The Last Gig In Melbourne

F Dm Gm Eb Sunday afternoon in a café. He sits alone on a stool F Bb Eb Gm Dm Channelling George Benson on his threadbare acoustic guitar Dm Db And who’s there to see it? The bouncers are tired F G Gm Dm Outnumbering the punters but they’re legally required Db F It’s not how we planned it. There’s never been fights G Bbm Bb What are they here for? This is The Last Gig in Melbourne... F G Don’t tell me you missed it? That very last gig? Bb F C Don’t tell me – you were tired? G Gm Bb Maybe you’d go next time. Pity there’s no next time. F Dm Gm Eb A Fitzroy pub on a Tuesday. Electro kids jab on a drum pad F Bb Eb Gm Dm Volume turned down to nothing so the flats next door don’t get mad Dm Db And I can’t bloody can hear them over the register F G Gm Dm The venue had lett-ers via the council Db F It’s not how they planned it, waited months for this night G Bbm Bb What are they here for? This is the last gig in Melbourne… F G Don’t tell me you missed it? That very last gig? Bb F C G Don’t tell me – it was cold? G Gm Bb Maybe you’d go next time. Pity there’s no next time. F F Dm Gm Eb On Thursday evening, the folkies Beat bodhrains and pluck on their mandolins F Bb Eb Gm Dm In a fortress of pokies which drown them out with the din Db F The words are in Irish so no one understands G Gm Dm “Seachain fearg an fhir foighneach” Beware the anger of a patient man Db F It’s not how we planned it. It doesn’t seem right. G Gm What are they here for? This is the last gig in Melbourne… F G Bb F C “I’m sorry I missed it. That very last gig. F G Bb F C I’m sorry, I was skint - Maybe next time? F G Bb F C Wrong side of the river. Babysitting the kids F G Bb F C Hey I didn’t have petrol - Maybe next time? F G Bb F C Had to work in the morning. I drank too much beer F G Bb F C My boyfriend felt queasy - Maybe next time? F G Bb F C Stayed home and watched TV. I couldn’t be arsed F G Bb F C Hey I’ll make it there next time.” G Gm9 Pity there’s no next time. Bb Pity there’s no next time. G Such a pity there’s no next time. Bbm Bb Pity there’s no next time