G C G G C G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | C G G C G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | G C G G C G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | C G G C G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | G C G Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree G C G Merry, merry king of the bush is he C G Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra G C G Gay your life must be G C G Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree G C G Merry, merry king of the bush is he C G Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra G C G Gay your life must be G C G Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree G C G Merry, merry king of the bush is he C G Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra G C G Gay your life must be G C G G C G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | C G G C G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | G C G Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree G C G | / / / / | / / / / | G C G Merry, merry king of the bush is he G C G | / / / / | / / / / | C G Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra G C G G Gay your life must be | / / / / | G C G Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree G C G | / / / / | / / / / | G C G Merry, merry king of the bush is he G C G | / / / / | / / / / | C G Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra G C G G Gay your life must be | / / / / | G C G Kookaburra sits in the old gym tree G C G | / / / / | / / / / | G C G Merry, merry king of the bush is he G C G | / / / / | / / / / | C G Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra G C G Gay your life must be G C G G C G G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree chords by Misc Traditional
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
2
u
3
d
4
u
Also works: all downs d d d d
How to play Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the down-up eighths: d u d u. The groove sits around 100 bpm, a medium pace. The chords stay at the novice level, nothing tricky in there. Play down-up strums throughout and pass it around as a singalong round.
2 ukulele chords used in "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree" by Misc Traditional: C and G
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kookaburra sits on big live wire, flapping all around with his tail on fire
“Kookaburra sits on the old gum rail, picking out the splinters from his tail. Poor kookaburra, poor kookaburra, sorry your tail must be!”
I used too sing this at brownies,jeezus christ time goes fasttttt
I remember that in like 2nd grade we sung this and on the part when it say “gay your life must be” the boys were like oOoH and the teacher had to explain what type of gay it was. But i’m not saying that being gay is bad.
Kookaburra sits on the electric wire, jumping up and down with his tail on fire. Ouch, kookaburra ouch, kookaburra sore your butt must be.
Shalalala i love this song, it remains in my auzzie heart❤?
HELLO AUSTRALIANS
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