Transcribed by Daniel Schaumann 


F7M         Em
There was the stage
F7M                Em
Two red lights and a dodgy P.A.
F7M                        G
You trod the planks way back then
F7M                        G     Am    G     F
And it's strange that you're here again, here again


      C            G          Am
And I wish, I wish I knew the right words
   C             G            Am          F
To make you feel better, walk out of this place
      C            G           Am     F
And defeat them in your secret battle
G             Am          Em       F
Show them you can be your own man again


F7M          Em
Don't, don't explain
F7M                    Em
Lots of little victories take on the pain
Dm                  Em7
It takes so long to earn
Dm                   G       Am    G       F
You can double up or you can burn, you can burn


      C            G          Am
And I wish, I wish I knew the right words
   C             G            Am          F
To make you feel better, walk out of this place
      C            G           Am     F
And defeat them in your secret battle
G             Am          Em       F
Show them you can be your own man again


SOLO:  C   G   Am   F  (x4)


      C            G          Am
And I wish, I wish I knew the right words
   C           G          Am         F
To blow up the pokies and drag them away
              C          G             Am    F
Cause they're taking the food off your table
G           Am           Em            F
So they can say that the trains run on time


         F7M               Em
Flashing lights, it's a real show
         F7M               Em
And your wife, I wouldn't go home
Dm                      Em7
The little bundles need care
Dm                 G      Am     G      F
And you can't be a father there, father there


      C            G          Am
And I wish, I wish I knew the right words
   C             G            Am          F
To make you feel better, walk out of this place
      C            G           Am     F
And defeat them in your secret battle
G             Am          Em       F
Show them you can be your own man again
G             Am          Em       F
Show them you can be your own man again


      C            G          Am          F
And I wish, I wish I knew the right words
   C           G          Am         F
To blow up the pokies and drag them away
              C          G             Am    F
Cause they're taking the food off your table
G           Am           Em            F
So they can say that the trains run on time
 G                Am           Em            F7M
Another man there was made the trains run on time