{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1711970,"song":"The Consumer","artist":"Stompin' Tom Connors","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11360921-the-consumer-chords-by-stompin-tom-connors/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1711970?type=chord","rating":4.8123,"votes":4,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] \r\nThe Consumer they call us, we're the people that buy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhile everyone is out to sell some kind of merchandise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe run to the boss and tell 'Em, we need a bit more gold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                          [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd some tax deductions later and we still wind up in the hole[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh yes we are the people runnin in the race[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBuying up the bargains at the old market place[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnother sale on something, we'll buy it while it's hot[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSave a lot of money, spending money we don't got[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe save a lot of money, spending money we don't got[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe Consumer they call us we always get a fair shake[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe buy a fridge that doesn't freeze and a stove that doesn't bake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe can't buy nothing lasting, unless we get a raise in pay[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd they'd only charge us more for the things that cost less today[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] \r\nThe Consumer they call us, we're fussy what we eat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe look at the price of T bone steak and buy hamburg meat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd all those fancy packages, we take down from the shelf[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                     [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTheir always full of good fresh air, when they're not full of nothing else[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh yes we are the people running in the race[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBuy up the bargains at the old market place[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnother sale on something, we'll buy it while it's hot[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd save a lot of money, spending money we don't got[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe save a lot of money, spending money we don't got[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe Consumer they call us, when a man comes to the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo give us a deal on a vacuum, when we buy a rug for the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd how we pay the finance when the monthly bills arrive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey just send down the bailiff to repossess the car we drive[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] \r\nThe Consumer is what they call us, we're always deep in debt[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFrom buying drawers in discount stores to fixin tv sets[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe go to the bank for money and sign for another loan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] \r\nAnd pray that the Lord doesn't see us stop [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nin tavern halfway home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh yes we are the people runnin in the race [/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBuy up the bargains in the old market place[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnother sale on something, we'll buy it while it's hot[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSave a lot of money, spending money we don't got[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe save a lot of money, spending money we don't got[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","E","D","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}