Vat

Intro: 
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[Verso 1]
 
G                              C 
Ever since the early days, I'm told the same old tales 
         G                                    D 
That for those who practice wicked ways sweet justice will prevail 
G                                  C 
Keep your nose below the rules and always keep it clean 
G                                     D 
Work hard and do well at school, your life will be a dream 
 


[Verso 2]
 
    G                                C 
But lately, I've been thinking: that must have been a lie 
G                                   D 
Probably to hide the fact that real criminals wear a tie 
     G                                   C 
They duck and dive and move the posts to fit their world agendas 
      G                                   D 
While we survive on tea and toast and our eyes bleed from Eastenders 
 


[Refrão]
 
C                                            G 
Where do we go, are we part of a show you're stagin'? 
   D                                     G    G7 
Or are there rules for you and rules for me? 
    C                                        G 
I'm startin' to feel that a new deal needs arranging 
    D                             D                        (G) 
Why must we pay the interest when you have never paid the VAT? 
 

Interlude: 
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[Verso 3]
 
    G                               C 
The roads have started peeling, the news is never true 
    G                             D 
Big businesses are stealing. Does this seem fair to you? 
        G                               C 
And the governments are waging wars for ruthless profiteers 
      G                                  D 
While army adverts, born in Blythe, tell me to face my fears 
 


[Verso 4]
 
        G 
And the online fools hash tag so blessed 
               C 
'Cause they've copped for two free hats 
            G 
Well, we've lost our rights to protest. 
    D 
Go ahead and caption that 
         G 
When the lads by ours go stealing cars 
        C 
They're swiftly locked up behind bars 
      G 
While you send missiles to the stars 
    D 
You watch and drink and smoke cigars 
 


[Refrão]
 
C                                            G 
Where do we go, are we part of a show you're stagin'? 
   D                                     G    G7 
Or are there rules for you and rules for me? 
    C                                        G 
I'm startin' to feel that a new deal needs arranging 
    D                             D                        (G) 
Why must we pay the interest when you have never paid the VAT? 
 

Interlude: 
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[Refrão]
 
C                                            G 
Where do we go, are we part of a show you're stagin'? 
   D                                     G    G7 
Or are there rules for you and rules for me? 
    C                                        G 
I'm startin' to feel that a new deal needs arranging 
    D                             D                         G 
Why must we pay the interest when you have never paid the VAT? 
C     G 
  Why must we pay the interest 
     D                         G* 
When you have never paid the VAT?