Verse 1:
F
I've been around the world
GmC
a couple of times or maybe more
GmC
I've seen the sights, I've had delights
F
On every foreign shore
F
But when my mates all ask me
GmC
The place that I adore
GmCF
I tell them right away "what do we tell em?"
Chorus:
GmC
Give me a home among the gumtrees
GmC
With lots of plum trees
F
a sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
F
a clothesline out the back
GmC
Verandah out the front
GmCF
And an old rocking chair
Verse 2:
F
You can see me in the kitchen
GmC
Cooking up a roast
GmC
Or Vegemite on toast
F
Just you and me, a cup of tea
F
And later on, we'll settle down
GmC
And go out on the porch
GmF
And watch the possums play
Chorus:
GmC
Give me a home among the gumtrees
GmC
With lots of plum trees
F
a sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
F
a clothesline out the back
GmC
Verandah out the front
GmCF
And an old rocking chair
Verse 3:
Bb
There's a Safeways up the corner
F
And a Woolies down the street
C
And a brand new place they've opened up
F
Where they regulate the heat
Bb
But I'd trade them all tomorrow
F
For a single bush retreat
CGmC
Where the kookaburras call kooxxxaxxxaxxxkaaxxxxxxaaa
Chorus:
FGmC
Give me a home among the gumtrees
GmC
With lots of plum trees
F
a sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
F
a clothesline out the back
GmC
Verandah out the front
GmCFD
And an old rocking chair
Verse 4:
G
Some people like their houses
AmD
With fences all around
AmD
Others live in mansions
G
And some beneath the ground
G
But me I like the bush you know
AmD
With rabbits running round
AmDG
And a pumpkin vine out the back
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
Verse 5:
AmD
Give me a home among the gumtrees
AmD
With lots of plum trees
G
a sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
G
a clothesline out the back
AmD
Verandah out the front
AmDG
And an old rocking chair