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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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5-5-5-5-1---1---------------5-5-5-5-1---1---32----------
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            A                  E       A       B       A
7-6-4-0-3-6-5--------------------------------------------------
5-5-5-5-1-1---------3------------------2--22---4--44---2--22---
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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