Tom: C C G F G C [Verse] C G Down in the valleys aglowing F G C Up on the hillside high G Gold 'midst the green of the gum trees F G C Under an azure sky F C Songbirds merrily singing G C Soft warm spring in the air G To wattle time in Australia F G C Nothing can ever compare F G C [Verse] C G When it's wattle time in Australia F G C The hills are the colour of gold G When the trees put on their regalia F G C A gift out of nature's fold F C The sun shines down in it's splendour G C And beckons the blossoms unfold G When it's wattle time in September F G C Our land is a land of gold F G C [Verse] C G Linger a while in your hurry F G C Tread this carpet so bright G Spread for you by the wattles F G C Playing unseen by night F C See how the gentle breezes G C Sway the branches to woo G A shower of blossoms earthward F G C A golden carpet for you F G C [Verse] C G Down in the valleys aglowing F G C Up on the hillside high G Gold 'midst the green of the gum trees F G C Under an azure sky F C Songbirds merrily singing G C Soft warm spring in the air G To wattle time in Australia F G C Nothing can ever compare