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Whatever Happened To Pong – Frank Black
Transcribed by Adam Farmer
intro transcribed by Jere Klami
Intro :
A E A E
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That little zippy part goes :
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
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Intro
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
Em Fm F#m Gm x3
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
Em Fm F#m Gm x2
A C D Em Fm F#m Gm
My brother and me used to play it down at the bar
Em Fm F#m Gm
A C F Em Fm F#m Gm
Taking money from guys more used to the playing of cards
Em Fm F#m Gm
A C G
Paddle the paddle to the side to the side
A C G
To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle
A C C
Paddle the paddle the side to the side
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
Em Fm F#m Gm
Pong
Em Fm F#m Gm
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
Ball in the machine
A C D Em Fm F#m Gm
Now virtually everyone’s singing a popular song
Em Fm F#m Gm
A C F Em Fm F#m Gm
But I still believe in the excellent joy of the Pong
Em Fm F#m Gm
A C G
Paddle the paddle to the side to the side
A C G
To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle
A C G
Paddle the paddle the side to the side
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
Em Fm F#m Gm
Pong
Em Fm F#m Gm
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
Ball in the machine
Em Fm F#m Gm Em Fm F#m Gm
Nowif they take it H.G. Wells
Em Fm F#m Gm Em Fm F#m Gm
Well, I’ll be on the next flight
Am A#m Bm Cm Am A#m Bm Cm
To a time before the Kong
Em Fm F#m Gm Em Fm F#m Gm
Whatever happened to pong?
A C G
Paddle the paddle to the side to the side
A C G
To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle
A C C
Paddle the paddle the side to the side
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
Em Fm F#m Gm
Pong
Em Fm F#m Gm
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
Ball in the machine
