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]
