The Aussie Bbq Song chords by Eric Bogle

Key: G

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


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

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


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


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


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


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


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