Intro: G C G D (2x) 
 

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It says here that the unions will never learn 

            C              G                  D 
And it says here that the economy is on the upturn 

            C                 G                 D 
And it says here we should be proud that we are free 

             C                    G                D 
And our free press reflects our democracy 

      G       Em            C            G 
Those braying voices on the right of the house 

G    Em                C            G 
Echo down the street of shame 

      G        Em       C         G 
Where politics mix with bingo and tits 

     G         Em      C            G 
In a money and numbers game 

           D                      Em 
Where they offer you a feature on stockings and suspenders 

          C                              G 
Next to a call for stiffer penalties for sex offenders 

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It says here that this year's prince is born 

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And it says here "d'you ever wish that you were better informed?" 

            C                G             D 
And it says here that we can only stop the rot 

                     C                   G                        D 
With a large dose of law and order and a touch of the short sharp shock 

             G                Em            C        G 
Is this does not reflect your view you must understand 

               G         Em          C        G 
That those who own these papers also own this land 

           G             Em          C              G 
And they'd rather you believe in Coronation Street capers 

       G            Em         C         G                    
In the war for circulation, it sells newspapers 

         D                         Em 
Would it be an infringement of the freedom of the press to print 

C                    G 
Pictures of women in states of undress? 

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         D                              Em 
When you wake up to the fact that your paper is Tory 

        C                             G 
Just remember there are two sides to every story 

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