A song by Redgum from the album If You Don't Fight You Lose (1978) A simple tune but true and cutting observation Moderate tempo Intro G D C

(Well) it's ^Gone more boring T^Dhursday night in A^Cdelaide And it ^Glooks like every^Dbody must have ^Cdied ^GThere's no one ^Don the streets and ^Cnothing on T.V. Well I ^Gthink I'll go and burn^D my tv guid^Ce

^GDoesn't Ernie Sig^Dley bring you down ^C? ^GDon't you think Mike W^Dillesee's a clown ^C?

^GI think I'd like to ^Dgo and hear some rock'^Cn'roll music played ^GSo I'll check the ^Damusement pages of the ^Cpaper

^GReggae bands doing one ^Dnight stands at the ^CLion Hotel and Arkaba ^GAnd the girl at the bar ^Dthinks I'm going to take ^Cher home in my M.G. and

^GHangin' out at ^Ddiscos brings you ^Cdown ^GHangin' out at ^Ddiscos brings you ^Cdown

(interlude) C D C D C D Out on Anzac Highway in my rusty old F.B.

^GAnd I'm looking for ^Dsome food to take awa^Cy ^GFinger lickin' ^Dkitten and a double ^Cfisted bun ^GWell I've chewed and ^Dspewed and so I'm here ^Cto say

^GOrange laminex ^Dpizza bars bring you ^Cdown ^GOrange laminex ^Dpizza bars bring you ^Cdown

^GAdelaide, as we know, ^Dis the festival [c^City] of arts (and all that stuff) ^GBut the culture v^Dultures still sit on ^Cthe fence Be^Gfore you put your bum on those ^Dplush red seats take a ^Clook in your backyard ^GDon't we need some ch^Danges in this town ^C?

^GArty farty ^Dcities bring you dow^Cn ^GDon't we need some cha^Dnges in this town ^C? Be^Gfore you put your bum on those ^Dplush red seats take a ^Clook in your backyard ^GDon't we need some ch^Danges in this tow..^C.........n ?

Redgum - One more thursday night in adelaide