The Philip Ruddock Blues

Down half a step Eb tuning or if you like standard tuning, capo fret 1 - play C Bb G F G ------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO help yourself, help help yourself (x 2) then repeated in background everybody, everybody (x 2 before strumming) D Em C everybody, everybody, everybody, everybody A G A everybody, everybody, everybody, everybody D Everybody help yourself, Everybody help yourself C A G A Everybody help yourself, Everybody help yourself (continues in the background) VERSE Australians all let us rejoice, - buddy hold your horses It's time patriotism was - exposed up to market forces Your love of country may not fit - in with efficiency Costs exceeded benefits - at Gallipoli Self sacrifice just cannot pass - a profit loss assessment Those Anzac boys were slaughtered on - returns for investment The government will only stop, - you getting what you can it just distorts the market, if - you help your fellow man INTRO D Em C everybody, everybody, everybody, everybody A G A everybody, everybody, everybody, everybody Change B D B D (repeats) verse 2 from the cradle to the grave (woo oooo oo) let self interest be the rule (woo oooo oo) why should we help those parents who (woo oooo oo) send their kids to state school (woo oooo oo) SPOKEN WORD interlude A i got a fuck of job i got a fuck off car i've got my fuck off girlfriend at a fuck off bar you want the fuck off time the fuck off day look at my fuck off watch you fuck off say verse 3 to get a job that pays for fees (woo oooo oo) it's easy how you jerks (woo oooo oo) you need to go to private schools (woo oooo oo) you see the system works (woo oooo oo) SPOKEN WORD interlude A this is my fuckoff club this is my fuck off crowd the fuck off DJ trip will take the fuck off sound you want the fuck off band in my fuck off place and answers written on the bouncer's fuck off face Change (D shape chord) at the following fret 14, 12, 9, 7, 5, 2 The chords are D, C, A, G, F, D verse 4 Why should we let towel heads in - cause their ship won't float what other race has ever come to Australia on a boat If self interest applied five miles off shore why the hell don't it apply to those who live next door (x 2) BACK TO ORIGINAL CHORDS Chorus D Everybody help yourself, Everybody help yourself C A G A Everybody help yourself, Everybody help yourself (continues in the background) VERSE 5 Why should you ask me for my help - just cause you're Aussie too ? What's the difference between - those boat people and you ? Australians all did once rejoice - in our shared commonwealth But now if you're Australian, help your fucking self