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REDGUM   - Poor Ned
[Verse 1]
DEighteen-hundred & A78 was the Gyear I remeber so Dwell
Dthey put my father in an Aearly grave and Gslung my mother in Dgaol
Dnow I don't know whats Aright or wrong
but they Ghung Christ on Dnails
D6 kids at home & A2 still on the breast
they Gwouldn't even give us Dbail
[Chorus]
DPoor Ned, you're Abetter off dead
at Gleast you'll get some peace of Dmind
Dyou're out on the track
Athey're right on your  back
Gboy they're gonna Ahang you Dhigh      )
[Verse 2]
DYou know I wrote a letter 'bout AStringy-Bark Creek
so Gthey would underDstand
Dthat I might be a Abushranger
but I'm Gnot a murdering Dman
DI didn't want to shoot AKennedy
or that Gcopper LonniDgan
Dhe alone could have Asaved his life
by Gthrowing down his gDun
[Chorus]
DPoor Ned, you're Abetter off dead
at Gleast you'll get some peace of Dmind
Dyou're out on the track
Athey're right on your  back
Gboy they're gonna Ahang you Dhigh      )
[Verse 3]
DYou know they took Ned AKelly
& they hGung him in the Melbourne gDaol
Dhe fought so very Abravely
Gdressed in iron Dmail
D& no man single Ahanded
can Ghope to break the Dbars
Dthere's a thousand like Ned AKelly
who'll Ghoist the flag of Dstars
[Chorus]
We sing: DPoor Ned, you're bAetter off dead
at Gleast you'll get some peace of Dmind
Dyou're out on the track
Athey're right on your  back
Gboy they're gonna Ahang you Dhigh      )
alternative keys  -  C   G   F  C  
         or       -  G   D   C  G  

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Poor Ned

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REDGUM - Poor Ned

[Verse 1]

D A G D

Eighteen-hundred & 78 was the year I remeber so well

D A G D

they put my father in an early grave and slung my mother in gaol

D A

now I don't know whats right or wrong

G D

but they hung Christ on nails

D A

6 kids at home & 2 still on the breast

G D

they wouldn't even give us bail

[Chorus]

D A

Poor Ned, you're better off dead

G D

at least you'll get some peace of mind

you're out on the track

they're right on your back

G A D

boy they're gonna hang you high )

[Verse 2]

D A

You know I wrote a letter 'bout Stringy-Bark Creek

G D

so they would understand

D A

that I might be a bushranger

G D

but I'm not a murdering man

D A

I didn't want to shoot Kennedy

G D

or that copper Lonnigan

D A

he alone could have saved his life

G D

by throwing down his gun

[Chorus]

D A

Poor Ned, you're better off dead

G D

at least you'll get some peace of mind

you're out on the track

they're right on your back

G A D

boy they're gonna hang you high )

[Verse 3]

D A

You know they took Ned Kelly

G D

& they hung him in the Melbourne gaol

D A

he fought so very bravely

G D

dressed in iron mail

D A

& no man single handed

G D

can hope to break the bars

D A

there's a thousand like Ned Kelly

G D

who'll hoist the flag of stars

[Chorus]

D A

We sing: Poor Ned, you're better off dead

G D

at least you'll get some peace of mind

you're out on the track

they're right on your back

G A D

boy they're gonna hang you high )

C G F C

alternative keys -

G D C G

or -

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