This is Australia is a song about what Australia is like and how to define a typical Aussie person. It identifies our culture in Australia and how that under God a total stranger can be our mate.
lyrics
THIS IS AUSTRALIA
Intro Bb F Bb F
Bb
Swat the mozzies
Bb F
As you sit out on the porch
F Eb
Barbeque a sausage
Eb Bb
While you pass around the sauce
Bb
Laugh with all ya mates
Bb F
While they tell ya Irish jokes
F Eb
Take a smoko break
Eb F Bb
While you hang with all the blokes
(Chorus) Bb Eb
This is Australia
Eb Bb
This is Australia
Bb F Eb
Beauty far as you can see
Eb Bb
Rugged mountain coasts and seas
Bb Eb
This is Australia
Eb Bb
This is Australia
Bb F Eb
Where your mates are family
Eb F Bb Bb
This is Australia
Bb
What do ya see
Bb F
When ya know an Aussie?
F Eb
Singlets shorts and thongs
Eb Bb
And relaxing by the telly
Bb
Ya know the way he talks
Bb F
He always says "G'day!"
F Eb
Passion for the land
Eb F Bb
And gives his mates a hand today
(Chorus) Bb Eb
This is Australia
Eb Bb
This is Australia
Bb F Eb
Beauty far as you can see
Eb Bb
Rugged mountain coasts and seas
Bb Eb
This is Australia
Eb Bb
This is Australia
Bb F Eb
Where your mates are family
Eb F Bb Bb
This is Australia
Bb
Well I'm an Aussie
Bb F
And I'm proud of this great land
F Eb
Love the gutsiness
Eb Bb
And people's passion and honesty
Bb
Everywhere you go
Bb F
You can really be so sure
F Eb
Always rely and know
Eb F Bb
You'll find a mate that's yours
(Chorus) Bb Eb
This is Australia
Eb Bb
This is Australia
Bb F Eb
Beauty far as you can see
Eb Bb
Rugged mountain coasts and seas
Bb Eb
This is Australia
Eb Bb
This is Australia
Bb F Eb
Where your mates are family
Eb F Bb Bb
This is Australia
(Bridge) F
This is Australia
F Eb Bb
Great Southland all colours and race
Bb F
This is Australia
Bb Ab Bb F
Where under God
F Bb F
Total strangers
Bb F
Are Aussie mates
F F
Oh- Oh-
(Repeat Chorus twice) Bb Eb
This is Australia
Eb Bb
This is Australia
Bb F Eb
Beauty far as you can see
Eb Bb
Rugged mountain coasts and seas
Bb Eb
This is Australia
Eb Bb
This is Australia
Bb F Eb
Where your mates are family
Eb F Bb Bb
This is Australia
Words & Music Written By : c Andrew Mc Donald 2013
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