Home Among The Gum Trees Chords by John Williamson
Tempo:
116.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
Gm
F
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
[F] [G] [C]
Steve travelled Australia [G] and the world [C] filming his documentaries, [F] experiencing unique cultures
and [G] forging friendships in far-flung corners [C] of the globe.
[E] But despite the passion he [Am] had for getting [C] to know the unknown, [F] his heart was always
here [C] in the land of the gum trees.
[F]
[Gm] [C] [G] Sing it [C] for Steve now.
[G] [F] I've been around the world a [Gm] couple of times or [Em] maybe more.
[Gm] Seen the [C] sights, I've had [F] delights on every foreign show.
But when my mates all ask [Gm] me the place that [Em] I adore,
[Gm] I tell [C] them right [F] [E] away, what do we tell them?
[Eb] Give me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, with [Gm] lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep, a turk, a kangaroo, a porcupine out the back,
[Gm] a veranda [C] out the front, [Gm] and an [C] old rocky [F] chair.
You can see me in the [Em] kitchen cooking [C] up a roast,
[Gm] or [C] vegemite on toast.
[F] Just you and me, a cup of tea, a light of rum,
we'll settle [Gm] down and go out [C] on the porch,
[Gm] and [C] watch the blossoms play.
[N] Give me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, with [Gm] lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep, a turk, a kangaroo, a porcupine out the back,
[Gm] a veranda [C] out the front, [Gm] and an [C] old rocky [F] chair.
[Bb] There's a safeways up the corner [F] and a Woolies down the street,
[C] and a brand new place they've [F] opened up and they regulate the heat.
[Bb] But I'll trade them all tomorrow [F] for a little boy,
[C] with a [G] cork I'll borrow his cork.
[Gb] Give [F] me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, [Gm] with lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep a door, a kangaroo a porcupine out the back, [Gm] veranda [C] out the front.
[Gm] [C]
[F] [G] Some people like their [Am] houses with fences [D] all around,
Others live in [G] mansions and some beneath the ground.
But me, I like the bush, [Em] you know, with rabbits [D] running round,
[Em] And a pumpkin [Ab] vine out [G] the back.
Buy [Db] yourselves now!
[C] Give me a home among the [G] country, with lots of country.
A sheep a door, a kangaroo a [A] porcupine out the back,
Veranda out the front, and an old rock.
[G] Give me a [E] home among the [Am] country, [Em] with lots of country.
[D] [G] A sheep a [Eb] door, a kangaroo [G] a porcupine out the [A] back,
Veranda out the [Em] front, and [Am] an old rock.
[Bm] [G]
[D] [G]
[N]
[F] [G] [C]
Steve travelled Australia [G] and the world [C] filming his documentaries, [F] experiencing unique cultures
and [G] forging friendships in far-flung corners [C] of the globe.
[E] But despite the passion he [Am] had for getting [C] to know the unknown, [F] his heart was always
here [C] in the land of the gum trees.
[F]
[Gm] [C] [G] Sing it [C] for Steve now.
[G] [F] I've been around the world a [Gm] couple of times or [Em] maybe more.
[Gm] Seen the [C] sights, I've had [F] delights on every foreign show.
But when my mates all ask [Gm] me the place that [Em] I adore,
[Gm] I tell [C] them right [F] [E] away, what do we tell them?
[Eb] Give me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, with [Gm] lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep, a turk, a kangaroo, a porcupine out the back,
[Gm] a veranda [C] out the front, [Gm] and an [C] old rocky [F] chair.
You can see me in the [Em] kitchen cooking [C] up a roast,
[Gm] or [C] vegemite on toast.
[F] Just you and me, a cup of tea, a light of rum,
we'll settle [Gm] down and go out [C] on the porch,
[Gm] and [C] watch the blossoms play.
[N] Give me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, with [Gm] lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep, a turk, a kangaroo, a porcupine out the back,
[Gm] a veranda [C] out the front, [Gm] and an [C] old rocky [F] chair.
[Bb] There's a safeways up the corner [F] and a Woolies down the street,
[C] and a brand new place they've [F] opened up and they regulate the heat.
[Bb] But I'll trade them all tomorrow [F] for a little boy,
[C] with a [G] cork I'll borrow his cork.
[Gb] Give [F] me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, [Gm] with lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep a door, a kangaroo a porcupine out the back, [Gm] veranda [C] out the front.
[Gm] [C]
[F] [G] Some people like their [Am] houses with fences [D] all around,
Others live in [G] mansions and some beneath the ground.
But me, I like the bush, [Em] you know, with rabbits [D] running round,
[Em] And a pumpkin [Ab] vine out [G] the back.
Buy [Db] yourselves now!
[C] Give me a home among the [G] country, with lots of country.
A sheep a door, a kangaroo a [A] porcupine out the back,
Veranda out the front, and an old rock.
[G] Give me a [E] home among the [Am] country, [Em] with lots of country.
[D] [G] A sheep a [Eb] door, a kangaroo [G] a porcupine out the [A] back,
Veranda out the [Em] front, and [Am] an old rock.
[Bm] [G]
[D] [G]
[N]
Key:
C
Gm
F
G
Em
C
Gm
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C]
Steve travelled Australia [G] and the world [C] filming his documentaries, [F] experiencing unique cultures
and [G] forging friendships in far-flung corners [C] of the globe.
_ [E] But despite the passion he [Am] had for getting [C] to know the unknown, [F] his heart was always
here [C] in the land of the gum trees.
_ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] Sing it [C] for Steve now.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] I've been around the world a [Gm] couple of times or [Em] maybe more.
[Gm] Seen the [C] sights, I've had [F] delights on every foreign show.
But when my mates all ask [Gm] me the place that [Em] I adore,
[Gm] I tell [C] them right [F] [E] away, what do we tell them?
_ [Eb] Give me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, with [Gm] lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep, a turk, a kangaroo, a porcupine out the back,
[Gm] a veranda [C] out the front, [Gm] and an [C] old rocky [F] chair.
_ You can see me in the [Em] kitchen cooking [C] up a roast,
[Gm] or [C] vegemite on toast.
[F] Just you and me, a cup of tea, a light of rum,
we'll settle [Gm] down and go out [C] on the porch,
[Gm] and [C] watch the blossoms play.
_ [N] _ Give me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, with [Gm] lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep, a turk, a kangaroo, a porcupine out the back,
[Gm] a veranda [C] out the front, [Gm] and an [C] old rocky [F] _ _ chair.
[Bb] There's a safeways up the corner [F] and a Woolies down the street,
[C] and a brand new place they've [F] opened up and they regulate the heat.
[Bb] But I'll trade them all tomorrow [F] for a little boy,
[C] with a [G] cork I'll borrow his cork.
_ _ [Gb] Give [F] me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, [Gm] with lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep a door, a kangaroo a porcupine out the back, [Gm] veranda [C] out the front.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] Some people like their [Am] houses with fences [D] all around,
Others live in [G] mansions and some beneath the ground.
But me, I like the bush, [Em] you know, with rabbits [D] running round,
[Em] And a pumpkin [Ab] vine out [G] the back.
Buy [Db] yourselves now!
_ [C] Give me a home among the [G] country, with lots of country.
_ A sheep a door, a kangaroo a [A] porcupine out the back,
Veranda out the front, and an old rock.
[G] _ _ _ _ Give me a [E] home among the [Am] country, [Em] with lots of country.
_ [D] [G] A sheep a [Eb] door, a kangaroo [G] a porcupine out the [A] back,
Veranda out the [Em] front, and [Am] an old rock.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C]
Steve travelled Australia [G] and the world [C] filming his documentaries, [F] experiencing unique cultures
and [G] forging friendships in far-flung corners [C] of the globe.
_ [E] But despite the passion he [Am] had for getting [C] to know the unknown, [F] his heart was always
here [C] in the land of the gum trees.
_ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] Sing it [C] for Steve now.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] I've been around the world a [Gm] couple of times or [Em] maybe more.
[Gm] Seen the [C] sights, I've had [F] delights on every foreign show.
But when my mates all ask [Gm] me the place that [Em] I adore,
[Gm] I tell [C] them right [F] [E] away, what do we tell them?
_ [Eb] Give me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, with [Gm] lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep, a turk, a kangaroo, a porcupine out the back,
[Gm] a veranda [C] out the front, [Gm] and an [C] old rocky [F] chair.
_ You can see me in the [Em] kitchen cooking [C] up a roast,
[Gm] or [C] vegemite on toast.
[F] Just you and me, a cup of tea, a light of rum,
we'll settle [Gm] down and go out [C] on the porch,
[Gm] and [C] watch the blossoms play.
_ [N] _ Give me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, with [Gm] lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep, a turk, a kangaroo, a porcupine out the back,
[Gm] a veranda [C] out the front, [Gm] and an [C] old rocky [F] _ _ chair.
[Bb] There's a safeways up the corner [F] and a Woolies down the street,
[C] and a brand new place they've [F] opened up and they regulate the heat.
[Bb] But I'll trade them all tomorrow [F] for a little boy,
[C] with a [G] cork I'll borrow his cork.
_ _ [Gb] Give [F] me a home [Gm] among the gum [C] trees, [Gm] with lots of plum [C] trees.
[F] A sheep a door, a kangaroo a porcupine out the back, [Gm] veranda [C] out the front.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] Some people like their [Am] houses with fences [D] all around,
Others live in [G] mansions and some beneath the ground.
But me, I like the bush, [Em] you know, with rabbits [D] running round,
[Em] And a pumpkin [Ab] vine out [G] the back.
Buy [Db] yourselves now!
_ [C] Give me a home among the [G] country, with lots of country.
_ A sheep a door, a kangaroo a [A] porcupine out the back,
Veranda out the front, and an old rock.
[G] _ _ _ _ Give me a [E] home among the [Am] country, [Em] with lots of country.
_ [D] [G] A sheep a [Eb] door, a kangaroo [G] a porcupine out the [A] back,
Veranda out the [Em] front, and [Am] an old rock.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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