Redgum - Stewie

^AmWard 8 at the QE, ^Gsomwhere down Woodville ^AmSmokey grey Thursday, ^Emtake out your sword ^AmStewie was born, there was ^Cblood on the sheets ^GDoctor was drunk and the ^E7sister was bored

^AmHome was a weatherboard ^Ghousing trust unit ^AmA low cyclone fence with a ^Emsparse gravel drive ^AmDad was a truckie from ^CAdelaide to Melbourne ^GTwo trips a week just to ^E7keep them alive

^AmFirst sentence for Stewie ^Gwas going to school ^AmIn prison grey trousers he ^Emwalked in the yard ^AmHis Mum shed a tear at his ^Cvaselined pushback ^GClutching a ruler his ^E7name on a card

Step ^Dmforward Stewart ^AmBedson the ^Gheadmaster ^Amsaid It ^Gseemed like Stewie was ^Amalways in strife Step ^Dmforward Stewart ^AmBedson the ^Gmagistrate ^Amsaid ^GThis time 10 years, ^Fnext ^E7time ^Amlife

^AmGrades 1-7 ^Gpassed pretty quickly ^AmDetention and caning and ^Emone million lines ^AmStewie could write just ^Cenough to get by ^GStewie could read all the ^E7shoplifting signs

^AmThere was a bond for a biro, ^Ga fine for some fags ^AmAnother kids bike leading ^Emup to a car ^AmPhotographs, fingerprints and ^Cjuvenile courthouse ^GA year in McNallies for ^E7going too far

Step ^Dmforward Stewart ^AmBedson the ^Gmagistrate ^Amsaid ^GOver pine panneled wood leant the ^Amface of the law We ^Dmthink you're a ^Amthreat to ^Gproperty and ^Amjustice ^G3 years up the creek ^Fwhile we ^E7make ^Amsure

^AmRobbery and violence and ^Gretaliation ^AmFor beatings and bashings at the ^Emhands of the screws ^AmTime in and time out ^Ctime and again ^GIs this what they mean by ^E7paying your dues

^AmSome people have plenty ^Gwhile others have none ^AmFor the same working week seen ^Emyear after year ^AmWorked over by coppers for ^Ctipping the scales ^GLife wasn't meant to be ^E7easy

Step ^Dmforward Stewart ^AmBedson the ^Gmagistrate ^Amsaid ^GOver pine panneled wood leant the ^Amface of the law We ^Dmthink you're a ^Amthreat to ^Gproperty and ^Amjustice ^G3 years up the creek ^Fwhile we ^E7make ^Amsure

^AmWard 8 at the QE, ^Gsomwhere down Woodville ^AmSmokey grey Thursday, ^Emtake out your sword ^AmStewie was born, there was ^Cblood on the sheets ^GDoctor was drunk and the ^E7sister was bored