Stewie

(Flute) Am G C Em F G Am Am G Ward 8 at the QE somewhere down Woodville Am Em Smokey grey Thursday, take out your sword Am C Stewie was born, there was blood on the sheets G E7 Doctor was drunk and the sister was bored Am G Home was a weatherboard housing trust unit Am Em A low cyclone fence with a sparse gravel drive Am C Dad was a truckie from Adelaide to Melbourne G E7 Two trips a week just to keep them alive Am G First sentence for Stewie was going to school Am Em In prison grey trousers he walked in the yard Am C His Mum shed a tear at his vaselined pushback G E7 Clutching a ruler his name on a card Dm Am G Am Step forward Stewart Bedson the headmaster said G Am It seemed like Stewie was always in strife Dm Am G Am Step forward Stewart Bedson the magistrate said G F E7 Am This time 10 years, next time life (Flute) G C Em F G Am Am G Grades 1-7 passed pretty quickly Am Em Detention and caning and one million lines Am C Stewie could write just enough to get by G E7 Stewie could read all the shoplifting signs Am G There was a bond for a biro, a fine for some fags Am Em Another kids bike leading up to a car Am C Photographs, fingerprints and juvenile courthouse G E7 A year in McNallies for going too far Dm Am G Am Step forward Stewart Bedson the magistrate said G Am Over pine panelled wood leant the face of the law Dm Am G Am We think you're a threat to property and justice G F E7 Am 3 years up the creek while we make sure Am G Robbery and violence and retaliation Am Em For beatings and bashings at the hands of the screws Am C Time in and time out time and again G E7 Is this what they mean by paying your dues Am G Some people have plenty while others have none Am Em For the same working week seen year after year Am C Worked over by coppers for tipping the scales G E7 Life wasn't meant to be easy Dm Am G Am Step forward Stewart Bedson the magistrate said G Am Over pine panelled wood leant the face of the law Dm Am G Am We think you're a threat to property and justice G F E7 Am 3 years up the creek while we make sure Am G Ward 8 at the QE somewhere down Woodville Am Em Smokey grey Thursday, take out your sword Am C Stewie was born, there was blood on the sheets G Am11 the doctor was drunk and the sister was bored