SAVE THE CRANKER
Music – Patrick Maher, Zoe Sherriff
Words – Bella Cufone, Patrick Maher, Dr Paul Oldham

[INTRO/RIFF]
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[VAMP]
A

[Verse 1]
A
Here’s a hotel that’s the heart o’ town. [BREATHE]
Everyone you know’s been kicking around,
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        at the Cranker.

[Verse 2]
A
The best live music in Adelaide.
If ya photo’s in the Spoz blog ya’ve got it made,
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        at the Cranker.

[Verse 3]
A
High ball, pinball, pool table, 8-ball.
Spaghetti, graffiti, WOOO!, they’ve got it all,
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        at the Cranker.


[Verse 4]
A
Darts, plastic chairs, and co-me-dy; 
A living breathing culture since eighteen fifty three.
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(Crown and Anchor)
          It’s the Cranker.

[Pre-Chorus 1]
C
Heritage, culture, community.
D
This is about you and me.
F
We march for love, hands off our pub.
G
Best pub in town, don’t tear it down.

[INSTRUMENTAL VERSE WITH SOLO]

[Verse 5]
A
Developers have blown in from out’o’ town,
Bought our pub, wanna raise it to the ground,
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(Crown and Anchor)
          And kill the Cranker.

[Verse 6]
A
This city relies on our social hubs.
It will never recover if you demolish this pub.
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(Crown and Anchor)
          Save the Cranker!

[Pre-Chorus 2]
C
It’s a failed political situation,
D
for uni accommodation.
F
It's already home to students, needs no development [THIS LINE IS FAST]
NO CHORD [STOP]
Where’s the action from the government?!

[Chorus]
|A      |F        | D/F#   |G  D  |
Stand up, shout it, louder. Save the
Cranker, shout it, louder. Save the
Cranker, shout it, louder. Save the
|A      |F        D/F#| [LET RING, DRUMS STOP] [FREE TIME]|
Cranker, shout it, louder….[pause] SAVE THE CRANKER

[RIFF] [BUILD FROM NOTHING]
{PATRICK STARTS ALONE}
[TROY ADDS HATS]
[JOE ADDS BASS]
[NED DROPS A FAT SOLO]
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[NED CUES END OF SOLO]
[VAMP]
A
[PATRICK CUES VOCALS]

[Verse 1 repeated]
A
Here’s a hotel that’s the heart o’ town. [BREATHE]
Everyone you know’s been kicking around,
|D/F#   G|       A|    |A   |
|1 2 3 4+|1 2 3 4+|    |    |
(Crown and Anchor)
          It’s the Cranker.

[Verse 6 repeated]
A
This city relies on our social hubs.
It will never recover if you demolish this pub.
|D/F#   G|       A|    |A   |
|1 2 3 4+|1 2 3 4+|    |    |
(Crown and Anchor)
          Save the Cranker!

[Pre-Chorus 1]
C
Heritage, culture, community.
D
This is about you and me.
F
We march for love, hands off our pub.
G
Best pub in town, don’t tear it down.

[Chorus] [SEVEN TIMES]
|A      |F        | D/F#   |G  D  |
Stand up, shout it, louder. Save the
Cranker, shout it, louder. Save the
Cranker, shout it, louder. Save the
Cranker, shout it, louder. Save the
Cranker, shout it, louder. Save the
Cranker, shout it, louder. Save the
Cranker, shout it, louder. Save the
|A      |F        D/F#|    |    |[LET RING, KEEP TIME]
Cranker, shout it, louder… SAVE THE CRANKER

[RIFF/OUTRO]
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SAVE THE CRANKER
[ZOE CHANT, BELLA AD LIB, GET THE CROWD INVOLVED]
[NED SOLO OVER EVERYTHING – LEAVE SPACE FOR CHANT]

[REPEAT FOREVER]

[PATRICK CUES THE END – BIG ROCK FINISH ON A]