Things I See Around Me – Slim Dusty · Song Chords

Things I See Around Me

Slim Dusty · G

Real Key

G

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G

0.2x

120

BPM

1

2

3

4

Rhythm

2/4

3/4

4/4

5/4

6/8

7/8

No Accent

Downbeat

Backbeat

All Equal

1 & 3

Intro

[C] [D] [G]

Verse

[G] [D] [G]

I sing abaout the things I see around me

[C]

The beauty of Australia that surrounds me

[G]

I sing you songs about this sunburnt land

[A7] [D]

Especially for the ones who understand

Verse

[G] [D] [G]

I sing about the people that I know

[C]

and a song about the places where I go

[G] [E]

When I sing about the beauty that astounds me

[C] [D] [G]

Oh, I'm just singin' 'bout the things I see around me

Verse

[G] [D] [G]

I sing about a ringer they called Trumby

[C]

How the man from Snowy River wheeled the brumby

[G]

I sing of towns a thousand miles from here

[A7] [D]

And the poor pub that ran right out of beer

Verse

[G] [D] [G]

Oh, I sing about the folk who battled drought

[C]

In that hard dry country further out

[G] [E]

When I sing about their courage that astounds me

[C] [D] [G]

Oh, I'm just singin' 'bout the folk I see around me, yeah.

Interlude

[C] [D] [G]

Verse

[G] [D] [G]

I sing about the old retired drover

[C]

And the transport men whose trucking days are over

[G]

I sing about folk of the Golden Mile

[A7] [D]

And the people who are livin' anthill style

Verse

[G] [D] [G]

I sing about the hardships and the strife

[C]

The battling man must suffer in this life

[G] [E]

When I tell you all their stories that astound you

[C] [D] [G]

I'm just talkin' 'bout the folk you see around you.

Verse

[G] [D] [G]

I sing abaout the things I see around me

[C]

The beauty of Australia that surrounds me

[G]

I sing you songs about this sunburnt land

[A7] [D]

Especially for the ones who understand

Verse

[G] [D] [G]

I sing about the people that I know

[C]

and a song about the places where I go

[G] [E]

When I sing about the beauty that astounds me

[C] [D] [G]

Oh, I'm just singin' 'bout the things I see around me

[Tag]

[C] [D] [G]

Oh, I'm just singin' 'bout the things I see around me, yeah.

Outro

[C] [D] [G]

Chords Used (5)

Guitar

Ukulele

C

1 / 4

D

1 / 4

G

1 / 5

A7

1 / 4

E

1 / 4

Song Info

Real Key

G

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