Blow Up The Pokies Chords by The Whitlams
Tempo:
105.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Am
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] There was [Em] a stage, [F] two red lights [Em] and a dodgy PA
[F] You trod the planks way [G] back then
[F] And it's strange that [G] you're here [Am] again, [G] here [F]
again
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And feed them [G] in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
[G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be [F] romantic
Don't,
[E] don't explain
[Em]
[F] Lots [E] of little victories take on the pain
[Dm] It takes so [Em] long to earn
[Dm] You [G] can double up or you [Am] can burn, [G] you [F] can burn
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And defeat them [G] in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
[G] Show [Am] them you can [E] be romantic
[F]
[C] And [G] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
[C] I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To blow up [G] the ponies [Am] and drag [F] them [Dm] away
[C] Cause they're taking [G] the food off [Am] your table
[F]
[G] So [Am] they can say that [Em] the trains [F] run on time
Flashing lights, it's [Em] a real show
And [F] your wife, I [Em] wouldn't go home
[Dm] The little bundles [G] me care
[Dm]
And you can't be [Em] father [Am] there, [G]
father [F] there
[C]
And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And defeat [G] them in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
[G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be romantic
[F]
[G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be [F] romantic
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right [F] words
[C] To blow up [G] the [Am] ponies and drag [F] them away
[C] Cause they're taking [G] the food [Am] off your table
[F]
[G] So [Am] they can say that [Em] the trains [F] run on time
[G] Another [Am] man there was made, [Em] the trains run on [F] time
[F] You trod the planks way [G] back then
[F] And it's strange that [G] you're here [Am] again, [G] here [F]
again
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And feed them [G] in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
[G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be [F] romantic
Don't,
[E] don't explain
[Em]
[F] Lots [E] of little victories take on the pain
[Dm] It takes so [Em] long to earn
[Dm] You [G] can double up or you [Am] can burn, [G] you [F] can burn
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And defeat them [G] in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
[G] Show [Am] them you can [E] be romantic
[F]
[C] And [G] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
[C] I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To blow up [G] the ponies [Am] and drag [F] them [Dm] away
[C] Cause they're taking [G] the food off [Am] your table
[F]
[G] So [Am] they can say that [Em] the trains [F] run on time
Flashing lights, it's [Em] a real show
And [F] your wife, I [Em] wouldn't go home
[Dm] The little bundles [G] me care
[Dm]
And you can't be [Em] father [Am] there, [G]
father [F] there
[C]
And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And defeat [G] them in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
[G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be romantic
[F]
[G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be [F] romantic
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right [F] words
[C] To blow up [G] the [Am] ponies and drag [F] them away
[C] Cause they're taking [G] the food [Am] off your table
[F]
[G] So [Am] they can say that [Em] the trains [F] run on time
[G] Another [Am] man there was made, [Em] the trains run on [F] time
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ There was [Em] a stage, _ _ [F] two red lights [Em] and a dodgy PA
_ [F] You trod the planks way [G] back then
_ _ [F] And it's strange that [G] you're here [Am] again, [G] here [F]
again
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And feed them [G] in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
_ [G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be [F] romantic
_ _ Don't, _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ don't explain
[Em] _
_ [F] Lots [E] of little victories take on the pain
_ [Dm] It takes so [Em] long to earn _
_ [Dm] You [G] can double up or you [Am] can burn, [G] you [F] can burn _ _
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And defeat them [G] in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
_ [G] Show [Am] them you can [E] be romantic
[F] _
[C] And _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
[C] I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To blow up [G] the ponies [Am] and drag [F] them [Dm] away
[C] Cause they're taking [G] the food off [Am] your table
[F] _
[G] So [Am] they can say that [Em] the trains [F] run on time
_ _ _ _ _ Flashing lights, it's [Em] a real show
And [F] your wife, I [Em] wouldn't go home
_ [Dm] The little bundles [G] me care
_ [Dm]
And you can't be [Em] father [Am] there, [G]
father [F] _ there
_ [C] _ _ _
And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And defeat [G] them in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
_ [G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be romantic
[F] _
[G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be [F] romantic
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right [F] words
[C] To blow up [G] the [Am] ponies and drag [F] them away
[C] Cause they're taking [G] the food [Am] off your table
[F] _
[G] So [Am] they can say that [Em] the trains [F] run on time
_ [G] Another [Am] man there was made, [Em] the trains run on [F] time _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] You trod the planks way [G] back then
_ _ [F] And it's strange that [G] you're here [Am] again, [G] here [F]
again
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And feed them [G] in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
_ [G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be [F] romantic
_ _ Don't, _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ don't explain
[Em] _
_ [F] Lots [E] of little victories take on the pain
_ [Dm] It takes so [Em] long to earn _
_ [Dm] You [G] can double up or you [Am] can burn, [G] you [F] can burn _ _
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And defeat them [G] in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
_ [G] Show [Am] them you can [E] be romantic
[F] _
[C] And _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
[C] I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To blow up [G] the ponies [Am] and drag [F] them [Dm] away
[C] Cause they're taking [G] the food off [Am] your table
[F] _
[G] So [Am] they can say that [Em] the trains [F] run on time
_ _ _ _ _ Flashing lights, it's [Em] a real show
And [F] your wife, I [Em] wouldn't go home
_ [Dm] The little bundles [G] me care
_ [Dm]
And you can't be [Em] father [Am] there, [G]
father [F] _ there
_ [C] _ _ _
And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right words
[C] To make you [G] feel better, [Am] walk out of [F] this place
[C] And defeat [G] them in your [Am] secret bed [F] holes
_ [G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be romantic
[F] _
[G] Show [Am] them you can [Em] be [F] romantic
[C] And I wish I, [G] wish I knew [Am] the right [F] words
[C] To blow up [G] the [Am] ponies and drag [F] them away
[C] Cause they're taking [G] the food [Am] off your table
[F] _
[G] So [Am] they can say that [Em] the trains [F] run on time
_ [G] Another [Am] man there was made, [Em] the trains run on [F] time _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _