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Key: A
Chorus:
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Down under is forever and a day
D Bm
Down under is forever and a day
Verse 1:
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Koala bears get livid when they don't eat eucalyptus
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Most of them carry syphilis
A
Or chlamydia, what's the difference?
Bm A E
All I know is I don't want no koala cuddlin' up to me
D A Bm
I can see it fine from here, it's a pretty cute koala
Chorus:
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Down under is forever and a day
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Down under is forever and a day
Verse 2:
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Kangaroos can whoop up on ya
A
They'd rather fight than watch ya
A
I know they look tame and dainty, but I'll tell ya now, ya oughta
Bm A
Take some care because they're deer
E
Evolved to better boxers
D A
They don't take to whisperin' nothings
Bm
They'd punch a crowdin' talker
Chorus:
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Down under is forever and a day
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It ain't no wonder why more folks don't find the time
A
'Cause it takes time to get down under
Bm A
Things out there can kill ya
E
From the critters to the thunder
D A Bm
It's been forever and a day since I have been down under
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Down under is forever and a day
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Down under is forever and a day
[Instrumental Break]
Bm E D A Bm
Verse 3:
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There's always somethin' thrilling
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To get your heart a-racin'
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No shit I've had the notion
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But that ain't what I'm chasin'
Bm
And life is more than treasure born
E
From sense, and light, and pleasure
D A
And I would not take a thing
Bm
From my journey out under
Bridge:
E Bm
Vegemite and flying kites the opposite way
E
With crocodilian convicts
Bm
And the criminally insane
Chorus:
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Down under is forever and a day
A
It ain't no wonder why more folks don't find the time
A
'Cause it takes time to get down under
Bm
Things out there can kill ya worse
E
Than critters and the thunder
D Bm
It's been forever and a day since I have been down under
A
Down under is forever and a day
A
Down under is forever and a day
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Down under is forever and a day
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Down under is forever and a day
Outro:
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Forever and a day
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Forever and a day
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Forever and a day
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Forever and a day
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Forever and a day
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Forever and a day
Song History
Published: July 26, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025