BLOW UP THE POKIES - The Whitlams Transcribed by Daniel SchaumannFmaj7 Em There was the stage Fmaj7 Em Two red lights and a dodgy P.A. Fmaj7 G You trod the planks way back then Fmaj7 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 Fmaj7 Em Don't, don't explain Fmaj7 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 Fmaj7 Em Flashing lights, it's a real show Fmaj7 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 Fmaj7 Another man there was made the trains run on time
