C
He’s just a  Beachcomber from Wollongong
C
A metal detector from Wollongong
Dm            G7            Dm                   G7
Gold watch, a diamond ring  Sometimes he doesn’t find a thing.


[Verse 2]
             C
He’s just a   Beachcomber from Wollongong
C
All alone around Wollongong
Dm             G7                 Dm                  G7
The old codger sure looks strange Hoping to find some Kembla Grange
       C
Around Wollongong ... Wollongong.


[Verse 3]
              C
He’s just a   Beachcomber from Wollongong
C
Headphones around Wollongong
Dm                    G7             Dm                    G7
He doesn’t care about rips and curls He doesn’t notice the pretty girls
       C
Around Wollongong ... Wollongong

[Instrumental]
G7    C     G7     C

[Verse 4]
             C
He’s just a  Beachcomber from Wollongong
C
A old Steeler from Wollongong
Dm                            G7
He’s part of the scene like a painted post
Dm                    G7
Like a seagull on the Leisure Coast.


[Verse 5]
             C
He’s just a  Beachcomber from Wollongong
C
Like a   Dapto dog around Wollongong
Dm                 G7                    Dm            G7
He doesn’t stop to smell a rose  since a sand fly went up his nose
G7
Up his nose

[Outro]
C      C       C       C
Dm     G7      Dm      G7
        C
Around Wollongong