No power without accountability
By Billy Bragg
Intro
Em A D Em
Verse 1
Em A
I grew up, in a company town
Em
And I work a' hard til' the company closed down
EmA
They gave my job, to another man
Em
On half my wages in some foreign land
AEm
And when I asked, how could that be, any good for our economy,
AEm
I was told, nobody cared, so long as they make money and they sell their shares
Chorus
EmA
Can you hear us, are you listening
EmA
There's no power without accountability
Verse 2
EmA
I lost my job, my car and my house
EmA
When 10,000 miles away some guy clicked on a mouse
EmA
He didn't know me, we never spoke
EmA
He didn't ask my opinion or canvas for my vote
Em
I guess it's true,
A
Nobody cares until them petrol bombs come spinning through the air
Em
Gotta find a way
AEm
to hold them to account before they find a way to snuff our voices out
Chorus
Verse 3
EmA
The ballot box is no garruntee, but we achieve democracy
Em
Our leaders claim their victory
A
When only half the people've spoken
Em
There is no job security, And this global economy
EmA
Our borders closed to refugees
Em
Our markets forced to open
EmA
World banks is to Mexico
Em
Well Crust Hoff if you don't keep them taxes low
chorus
Em A
They have no right to wield that sword
Em
They take orders from generals abroad
EmA
I am F, WTO I hear these words just to give the cops a go,
Em
Who are those people, who elected them
EmAEm
And Why do I repeat them with some of my friends
Chorus x2
Em, A, D, Em
Repeat to fade
Sorry about the lyrics, but he murmurs on the live version it woz taken from.
this was tabbed by:
Nick Case
it took a lot of work, so keep my name on it
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