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Thatcher Fucked The Kids
Frank Turner
Capo 3
VERSE 1
E
Whatever happened to childhood?
A
We're all scared of the kids in our neighboorhood
C#m
They're not small, charming and harmless,
F# A E
They're a violent bunch of bastard little shits.
E
And anyone who looks younger than me
A
Makes me check for my wallet, my phone and my keys,
C#m
And I'm tired of being tired out
F# A E
Always being on the lookout for thieving gits.
CHORUS
A B F#m
We're all wondering how we ended up so scared
A B F#m
We spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care
A B F#m
And that "there's no such thing as society" anyway,
A E
And all the rich folks act surprised
A E
When all sense of community dies,
A E F#m A
But you just closed your eyes to the other side of all the things that she did.
B E
Thatcher fucked the kids.
VERSE 2
E
And it seems a little bit rich to me,
A
The way the rich only ever talk of charity
C#m
In times like the seventies, the broken down economy
F# A E
Meant even the upper tier was needing some help.
E
But as soon as things look brighter,
A
Yeah the grin gets wider and the grip gets tighter,
C#m
And for every teenage tracksuit mugger
F# A E
There's a guy in a suit who wouldn't lift a finger for anybody else.
CHORUS
A B F#m
We're all wondering how we ended up so scared
A B F#m
We spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care
A B F#m
And that "there's no such thing as society" anyway,
A E
And all the rich folks act surprised
A E
When all sense of community dies,
A E F#m A
But you just closed your eyes to the other side of all the things that she did.
B E
Thatcher fucked the kids.
BRIDGE
C#m Ab
You've got a generation raised on the welfare state,
A E
Enjoyed all its benefits and did just great,
F#m C#m
But as soon as they were settled as the richest of the rich,
A B
They kicked away the ladder, told the rest of us that life's a bitch.
C#m Ab
And it's no surprise that all the fuck-ups
A E
Didn't show up until the kids had grown up.
F#m C#m
But when no one ever smiles or ever helps a stranger,
A B E
Is it any fucking wonder our society's in danger of collapse?
VERSE 3
E
So all the kids are bastards,
A
But don't blame them, yeah, they learn by example.
C#m
Blame the folks who sold the future for the highest bid
F# A E
That's right, Thatcher fucked the kids.
