----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Gum Tree Family - Justine Clarke ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:Rohan Murrell E-mail:[email protected] I find that a capo on the first or second fret helps me sing the low parts a little more easily... Verse 1 E A E What's that there, can you see E B I wonder what that thing could be E A B Now it's sitting in the tree E A B E Part of the gum tree family A It flies up high E Lands on a branch A Makes this sound....koo koo ka ka ka... B You guessed it, it's a kookaburra! E A B And when it's sitting in the tree E A B E It's part of the gum tree family E A B E (Play E chord during break) Verse 2 E A E What's that there, can you see E B I wonder what that thing could be E A B Sleeping up there in the tree E A B E It's part of the gum tree family A It sits on a branch E Chews the leaves A A baby on her back B You guessed it, it's a koala! E A B And when it's sitting in the tree E A B E It's part of the gum tree family E A B E Verse 3 E A E What's that there, can you see E B I wonder what that thing could be E A B In the creek beside the tree E A B E It's part of the gum tree family A It's got webbed feet E A bill like a bird A It lives in the creek B You guessed it, it's a platypus! E A B And when it's underneath the tree E A B E It's part of the gum tree family E A B E Verse 4 E A E What's that there, can you see E B I wonder what that thing could be E A B Bouncing along beside the tree E A B E It's part of the gum tree family A It's got brown fur E Hops along A A joey in her pouch B You guessed it, it's a kangaroo! E A B And when it's underneath the tree E A B E It's part of the gum tree family E A B E It's part of the gum tree family E A B E