Tom: G G C G C G D G [Verse] G C G C There's a bastard called the economy and it keeps poor people poor Em Am C D While the fat cats with the money go on making more and more C G C G They've wrapped him in bandages to hide his gaping sores Em Am C G So we can't see that he's just rotten to the core C D Em C Oh they've pumped him with medicine perscribed by good old Dr Keynes G D Am C No matter what they do we all get ripped off just the same [Solo] G C G C Em Am C D C G C G Em Am C [Verse] G C G C The liberals slugged us twenty-three years until we'd had enough Em Am C D Everyone got sick of them so brought in uncle Gough C G C G Then he got sacked now Malcolm's back, The neighbour of Nareen Em Am C G Got the biggest election that Tammy's ever seen C D Em C Oh it doesn't matter who's in power cause it's a crooked game G D Am C It's a sure bet we will all get ripped off just the same [Verse] G C G C The economy's a mad machine which no one can control Em Am C D Fat cats fight for the driver's seat but the steering wheel's been sold C G C G To the yanks and other foreigners who'll give it a dizzy spin Em Am C G Any time they feel their ripped off pockets getting thin C D Em C Oh a little touch of makeup it's such a goddamn shame G D Am C It's a sure bet we will all get ripped off just the same N.C Oh there's no two ways about it if we all don't force a change G D Am C G It goes on and on and we get ripped off just the same