Biography:
Chris Franklin is an Australian Stand Up Comedian and former Sailor for the Royal Australian Navy. He is most famous for writing the song 'Bloke' (a bogan parody of Meredith Brooks' feminist anthem Bitch), which made it to #1 on the ARIA Charts in 2000.
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Bloke
by Chris Franklin
Note: I Play the E as a slide in from D# to E (on the D string) simply because i think it sound right,
but playing a normal E works fine too. This is only in the verses.
Listen to the song and you'll know what i mean.
There's also some light distortion over the chorus'.
Intro: A, E D x2
A E D
I hate the new age guys
A E D
I'm a chauvinist, I live on beer and pies
F#m
Tried to tell you but you look at me, like maybe,
B D
I'm an angel underneath, haven't brushed me teeth.
A E D
Yesterday I lied
A E D
But all me mates gave me a real good alibi
Thanks guys (No Worries!)
F#m B
I really went out drinking, I told you I was at work
D
Don't ask me for commitment;
D (Build Up)
'Cause it's something I will shirk
Chorus 1:
A
I'm a bloke, I'm an ocker
E
And I really love your knockers
F#m D
I'm a labourer by day, I piss up all me pay
A E
Watching footy on TV, Just feed me more VB
F#m D
Just pour my beer and get my smokes and go away
A E D
Or take me as I am
A E D
This may mean you'll have to fetch another can
F#m
Rest assured, that if I start to make you breakfast
B
I'm going to extremes
D D (Build Up)
but tomorrow I'll get shitfaced, and today won't mean a thing
Chorus 2:
A
I'm a bloke, I'm a yobbo
E
and me best mate's name is Robbo
F#m D
Winfield is me cigarette, I dress in flannelette
A E
Shearer's singlet that is blue, throw in a few tattoos
F#m D
You know you wouldn't want me any other way
Solo: A E F#m D x2
E
When you think, you've got me figured out
F#m D
The season's already changing (From footy to cricket)
E F#m
I think it's cool, when I act like a tool
D
And my mates try to shave me
Chorus 1:
A
I'm a bloke, I'm an ocker
E
And I really love your knockers
F#m D
I'm a labourer by day, I piss up all me pay
A E
Watching footy on TV, Just feed me more VB
F#m D
Just pour my beer and get my smokes and go away
Chorus 2:
A
I'm a bloke, I'm a yobbo
E
and me best mate's name is Robbo
F#m D
Winfield is me cigarette, I dress in flannelette
A E
Shearer's singlet that is blue, throw in a few tattoos
F#m D
You know you wouldn't want me any other way
by Chris Franklin
Note: I Play the E as a slide in from D# to E (on the D string) simply because i think it sound right,
but playing a normal E works fine too. This is only in the verses.
Listen to the song and you'll know what i mean.
There's also some light distortion over the chorus'.
Intro: A, E D x2
A E D
I hate the new age guys
A E D
I'm a chauvinist, I live on beer and pies
F#m
Tried to tell you but you look at me, like maybe,
B D
I'm an angel underneath, haven't brushed me teeth.
A E D
Yesterday I lied
A E D
But all me mates gave me a real good alibi
Thanks guys (No Worries!)
F#m B
I really went out drinking, I told you I was at work
D
Don't ask me for commitment;
D (Build Up)
'Cause it's something I will shirk
Chorus 1:
A
I'm a bloke, I'm an ocker
E
And I really love your knockers
F#m D
I'm a labourer by day, I piss up all me pay
A E
Watching footy on TV, Just feed me more VB
F#m D
Just pour my beer and get my smokes and go away
A E D
Or take me as I am
A E D
This may mean you'll have to fetch another can
F#m
Rest assured, that if I start to make you breakfast
B
I'm going to extremes
D D (Build Up)
but tomorrow I'll get shitfaced, and today won't mean a thing
Chorus 2:
A
I'm a bloke, I'm a yobbo
E
and me best mate's name is Robbo
F#m D
Winfield is me cigarette, I dress in flannelette
A E
Shearer's singlet that is blue, throw in a few tattoos
F#m D
You know you wouldn't want me any other way
Solo: A E F#m D x2
E
When you think, you've got me figured out
F#m D
The season's already changing (From footy to cricket)
E F#m
I think it's cool, when I act like a tool
D
And my mates try to shave me
Chorus 1:
A
I'm a bloke, I'm an ocker
E
And I really love your knockers
F#m D
I'm a labourer by day, I piss up all me pay
A E
Watching footy on TV, Just feed me more VB
F#m D
Just pour my beer and get my smokes and go away
Chorus 2:
A
I'm a bloke, I'm a yobbo
E
and me best mate's name is Robbo
F#m D
Winfield is me cigarette, I dress in flannelette
A E
Shearer's singlet that is blue, throw in a few tattoos
F#m D
You know you wouldn't want me any other way
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