MISC - "wild colonial boy" Tablature

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Wild Colonial Boy traditional
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I knew a wild colonial boy ....
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Of poor but honest parents he ...
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he was his fathers favourite son , ...
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The pride of both his parents ...

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At barely sixteen years of ...
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Bushranging to the sunny south...
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He robbed the wiry squatters, ...
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A terror to Australia was ...

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In sixty one this daring youth ...
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With a heart that knew no dang...
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He held the Beechworth ...
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Who trembled and gave up his ...

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He bade the Judge good morning and ...
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That he'd never rob a hearty ...
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And never you rob a mother ...
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Or else he may turn ...

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One day along the mountainside , ...
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Listening to the little birds, ...
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Up rode three mounted ...
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And cowardly tried to ....

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Surrender now Jack Doolin for you ...
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Surrender in the Queens good ...
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Jack drew a pistol from his side an...
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"I'll shoot but not surrender...

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He fired at trooper kelly and he ...
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And on return from Davis re ...
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All tattered in his crimson ...
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How cowardly they captured him ....

(this has a wierd C7 that ive forgotten in any case it was an
old convict song. If you were caught even whistling it you were
probably shot for 'trying to escape' or thrown in solitary for and extended
period..)