Home Among the Gumtrees
John WilliamsonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
e|-1----3----3----1------5------5------|
B|-1----3----5----3------5------7------|
G|-2----3----5----3------5------7------|
D|-3----5----5----3------7------7------|
A|-3----5----3----1------7------5------|
E|-1----3----3----1------5------5------|
I've been around the world
A couple of times or maybe more
I've seen the sights, I've had delights
On every foreign shore
But when my mates all ask me
The place that I adore
I tell them right away "what do we tell em?"
Give me a home among the gumtrees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair
same as verse 1)
You can see me in the kitchen
Cooking up a roast
Or Vegemite on toast
Just you and me, a cup of tea
And later on, we'll settle down
And go out on the porch
And watch the possums play
Give me a home among the gumtrees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair
There's a Safeways up the corner
And a Woolies down the street
And a brand new place they've opened up
Where they regulate the heat
But I'd trade them all tomorrow
For a little bush retreat
Where the kookaburras call kookakakakakakkaakakkakaaa
Give me a home among the gumtrees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair
up a step )
Some people like their houses
With fences all around ]
Others live in mansions
And some beneath the ground
But me I like the bush you know
With rabbits running round
And a pumpkin vine out the back
no guitar played in this chorus) (just singing)
Give me a home among the gumtrees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair
Give me a home among the gumtrees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair
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Readable chord sheet for Home Among the Gumtrees by John Williamson
[F] [Gm] [C] [Bb] [Am] [D] e|-1----3----3----1------5------5------| B|-1----3----5----3------5------7------| G|-2----3----5----3------5------7------| D|-3----5----5----3------7------7------| A|-3----5----3----1------7------5------| E|-1----3----3----1------5------5------| I've b[F]een around the world A couple of [Gm]times or maybe [C]more I've [Gm]seen the sights, I've [C]had delights On e[F]very foreign shore But w[F]hen my mates all ask me The p[Gm]lace that I a[C]dore I [Gm]tell them [C]right awa[F]y "what do we tell em?" Give me a home among the[Gm] gumtrees [C] With lots of [Gm]plum trees [C] A s[F]heep or two, a k-kangaroo A [F]clothesline out the back V[Gm]erandah out the f[C]ront And an [Gm]old r[C]ocking c[F]hair same as verse 1) You can see me in the kitchen Cooking up a roast Or Vegemite on toast Just you and me, a cup of tea And later on, we'll settle down And go out on the porch And watch the possums play Give me a home among the gumtrees With lots of plum trees A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo A clothesline out the back Verandah out the front And an old rocking chair There's a [Bb]Safeways up the corner And a [F]Woolies down the street And a [C]brand new place they've opened up Where they [F]regulate the heat But I'd [Bb]trade them all tomorrow For a [F]little bush retreat Where the [C]kookab[Gm]urras [C]call kookakakakakakkaakakkakaaa Give me a home among the gumtrees With lots of plum trees A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo A clothesline out the back Verandah out the front And an old rocking chair up a step ) Some [G]people like their houses With [Am]fences all [D]around ] [Am]Others live in ma[D]nsions And [G]some beneath the ground But [G]me I like the bush you know With [Am]rabbits running roun[D]d And a [Am]pumpkin v[D]ine out the [G]back no guitar played in this chorus) (just singing) Give me a home among the gumtrees With lots of plum trees A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo A clothesline out the back Verandah out the front And an old rocking chair Give me a home among the [Am]gumtrees [D] With lots of p[Am]lum trees [D] A [G]sheep or two, a k-kangaroo A [G]clothesline out the back V[Am]erandah out the [D]front And an [Am]old r[D]ocking c[G]hair