine [Fm] out the back.
[Gm] Veranda [G] out the front and an [C] old rocking chair.
[F] [Bb] There's a Safeway up the corner [F] and a Woolies down the street.
[C] And a brand new place they've opened [F] up where they regulate the heat.
[Bb] But I'd trade them all [F] tomorrow for a single bus retreat.
[C] With a Coke [G] up my [C] rascal.
[F] Give me a home [G] among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [Ab] sheep, a [Ebm] turkey, [F] kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
[G] Veranda [C] out the front and an old rocking chair.
[G] Some people like their houses [Am] with fences [D] all [C] around.
Others [D] live in [G] mansions and some beneath the ground.
But me, I like the bush, you [Am] know, with rabbits [D] running round.
[Em] And a [D] pumpkin fine [G] out my [N] back is your turn.
Give me a home among the gum trees With lots of plum trees.
A sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
Veranda out the front and an old rocking [Em] chair.
[G].
Give me a home [Em] among the [D] gum trees [Am] With lots of plum [D] trees.
[G] A sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
Veranda [D] out the [Am] front and an old [D] rocking .
[G] chair.
[Cm] [G] [D] [G] [N] .
[F] .
[G] [C] [G] .
[C] [Eb] I've [F] been around the [Gm] world a couple of times and [C] maybe more.
[G] I've seen the [C] sights, I've had [F] delights on every foreign shore.
But when my mates all ask [Gm] me the place that [C] I adore.
[G] I tell [C] them right away, [N] what do we tell them?
.
Give me a home [G] among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [Eb] sheep, a turkey, [G] kangaroo, a close-mine [F] out the back.
[G] Veranda [C] out the front and an old rocking [F] chair.
You can see me in the kitchen [Gm] cooking [C] up a roast.
[G] Or vegemite on [C] toast, [G] just [Eb] you and me.
[G] [F] Later on we'll settle [G] down and mull up on [C] the porch.
[G].
And [C] watch the possums [N] play.
Give me a [Gm] home among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [G] sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine [Fm] out the back.
[Gm] Veranda [G] out the front and an [C] old rocking chair.
[F] [Bb] There's a Safeway up the corner [F] and a Woolies down the street.
[C] And a brand new place they've opened [F] up where they regulate the heat.
[Bb] But I'd trade them all [F] tomorrow for a single bus retreat.
[C] With a Coke [G] up my [C] rascal.
[F] Give me a home [G] among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [Ab] sheep, a [Ebm] turkey, [F] kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
[G] Veranda [C] out the front and an old rocking chair.
[G] Some people like their houses [Am] with fences [D] all [C] around.
Others [D] live in [G] mansions and some beneath the ground.
But me, I like the bush, you [Am] know, with rabbits [D] running round.
[Em] And a [D] pumpkin fine [G] out my [N] back is your turn.
Give me a home among the gum trees With lots of plum trees.
A sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
Veranda out the front and an old rocking [Em] chair.
[G].
Give me a home [Em] among the [D] gum trees [Am] With lots of plum [D] trees.
[G] A sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
Veranda [D] out the [Am] front and an old [D] rocking .
[G] chair.
[Cm] [G] [D] [G] [N] .
Key:
G
C
F
D
Gm
G
C
F
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I've [F] been around the [Gm] world a couple of times and [C] maybe more.
[G] I've seen the [C] sights, I've had [F] delights on every foreign shore.
But when my mates all ask [Gm] me the place that [C] I adore.
[G] I tell [C] them right away, [N] what do we tell them?
_ .
Give me a home [G] among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [Eb] sheep, a turkey, [G] kangaroo, a close-mine [F] out the back.
[G] Veranda [C] out the front and an old rocking [F] chair.
_ You can see me in the kitchen [Gm] cooking [C] up a roast.
[G] Or vegemite on [C] toast, [G] just [Eb] you and me.
[G] [F] Later on we'll settle [G] down and mull up on [C] the porch.
[G].
And [C] watch the possums [N] play.
_ Give me a [Gm] home among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [G] sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine [Fm] out the back.
[Gm] Veranda [G] out the front and an [C] old rocking chair.
[F] _ [Bb] There's a Safeway up the corner [F] and a Woolies down the street.
[C] And a brand new place they've opened [F] up where they regulate the heat.
[Bb] But I'd trade them all [F] tomorrow for a single bus retreat.
[C] With a Coke [G] up my [C] rascal.
_ [F] Give me a home [G] among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [Ab] sheep, a [Ebm] turkey, [F] kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
[G] Veranda [C] out the front and an old rocking chair.
[G] _ Some people like their houses [Am] with fences [D] all [C] around.
Others [D] live in [G] mansions and some beneath the ground.
But me, I like the bush, you [Am] know, with rabbits [D] running round.
[Em] And a [D] pumpkin fine [G] out my [N] back is your turn.
Give me a home among the gum trees With lots of plum trees.
A sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
_ Veranda out the front and an old rocking [Em] chair.
_ [G].
Give me a home [Em] among the [D] gum trees [Am] With lots of plum [D] _ trees.
[G] A sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
_ Veranda [D] out the [Am] front and an old _ [D] rocking _ _ .
[G] chair.
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I've [F] been around the [Gm] world a couple of times and [C] maybe more.
[G] I've seen the [C] sights, I've had [F] delights on every foreign shore.
But when my mates all ask [Gm] me the place that [C] I adore.
[G] I tell [C] them right away, [N] what do we tell them?
_ .
Give me a home [G] among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [Eb] sheep, a turkey, [G] kangaroo, a close-mine [F] out the back.
[G] Veranda [C] out the front and an old rocking [F] chair.
_ You can see me in the kitchen [Gm] cooking [C] up a roast.
[G] Or vegemite on [C] toast, [G] just [Eb] you and me.
[G] [F] Later on we'll settle [G] down and mull up on [C] the porch.
[G].
And [C] watch the possums [N] play.
_ Give me a [Gm] home among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [G] sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine [Fm] out the back.
[Gm] Veranda [G] out the front and an [C] old rocking chair.
[F] _ [Bb] There's a Safeway up the corner [F] and a Woolies down the street.
[C] And a brand new place they've opened [F] up where they regulate the heat.
[Bb] But I'd trade them all [F] tomorrow for a single bus retreat.
[C] With a Coke [G] up my [C] rascal.
_ [F] Give me a home [G] among the gum [C] trees With [G] lots of plum [C] trees.
A [Ab] sheep, a [Ebm] turkey, [F] kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
[G] Veranda [C] out the front and an old rocking chair.
[G] _ Some people like their houses [Am] with fences [D] all [C] around.
Others [D] live in [G] mansions and some beneath the ground.
But me, I like the bush, you [Am] know, with rabbits [D] running round.
[Em] And a [D] pumpkin fine [G] out my [N] back is your turn.
Give me a home among the gum trees With lots of plum trees.
A sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
_ Veranda out the front and an old rocking [Em] chair.
_ [G].
Give me a home [Em] among the [D] gum trees [Am] With lots of plum [D] _ trees.
[G] A sheep, a turkey, kangaroo, a close-mine out the back.
_ Veranda [D] out the [Am] front and an old _ [D] rocking _ _ .
[G] chair.
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .