Golden Pennies

	  		 
            G           Em                          
Golden pennies, see them shining in the sun   
             Am                   C             D   
Golden pennies, lying there for anyone   
                G                       Em   
Pan the river, bless the waters as they run   
                   Am                        C                           D    
For golden pennies and the freedom that youve won   
              G                      Em             
Theres adventure waiting in this promised land   
               Am                           C                        D  
Leave old England, take the future in your hand   
                   G                  Em     
Leave your troubles on that cold and distant shore   
               Am                           C                        D   
Heres Australia, with golden pennies by the score   
          C  G   
Golden pennies   
      
   C           D                          Bm        Em   
Its hard on a woman when she gets out here   
      C             D           G   
It's hard on a woman, I know   
         C                         D             Bm        Em   
But theres something special about the new frontier   
          Am                Em           C  D    
And it takes someone special to go   
             G                            Em            
Will you have me, will you be a poor mans bride   
               Am                     C                          D   
Will you love me, will you stay here by my side   
                    G                      Em                                          
And build a country with our hope and with our pride   
            Am                             C                          D     
I wont fail you though there?s others who have tried   
         C             G   
For golden pennies