Whatever Happened To Pong?
By Frank Black
From the album Teenager of the Year
[intro]
A E A E
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A E A B A
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Em Fm F#m Gm x3
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
Em Fm F#m Gm x2
[verse 1]
A C D Em Fm F#m Gm (x2)
My brother and me used to play it down at the bar
A C F Em Fm F#m Gm (x2)
Taking money from guys more used to the playing of cards
[chorus]
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 (x2)
Pong
D6 D6 C6 D6 C6
Ball in the machine
Em Fm F#m Gm (once only)
[verse 2]
A C D Em Fm F#m Gm (x2)
Now virtually everyone's singing a popular song
A C F Em Fm F#m Gm (x2)
But I still believe in the excellent joy of the Pong
[repeat chorus]
[verse 3]
Em Fm F#m Gm Em Fm F#m Gm
Now if 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?
[repeat chorus and out]
