John Williamson – Cootamundra Wattle (Guitar)

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[Intro] G D G D G D A A7 [Verse 1]
          D                               G
Don't go lookin' through that old camphor box, woman

    D                                   G
you know those old things only make you cry

         D                            G
When you dream upon that little bunny rug

D                                        G
makes you think that life has passed you by

          D                                  G
There are days when you wish the world would stop, woman

    D                                     G
but then you know some wounds would never heal

       D                             G
When I browse the early pages of the children

G                                 D
it's then I know exactly how you feel
[Chorus]
          G                            D
Hey, it's July, and the winter sun is shining     

        G                        D
and the Cootamundra wattle is my friend

    G                              D
For all at once my childhood never left me    

      A               A7            D
cause wattle blossoms bring it back again
[Verse 2]
D                                   G
It's Sunday and you should stop the worry, woman

D                                 G
come out here and sit down in the sun

D                                 G
Can't you hear the magpies in the distance

D                                G
Don't you feel the new day has begun 

D                              G
Can't you hear the bees making honey, woman

       D                                 G
in the spotted gums where the bell birds ring 

D                                        G
You might grow old and bitter 'cause you missed it       

G                                     D
you know some people never hear such things
[Chorus]
          G                            D
Hey, it's July, and the winter sun is shining     

        G                        D
and the Cootamundra wattle is my friend

    G                              D
For all at once my childhood never left me    

      A               A7            D
cause wattle blossoms bring it back again
[Instrumental] D G D G [Verse 3]
      D                        G
Don't buy the daily papers any more, woman

     D                            G
read all about what's goin' on in hell

D                                     G
They don't care to tell the world of kindness

D                            G
good news never made a paper sell

                D                             G
There's all the colours of the rainbow in the garden, woman

    D                          G
and symphonies of music in the sky

D                                 G
heaven's all around us if you're lookin'

G                             D
but how can you see it if you cry
[Chorus]
          G                            D
Hey, it's July, and the winter sun is shining     

        G                        D
and the Cootamundra wattle is my friend

    G                              D
For all at once my childhood never left me    

      A               A7            D
cause wattle blossoms bring it back again
[Outro] D G D G Gm D