THE WILD COLONIAL BOY

I (C)knew a wild col(F)onial boy Jack (G7)Duggan was  

his (C)name. 
Of poor but honest(C7) parents he was born in         Ca(C)stlemaine
he (C)was his fathers (F)favourite son , (G7)his mother's  hope and (C)joy
The pride of both his (F)parents was the (G7)wild colonial (C)boy

At (C)barely sixteen (F)years of age he (G7)left his  native (C)home
Bushranging to the (C7)sunny south, Australia, he did  (C)roam
He (C)robbed the wiry (F)squatters, their (G7)stocks  he did des(C)troy
A terror to (F)Australia was the (G7)wild colonial (C)boy

In (C)sixty one this (F)daring youth commen(G7)ced his wild (C)career
With a heart that knew no (C7)danger no (G7)foeman did he fe(C)ar
He held the Beechworth (F)mail-coach up and (G7)robbed Judge MacE(C)voy
Who trembled and gave (F)up his gold to the (G7)wild  colonial (C)boy

One (C)day along the mountain(F)side , Jack (G7)nimbly rode (C)along
Listening to the little (C7)birds, (G7)singing their  merry  (C)song
(C)Up rode three mounted (C7)troopers, (G7)Kelly Davis and (C)Fitzroy
And cowardly tried to (F)capture him, the(G7) Wild    Colonial (C)Boy

(C)Surrender now Jack (F)Duggan  for you (G7)see its  three to (C)one
Surrender in the (C7)Queens good name, (G7)you daring highway (C)man
(C)Jack drew a pistol (F)from his side and (G7)waved  the lively (C)toy
"I'll shoot but not (F)surrender" cried the (G7)Wild  Colonial (C)Boy"

He (C) fired a shot at (F)Kelly,which (G7)brought him to the (C)ground

And turning round to (F)Davis,he (G7)received a

fatal (C)wound,

A bullet pierced his (F)proud young from the (G7)

pistol of Fitz(C)roy,

And that was how they (F)captured him,

the wild (G7)coronal (C)boy. 

OB LA DI OB LA DA

(C)Desmond has his barrow in the(G7) market place
Molly is a singer in a(C) band
Desmond says to Molly "Girl I(F) like your face"
And Molly(C) says this as she(G7) takes him by the(C) hand.
CHORUS:
Ob la di Ob la da life goes on(Em) bra(Am)
(C)La la how their(G7) life goes(C) on
Ob la di Ob la da life goes on(Em) bra(Am)
(C)La la how their(G7) life goes(C) on.

(C)Desmond takes a trolly to the(G7) jeweller's store
Buys a twenty-carat golden(C) ring
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the(F) door
And as he(C) gives it to her she beg(G7)ins to (C)sing.
Chorus
(F)In a couple of years they have built a home
sweet (C)home(F)With a couple of kids running in the 
(C)yard(F)Of Desmond and Molly Jones(G7)

(C)Happy ever after in the(G7) market place
Desmond lets the children lend a(C) hand
Molly stays at home and does her(F) pretty face
And in the(C) evening she's a(G7) singer with the(C) band.

Chorus Twice.

RING OF FIRE

INTRO:PLAYED ON THE FIRST OR BOTTOM STRING.
5 5 5 5 5 7 3 5 2 2 2 2 3 0 2

(G)Love is a(C) burning (G)thing,
And it makes a(C) fiery (G)ring.
Bound by(C) wild de(G)sire,
I fell in to a(C) ring of (G)fire.
CHORUS:
(D7)I fell in to a (C)burning ring of(G) fire,
I went(D7) down, down, down
And the(C) flames went(G) higher,
And it burns, burns, burns
The (C)ring of (G)fire, the(C) ring of(G) fire.

INSTRUMENTAL: intro riff twice.
Chorus.

(G)The taste of (C)love is (G)sweet,
When hearts like(C) ours (G)meet.
I fell for you(C) like a (G)child 
Oh, but the(C) fire went (G)wild.

Chorus twice then
And it burns, burns burns
The(C) ring of(G) fire, the (C)ring of(G) fire.

I AM AUSTRALIAN

(C)I came from the dream-time,from the(F) dusty red soil (C)plains,
I am the ancient(Am) heart, the (F)keeper (G7)of the (C)flame.
I stood upon the rocky shores, I(F) watched the(G7) tall ships (Am)come,
For (C)forty thousand years I've been the (F)first (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

I (C)came upon the prison ship, bowed (F)down by iron (C)chains,
I(Am) fought the land, endured the lash, and (F)waited (G7)for the (C)rains.
I'm a settler, I'm a farmers wife, on a(F) dry and (G7)barren (Am)run
A (C)convict, then a free man, I be(F)came(G7) Aust(C)ralian.

I'm the(C) daughter of a digger, who (F)sought the mother(C) lode
The (Am)girl became a woman, on the(F) long and(G7) dusty (C)road.
I'm a child of the depression, I (F)saw the(G7) good times (Am)come,
I'm a(C) bushy, I'm a battler, I(F) am (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

(C)We are one, but we are (F)ma(C)ny,
And from (Am)all the (G7)lands on earth we (C)come.
We'll share a(Am) dream and sing with (F)one(C) voice,
(F)I (C)am, (Am)you (G7)are, we (C)are (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

I'm the (C)teller of stories, I'm the(F) singer of (C)songs,
I am (Am)Albert Namatjira, and I(F) paint the (G7)ghostly (C)gums.
I'm Clancy on his horse, I'm (F)Ned (G7)Kelly on the (Am)run,
I'm the(C) one who waltzed Matilda,  I (F)am (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

I'm the(C) hot wind from the desert, I'm the(F) black soil of the (C)plains
I'm the(Am) mountains and the valleys, I'm the (F)drought and (G7)flooding (C)rains,
I am the rock, I am the sky, the(F) rivers(G7) when they(Am) run,
The (C)spirit of this great land, I (F)am (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

(C)We are one, but we are (F)ma(C)ny,
And from(Am) all the (G7)lands on earth we(C) come.
We'll share a(F) dream and sing with (C)one voice,
(F)I (C)am, (Am)you(G7) are, we(C) are (G7)Aust(C)ralian.
(F)I (C)am, (Am)you (G7)are, we (C)are (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

HEY GOOD LOOKING

(C)Hey, hey, good looking', whatcha got cookin'
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up with (C)me.
Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe
(D)We could find a (G)brand new re(C)cipe.

I've (F)got a hot-rod Ford and a (C)two-dollar bill
And (F)I know a spot right o(C)ver the hill,
There's (F)soda pop and the (C)dancing's free
So if you (D)wanna have fun come a(G)long with me

(C)Hey, hey, good looking', whatcha got cookin'
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up with (C)me.
Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe
(D)We could find a (G)brand new re(C)cipe.
(C)I'm free and I'm ready, so can we go steady
(D)How's about savin' (G)all your time for(C) me.

I'm gonna(F) throw my date-book (C)over the fence
And(F) find me one for(C) five or ten cents,
I'll (F)keep it 'til it's (C)covered with age
Cause I'm (D)writin' your name down on e(G)very page.

(C)Hey, hey, good looking', whatcha got cookin'
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up with (C)me.
Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe
(D)We could find a (G)brand new re(C)cipe.
(C)No more lookin', I know I've been tooken
(D)How's about keeping(G) steady com(C)pany.
Hey, hey, good looking', watch got cookin',
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up with (C)me.

BLACKBOARD OF MY HEART

(C)When I was young and went to school
They taught me how to(G7) write
To take the chalk and make a mark
And hope it turns out (C)right.
Well that's the way it is with love
And what you(G7) did to(F) me.
I wrote it so you'd (C)know 
That I was(G7) yours eternal(C)ly.
CHORUS:
But my tears have washed I love you
From the(G7) blackboard of my heart
It's too late to clean the slate
And make another (C)start.
I'm satisfied the way things are
Although we're(G7) far a(F)part,
My tears have washed(C) I love you from
The(G7) blackboard of my(C) heart.

If you'd been true the way you should
And not have gone a(G7)stray,
These tears would not have fallen down
And washed the words a(C)way.
No need to talk, 'cause if the chalk
Should write(G7) those words a(F)gain
It will be for someone(C) else
Not things(G7) that might have (C)been.
CHORUS. Repeat the last two lines.

FOLLOW ME

(Am) It's by farther hardest(G7) thing I've ever(C) done
To be (F)so in love with (Dm)you and so (G7)alone.
CHORUS:
Follow (C)me where I (F)go what I(C) do and who I(F) know
Make it (C)part of you to(F) be part of(G7) me.
Follow (C)me up and (F)down all the (C)way and all (F)around
(C)Take my hand and (F)say you'll (G7)follow (C)me.

It's long been on my (G7)mind you know it's (F)been a long long(C) time
I've (Am)tried to find the (G7)way that I can (F)make you (G7)understand
The (F)way I feel (C)about you and (F)just how much I (C)need you
To (F)be there where I can (Dm)talk to you when (F)there's no one else (G7)around.
CHORUS.
You see I'd like to share my(G7) life with you
And (F)show you things I've (C)seen
(Am)Places that I'm (G7)going to (F)places where I've (G7)been
To (F)have you there (C)beside me and (F)never be (C)alone
And (F)all the time (Dm)that you're with (F)me we will be at (G7)home.

Follow (C)me where I (F)go what I(C) do and who I(F) know
Make it (C)part of you to be(F) a part of (G7)me
Follow (C)me up and (F)down all the(C) way and all(F) around
(C)Take my hand and (F)I will (G7)follow (C)you.