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Didgeridoo Intro
[Intro]
Am
 Dm   F   C    Gx2
[Verse 1]
DmAdopted for the Fforth time, at the Cage of elGeven;
DmNobody Fwanted CDan O’GHalloran.
Well he Dmgot himself into Fmischief, Cgangs and Gfights;
And in Dmjuvenile deFtention he spent Cmost of his Gtime.
And Dmat the age of F19 he Cheld up a Gservo
And they Dmsentenced him to F14 years Cup at GLithgow.
[Verse 2]
He was Dm30 when I Fmet him out 2 Cyears on paGrole
DmRenting a flat in FRedfern colClecting the Gdole
DmDan he was my Fneighbour and Coft times I’d drink Gwith him
You’d Dmnever know the Fman had turned C21 in Gprison
To Dmspite his Fhistory and the Cwild look in his Geye
DmDan was the Fsort of bloke you'd Ctrust with your Glife
[Refrain]
DmNo Fbody knows what Chappened to Dan O’GHalloran except DmmeF  
And it makes me CshiverG  
But his Dmghost can be heard a Fscreaming along the Gbanks of the Daintree AmRiver.
[Verse 3]
DmMany a time we Fwasted at the CRaglan happy Ghour
Till Dmone day he dragged me Fdown to the Cbar at the CaulifGlower
Put a Dmhundred on the Fcounter Said CPaddy drink it Gdown
'Cause Dmcome next FFriday CI’ll be skippin Gtown
Well I Dmpressed him for Fdetails but he Cnever told me Gwhy
We just Dmtoasted our Ffriendship and Csaid our goodGbyes
[Verse 4]
DmOne week Flater this Cbiker comes 'Ground
DmBashin' on Fdoors wonderin' where CDan can be Gfound
DmI’d been seen drinking Fwith him so he Cgets all up in my Gface
I tell him DmDan was just my Fneighbour and I ain't Cseen 'em round the Gplace
Well he Dmtold me Dan had Fpulled a knife Cripped the wrong people Goff
and if I Dmsee the mongrel Fbastard tell him he’ll be Clucky if he gets Gshot
[Refrain]
And DmNo Fbody knows what Chappened to Dan O’GHalloran except DmmeF  
And it makes me CshiverG  
But his Dmghost can be heard a Fscreaming along the Gbanks of the Daintree AmRiver.
[Verse 5]
DmOne year Flater CI got a letGter
DmPostmarked from FQueensland Dan had Cnever been Gbetter
He’d been Dm9 months out at Fsea on a CCape York fishing Gboat
He’d Dmsaved up all his Fmoney and he was Cheaded for the Gcoast
Said he’d Dmhad enough of Frunning so he Cset up in Port GDouglas
Life was Dmbeer, sun and wFomen and selling Cpills to the Gtourists
[Verse 6]
DmHappy hour at the FRaglan Cback in Redfern Gdrinking
I Dmoverheard a Fvoice say “D'you Cremember that dog GO’Halloran?”
Well we Dmfound the bastard Flivin it up CNorth in Port GDouglas
My Dmears pricked up and I Fswiveled round to Cface these two Gbikers
Well the Dmboth of them Fchuckled and one Csaid through a Gsmile
We Dmtied him up and left him by the Friver to the Csaltwater crocoGdiles
[Refrain]
And Dmno Fbody knows what Chappened to Dan O’GHalloran except DmmeF  
And it makes me CshiverG  
He was Dmbeaten and left to be Featen by the crocs on the Cbanks of the Daintree GRiver
He was Dmtied up and left to be Featen by the crocs on the Cbanks of the Daintree GRiver
He was Dmbeaten and left to be Featen by the crocs on the Gbanks of the Daintree AmRiver

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Dan Ohalloran

by Paddy McHugh

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Didgeridoo Intro

[Intro]

Dm F C G

[Verse 1]

Dm F C G

Adopted for the forth time, at the age of eleven;

Dm F C G

Nobody wanted Dan O’Halloran.

Dm F C G

Well he got himself into mischief, gangs and fights;

Dm F C G

And in juvenile detention he spent most of his time.

Dm F C G

And at the age of 19 he held up a servo

Dm F C G

And they sentenced him to 14 years up at Lithgow.

[Verse 2]

Dm F C G

He was 30 when I met him out 2 years on parole

Dm F C G

Renting a flat in Redfern collecting the dole

Dm F C G

Dan he was my neighbour and oft times I’d drink with him

Dm F C G

You’d never know the man had turned 21 in prison

Dm F C G

To spite his history and the wild look in his eye

Dm F C G

Dan was the sort of bloke you'd trust with your life

[Refrain]

Dm F C G Dm F

No body knows what happened to Dan O’Halloran except me

C G

And it makes me shiver

Dm F G Am

But his ghost can be heard a screaming along the banks of the Daintree River.

[Verse 3]

Dm F C G

Many a time we wasted at the Raglan happy hour

Dm F C G

Till one day he dragged me down to the bar at the Cauliflower

Dm F C G

Put a hundred on the counter Said Paddy drink it down

Dm F C G

'Cause come next Friday I’ll be skippin town

Dm F C G

Well I pressed him for details but he never told me why

Dm F C G

We just toasted our friendship and said our goodbyes

[Verse 4]

Dm F C G

One week later this biker comes 'round

Dm F C G

Bashin' on doors wonderin' where Dan can be found

Dm F C G

I’d been seen drinking with him so he gets all up in my face

Dm F C G

I tell him Dan was just my neighbour and I ain't seen 'em round the place

Dm F C G

Well he told me Dan had pulled a knife ripped the wrong people off

Dm F C G

and if I see the mongrel bastard tell him he’ll be lucky if he gets shot

[Refrain]

Dm F C G Dm F

And No body knows what happened to Dan O’Halloran except me

C G

And it makes me shiver

Dm F G Am

But his ghost can be heard a screaming along the banks of the Daintree River.

[Verse 5]

Dm F C G

One year later I got a letter

Dm F C G

Postmarked from Queensland Dan had never been better

Dm F C G

He’d been 9 months out at sea on a Cape York fishing boat

Dm F C G

He’d saved up all his money and he was headed for the coast

Dm F C G

Said he’d had enough of running so he set up in Port Douglas

Dm F C G

Life was beer, sun and women and selling pills to the tourists

[Verse 6]

Dm F C G

Happy hour at the Raglan back in Redfern drinking

Dm F C G

I overheard a voice say “D'you remember that dog O’Halloran?”

Dm F C G

Well we found the bastard livin it up North in Port Douglas

Dm F C G

My ears pricked up and I swiveled round to face these two bikers

Dm F C G

Well the both of them chuckled and one said through a smile

Dm F C G

We tied him up and left him by the river to the saltwater crocodiles

[Refrain]

Dm F C G Dm F

And no body knows what happened to Dan O’Halloran except me

C G

And it makes me shiver

Dm F C G

He was beaten and left to be eaten by the crocs on the banks of the Daintree River

Dm F C G

He was tied up and left to be eaten by the crocs on the banks of the Daintree River

Dm F G Am

He was beaten and left to be eaten by the crocs on the banks of the Daintree River

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