Australian Jingle Bells Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays349

Australian Jingle Bells by Misc Christmas is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Am, D7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                         C 
Dashing through the bush, in a rusty Holden Ute, 
Am             D7                G 
Kicking up the dust, esky in the boot, 
                                    C 
Kelpie by my side,singing Christmas songs, 
Am                   G          D7                  G       D7 
It's Summer time and I am in my singlet, shorts and thongs. Oh! 

 
G 
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, 
C                G          A7                 D7 
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey! 
G 
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut !, 
C              G               D7           G      
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute. 

G                        C 
Engine's getting hot; We dodge the kangaroos, 
Am                 D7                    G 
The swaggie climbs aboard, he is welcome too. 
                                      C 
All the family's there,sitting by the pool, 
Am                G          D7           G    D7 
Christmas Day the Aussie way, by the barbecue. Oh! 


G 
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, 
C                G          A7                 D7 
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey! 
G 
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut !, 
C              G               D7           G      
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute. 

G                   C 
Come the afternoon, Grandpa has a doze, 
Am                 D7                            G 
The kids and Uncle Bruce, are swimming in their clothes. 
                                                C 
The time comes 'round to go, we take the family snap, 
Am               G                  D7                 G   D7 
Pack the car and all shoot through, before the washing up. Oh! 

 
G 
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, 
C                G          A7                 D7 
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey! 
G 
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut !, 
C              G               D7           G      
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante