F Troop

C  Am   F   C


[Verse 1]
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I was only fifteen years, when I met my brother
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He looked at me, and his face lit up with joy
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   After the tears, he talked about our mother
                     G                 C
   Held me close and whispered ‘Butter Boy'

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[Chorus 1]
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I remember drinking wine, and talking with my brother
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  I had a drink, then he didn't think I should
F                                       C
   I told him I could handle it, and I said ‘let's get another'
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Sitting in the kitchen, in Dight Street Collingwood


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[Verse 2]
C                   Am      F                 C
We'd take a walk to Fitzroy, early in the morning
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When sometimes family life became a strain
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We'd stand outside the cellars Greeting friends we knew were coming
                 G                      C
Grabbed a quart, and walked to Charcoal Lane

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[Chorus 2]
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I remember sitting in the laneway with my brother
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Sharing cigarettes and company
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Drinking with some friends we knew  Who said they knew our father
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Sitting in the laneway, my brother and me


[Verse 3]
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Now the lanes were not forgotten But the parks became our haven
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And everybody knew the parkies law
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And I see my brother standing  On that hill side, and he's saying
                G            C
F Troop doesn't ride here anymore

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[Chorus 3]
F                             C
I remember dancing ‘round the jukebox with my brother
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Dancing to, and singing “I Can Help”
F                                C
Acting just like children in the joy we gave each other
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Dancing ‘round the jukebox, in the Champion Hotel
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Dancing ‘round the jukebox, in the Champion Hotel