Chords
Traditional Australian - Streets Of Forbes

Key: A

Introduction:

Am                            C                                            D                                                 E  
Come all you Lachlan men and a sorrowful tale I'll tell
Am                                    C                                    D                                 E7  
Concerning of a hero bold who through misfortune fell
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His name it was Ben Hall, a man of high renown
                  Am            C              D                            F              E                    Am  
He was hunted from a station and like a dog shot down
Am                                 C                                                            D                                                      E  
Three years he roamed the roads and he showed the traps some fun
Am                      C                                                                      D                                         E7  
A thousand pounds was on his head with Gilbert and John Dunn
Am                                                                                    D                            E  
Ben parted from his comrades, the outlaws did agree
        Am         C      D                                              F                      E            Am  
To give away bushranging and to cross the briny sea
Am                                              C                      D                                         E  
Ben went to Goobang Creek and that was his downfall
Am                                            C                                 D                            E7  
For riddled like a sieve was the valiant Ben Hall
Am                                                                    D                                         E  
T'was early in the morning upon the fifth of May
                        Am         C              D                                            F              E                    Am  
That the seven police surrounded him as in his sleep he lay
Am                                            C                      D                                         E  
Bill Duggan he was chosen to shoot the outlaw dead
Am                                         C                                      D                                              E7  
The troopers then fired madly and filled him full of lead
Am                                                                                 D                                                 E  
They rolled him in a blanket and strapped him to his prad
                        Am              C                            D                                                    F                    E                         Am  
And they led him through the streets of Forbes to show the prize they had.