Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
Verse 1:
AbAb BbmBbm
Engaged to be married to a life on the land
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
In the Kurrajong shade he's asked for your hand
EbmEbm AbAb EbmEbm AbAb
And the shade disappears as he waits for your answer
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
There's sheep and there's cattle to feed
EbmEbm AbAb EbmEbm AbAb
And his tears of joy flow when you answer 'yes'
BbmBbm Eb MajorEb DbDb AbAb BbmBbm
You're just what this dry country needs
Verse 2:
AbAb BbmBbm
City life never was easy for you
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
But it's part of the journey that led you back to
EbmEbm AbAb EbmEbm AbAb
A augmentedA beautiful landscape to live and to breathe in
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
With a man who is honest and true
EbmEbm AbAb EbmEbm AbAb
In the place where your childhood was swept away
BbmBbm Eb MajorEb DbDb AbAb BbmBbm
A augmentedA perfect home-coming for you
Chorus:
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
When you wear your wedding ring
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
It goes round and round forever
AbAb BbmBbm
And we wish you all the seasons of joy
DbDb Eb MajorEb DbDb AbAb BbmBbm
In your lives together
Interlude:
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
Verse 3:
AbAb BbmBbm
Girls from the bush find it hard to stay
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
Nothing to keep them from moving away
EbmEbm AbAb EbmEbm AbAb
But to you it's as natural as autumn and springtime
EbmEbm AbAb DbDb
You love the man and you love the life
EbmEbm AbAb EbmEbm AbAb
A augmentedA dream has come true for your mother
BbmBbm Eb MajorEb DbDb AbAb BbmBbm
One of her daughters, a country wife
Chorus:
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
When you wear your wedding ring
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
It goes round and round forever
AbAb BbmBbm
And we wish you all the seasons of joy
DbDb Eb MajorEb DbDb AbAb BbmBbm
In your lives together
Chorus:
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
When you wear your wedding ring
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb
It goes round and round forever
AbAb BbmBbm
And we wish you all the seasons of joy
DbDb Eb MajorEb DbDb AbAb BbmBbm
In your lives together
Outro:
AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb AbAb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb AbAb