Chords for Eric Bogle : The Aussie Bar-B-Q (1982)
Tempo:
107.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
When the summer sun is shining [C] on [Am] Australia's happy land
[D] Round countless fires and stranger ties see many [G] solemn bands
Of blum Australians watching [C] the lunch go [Am] up in flames
[D] By the smoke and the smell you can plainly tell that it's barbie [G] time again
When the steaks are burning fiercely, when [C] the smoke gets in your [Am] eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is [G] full of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's [G] Australian through [Am] and through
[D] So come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue
The Scots eat lots of haggis, [C] the [G] French eat [Am] snails and frogs
[D] The Greeks go crackers over their moussaka's and the Chinese love [G] hot dogs
The Welshmen love to have a [C] leak, the Irish [Am] like their stew
[D] But you just can't beat their half-cooked meat at an Aussie [G] barbecue
When the steaks are burning [C] fiercely, when the smoke [Am] gets in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is [G] full of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's [G] Australian through [Am] and through
[D] So come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue
There's flies stuck to the margarine, [C] the [G] bread has gone [Am] raw card
[D] The kids are fighting and the mozzies are biting, who forgot [G] the air-agard
There's bullets in the Esky [C] and the [G] beer is [Am] running out
[D] And what you saw in Mums Coleslaw you just don't think [G] about
When the steaks are burning [C] fiercely, when the smoke gets [Am] in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full [G] of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's Australian [Am] through and through
So [D] come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue
And when the barbeque's over and [C] you're [Am] homeward way you went
With [D] a queasy tummy on the family dunny mini lonely [G] hours you spent
You might find yourself reflecting [C] like many [Am] often do
[D] Come rain or shine that's the bloody last time that you'll have a [G] barbecue
When the steaks are burning fiercely, [C] when the [B] smoke gets [Am] in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full [G] of lye
It's a national institution, it's [C] Australian [Am] through and through
So [D] come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue
[N]
When the summer sun is shining [C] on [Am] Australia's happy land
[D] Round countless fires and stranger ties see many [G] solemn bands
Of blum Australians watching [C] the lunch go [Am] up in flames
[D] By the smoke and the smell you can plainly tell that it's barbie [G] time again
When the steaks are burning fiercely, when [C] the smoke gets in your [Am] eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is [G] full of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's [G] Australian through [Am] and through
[D] So come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue
The Scots eat lots of haggis, [C] the [G] French eat [Am] snails and frogs
[D] The Greeks go crackers over their moussaka's and the Chinese love [G] hot dogs
The Welshmen love to have a [C] leak, the Irish [Am] like their stew
[D] But you just can't beat their half-cooked meat at an Aussie [G] barbecue
When the steaks are burning [C] fiercely, when the smoke [Am] gets in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is [G] full of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's [G] Australian through [Am] and through
[D] So come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue
There's flies stuck to the margarine, [C] the [G] bread has gone [Am] raw card
[D] The kids are fighting and the mozzies are biting, who forgot [G] the air-agard
There's bullets in the Esky [C] and the [G] beer is [Am] running out
[D] And what you saw in Mums Coleslaw you just don't think [G] about
When the steaks are burning [C] fiercely, when the smoke gets [Am] in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full [G] of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's Australian [Am] through and through
So [D] come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue
And when the barbeque's over and [C] you're [Am] homeward way you went
With [D] a queasy tummy on the family dunny mini lonely [G] hours you spent
You might find yourself reflecting [C] like many [Am] often do
[D] Come rain or shine that's the bloody last time that you'll have a [G] barbecue
When the steaks are burning fiercely, [C] when the [B] smoke gets [Am] in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full [G] of lye
It's a national institution, it's [C] Australian [Am] through and through
So [D] come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue
[N]
Key:
G
C
Am
D
B
G
C
Am
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When the summer sun is shining [C] on [Am] Australia's happy land
[D] Round countless fires and stranger ties see many [G] solemn bands
Of blum Australians watching [C] the lunch go [Am] up in flames
[D] By the smoke and the smell you can plainly tell that it's barbie [G] time again
When the steaks are burning fiercely, when [C] the smoke gets in your [Am] eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is [G] full of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's [G] Australian through [Am] and through
[D] So come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue _
The Scots eat lots of haggis, [C] the [G] French eat [Am] snails and frogs
[D] The Greeks go crackers over their moussaka's and the Chinese love [G] hot dogs
The Welshmen love to have a [C] leak, the Irish [Am] like their stew
[D] But you just can't beat their half-cooked meat at an Aussie [G] barbecue _
When the steaks are burning [C] fiercely, when the smoke [Am] gets in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is [G] full of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's [G] Australian through [Am] and through
[D] So come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue _
There's flies stuck to the margarine, [C] the [G] bread has gone [Am] raw card
[D] The kids are fighting and the mozzies are biting, who forgot [G] the air-agard
There's bullets in the Esky [C] and the [G] beer is [Am] running out
[D] And what you saw in Mums Coleslaw you just don't think [G] about
When the steaks are burning [C] fiercely, when the smoke gets [Am] in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full [G] of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's Australian [Am] through and through
So [D] come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue _
_ And when the barbeque's over and [C] you're [Am] homeward way you went
With [D] a queasy tummy on the family dunny mini lonely [G] hours you spent
You might find yourself reflecting [C] like many [Am] often do
[D] Come rain or shine that's the bloody last time that you'll have a [G] barbecue
_ When the steaks are burning fiercely, [C] when the [B] smoke gets [Am] in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full [G] of lye
It's a national institution, it's [C] Australian [Am] through and through
So [D] come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ When the summer sun is shining [C] on [Am] Australia's happy land
[D] Round countless fires and stranger ties see many [G] solemn bands
Of blum Australians watching [C] the lunch go [Am] up in flames
[D] By the smoke and the smell you can plainly tell that it's barbie [G] time again
When the steaks are burning fiercely, when [C] the smoke gets in your [Am] eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is [G] full of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's [G] Australian through [Am] and through
[D] So come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue _
The Scots eat lots of haggis, [C] the [G] French eat [Am] snails and frogs
[D] The Greeks go crackers over their moussaka's and the Chinese love [G] hot dogs
The Welshmen love to have a [C] leak, the Irish [Am] like their stew
[D] But you just can't beat their half-cooked meat at an Aussie [G] barbecue _
When the steaks are burning [C] fiercely, when the smoke [Am] gets in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is [G] full of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's [G] Australian through [Am] and through
[D] So come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue _
There's flies stuck to the margarine, [C] the [G] bread has gone [Am] raw card
[D] The kids are fighting and the mozzies are biting, who forgot [G] the air-agard
There's bullets in the Esky [C] and the [G] beer is [Am] running out
[D] And what you saw in Mums Coleslaw you just don't think [G] about
When the steaks are burning [C] fiercely, when the smoke gets [Am] in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full [G] of lye
It's a national institution, [C] it's Australian [Am] through and through
So [D] come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue _
_ And when the barbeque's over and [C] you're [Am] homeward way you went
With [D] a queasy tummy on the family dunny mini lonely [G] hours you spent
You might find yourself reflecting [C] like many [Am] often do
[D] Come rain or shine that's the bloody last time that you'll have a [G] barbecue
_ When the steaks are burning fiercely, [C] when the [B] smoke gets [Am] in your eyes
[D] When the sausages taste like fried toothpaste and your mouth is full [G] of lye
It's a national institution, it's [C] Australian [Am] through and through
So [D] come on mate and grab your flag and let's have a [G] barbecue
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _