Wild Colonial Boy chords by Misc

Chords with lyrics

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Wild Colonial Boy  traditional
 C majorC       FF       G7G7       C majorC
I knew a wild colonial boy ....
         C7C7            C majorC
Of poor but honest parents he ...
  C majorC        G7G7                 C majorC
he was his fathers favourite son , ...
           FF        G7G7      C majorC
The pride of both his parents ...

  C majorC       FF        G7G7        C majorC
At barely sixteen years of ...
          C7C7               C majorC
Bushranging to the sunny south...
  C majorC        FF        G7G7        C majorC
He robbed the wiry squatters, ...
  C majorC    FF         G7G7      C majorC
A augmentedA terror to Australia was ...

  C majorC       FF         G7G7      C majorC
In sixty one this daring youth ...
             C7C7    G7G7       C majorC
With a heart that knew no dang...
  C majorC          FF         G7G7        C majorC
He held the Beechworth ...
           FF         G7G7      C majorC
Who trembled and gave up his ...

  C majorC          FF      G7G7     C majorC
He bade the Judge good morning and ...
           C7C7     G7G7        C majorC
That he'd never rob a hearty ...
C majorC       C7C7  FF       G7G7      C majorC
And never you rob a mother ...
          FF        G7G7      C majorC
Or else he may turn ...

  C majorC           FF      G7G7     C majorC
One day along the mountainside , ...
            C7C7   G7G7           C majorC
Listening to the little birds, ...
C majorC           C7C7    G7G7       C majorC
Up rode three mounted ...
           FF     G7G7       C majorC
And cowardly tried to ....

C majorC         FF       G7G7        C majorC
Surrender now Jack Doolin for you ...
         C7C7        G7G7         C majorC
Surrender in the Queens good ...
C majorC         FF         G7G7        C majorC
Jack drew a pistol from his side an...
          FF          G7G7      C majorC
"I'll shoot but not surrender...

C majorC          FF          G7G7     C majorC
He fired at trooper kelly and he ...
          FF    G7G7        C majorC
And on return from Davis re ...
          FF        G7G7     C majorC
All tattered in his crimson ...
         FF        G7G7      C majorC
How cowardly they captured him ....

(this has a wierd C7C7 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..)