Gough - The Whitlams
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Little song ab
out a man call
ed Gough
And a little b
oy who wanted
to be tarred w
ith the same b
rush
He learnt Lati
n, held his he
ad up high and
he hated the
Liberals tho'
he didn't know
why
There were rea
sons - how lon
g have you got
?
There are alwa
ys reasons - h
ow long have y
ou got?
[Verse 2]
The little boy
he's on the s
tage tonight,
his name is An
thony Hayes an
d he's doing a
lright
They both went
to the same l
ocal Canberra
school, but St
evie was nine
in 1972
What a party -
a big day for
both of us
A big reason t
o party - a bi
g day for both
of us
[Chorus]
Come over have
dinner with m
e, we'll play
chess and drin
k claret
Walk slowly do
wn my little s
treet, you can
bring Margare
t
(Chess and drink claret)
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[Verse]
November 11 wa
s Armistice Da
y
A bushranger w
as slaughtered
and Gough was
betrayed
November 11 -
he wouldn't su
rvive the Gove
rnor General i
n '75
November 11 -
a big day for
all of us
I said Novembe
r 11 - Ned Kel
ly died
Shame Fraser s
hame and we al
l cried
For you Gough
you Gough you
Gough
Edward Gough W
hitlam
You Gough you
Gough you Goug
h
Edward Gough W
hitlam
[Chorus]
Come over have
dinner with m
e, we'll play
chess and drin
k claret
Walk slowly do
wn my little s
treet, you can
bring Margare
t (you can bri
ng Margaret)
(Chess and drink claret)
[Bridge]
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[Outro]
It's for you G
ough, you Goug
h, you Gough
Edward Gough W
hitlam
It's for you G
ough, you Goug
h, you Gough
Edward Gough W
hitlam
you Gough, you
Gough, you Go
ugh
Days of wine a
nd roses, rose
s, roses, days
of wine and r
oses
All the artist
s flew in and
all the arseho
les flew out
All the artist
s flew in and
all the arseho
les flew out
For you Gough
you Gough you
Gough
Edward Gough W
hitlam
you Gough, you
Gough, you Go
ugh
Yeah
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