The Aussie Bbq Song chords by Eric Bogle

Chords with lyrics

Key: G+G

🎸 Verse 1:
N.C.   G+G              C majorC    E minorEm  A minorAm
When the summer sun is shining on Australia's happy land
   D MajorD                         G+G
Round countless fires, in strange attire in many solemn bands
G+G                  C majorC        A minorAm
Of glum Australians watching as the lunch goes up in flames
    D MajorD                                G+G
By the smoke and the smell you can plainly tell, that it's barby time again


🎸 Chorus:
G+G                       C majorC         A minorAm
When the steaks are burning fiercely when the smoke gets in your eye
     D MajorD                                G+G
When the snags all taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full of flies
G+G                 C majorC           A minorAm
It's a national institution, it's Australian through and through
  D MajorD                          G+G
So come on mate and grab your plate, let's have a barbeque

🎸 Verse 2:
  G+G               C majorC     E minorEm     A minorAm
The Scots eat lots of haggis, the French eat snails and frogs
  D MajorD                               G+G
The Greeks throw kakis on their mousakis, and the Chinese love hot dogs
  G+G                 C majorC        A minorAm
The Welshmen love to have a leek, the Irish like their stew
    D MajorD                            G+G
But you just can't beat that half-cooked meat at an Aussie barbeque


🎸 Chorus:
G+G                       C majorC         A minorAm
When the steaks are burning fiercely when the smoke gets in your eye
     D MajorD                                G+G
When the snags all taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full of flies
G+G                 C majorC           A minorAm
It's a national institution, it's Australian through and through
  D MajorD                          G+G
So come on mate and grab your plate, let's have a barbeque


🎸 Verse 3:
    G+G                 C majorC     E minorEm    A minorAm
There's flies stuck to the margarine, the bread has gone rock hard
  D MajorD                                G+G
The kids are fighting and the mossies are biting, who forgot the Aeroguard?
    G+G                C majorC        A minorAm
There's bull ants in the eskie, and the beer is running out
  D MajorD                           G+G
And what you saw in Mom's cole slaw, you just don't think about

🎸 Chorus:
G+G                       C majorC         A minorAm
When the steaks are burning fiercely when the smoke gets in your eye
     D MajorD                                G+G
When the snags all taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full of flies
G+G                 C majorC           A minorAm
It's a national institution, it's Australian through and through
  D MajorD                          G+G
So come on mate and grab your plate, let's have a barbeque


🎸 Verse 4:
  G+G               C majorC    E minorEm   A minorAm
And when the barby's over and your homeward way you wend
    D MajorD                             G+G
With a queezy tummy on the family dunny, many lonely hours you'll spend
     G+G               C majorC     A minorAm
You might find yourself reflecting, like many often do
   D MajorD                                 G+G
Come rain or shine that's the bloody last time that you'll have a barbeque!


🎸 Chorus:
G+G                       C majorC         A minorAm
When the steaks are burning fiercely when the smoke gets in your eye
     D MajorD                                G+G
When the snags all taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full of flies
G+G                 C majorC           A minorAm
It's a national institution, it's Australian through and through
  D MajorD                          G+G
So come on mate and grab your plate, let's have a barbeque