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[Verse]
GDon't trust 'em Das far
As you can throw Em'emC  D  
GBecause as strong as you may bDe
You won't be able to mEmove 'em an inCchD  
[Verse]
GBut you don't have to believe mDe
Go ahEmead and be the corCporate stooge
That they tDrained you to be
And then you'll Gsee what you gDet for your loyaltyEm  C  D  
[Verse]
GThey call it, 'Down Dsizing'
But that's just a Embackhanded CsayingD  
GFor the phrase, 'We're gonna sDcrew you
Until you're Emdown on your kCnees'D  
[Verse]
GAnd you better not tDry to complain
Because there's aEmnother hundred stCiffs like yoDu
All who'd plead, I'd kiss your aGss just for a chance
To be a wDhore to your companyEm  C  D  
[Verse]
GYou see it every day, Deverywhere
On the EmTV CscreenD  
GEach time a different face or Dfamily
But it's Emalways the CsameD  
[Verse]
G"We worked here all our lives
DGave them everything we had
And Emnow they say they're Cgonna move the fDactory
To a GThird World country where the lDabour is chEmeapC  D  
[Bridge]
DBut the fact, my Emfriend, that Cyou don't see
Is the Dmoney you Emspend on the Cgoods they make
Supports their Dmethods of Emabuse on the CThird World scene
And in your Dvery own Embackyard, yes, your Ccountry
[Verse]
GSo I won't be the Dconsumer that they Emwant me to CbeD  
GBecause the goods I Down aren't going to Emset me CfreeD  
GSo I won't buy that Dcrap they want to Emsell to mCeD  
GBecause the goods I Down won't set Emanyone free

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The Consumers Song

by Anti-Flag

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[Verse]

G D

Don't trust 'em as far

Em C D

As you can throw 'em

G D

Because as strong as you may be

Em C D

You won't be able to move 'em an inch

[Verse]

G D

But you don't have to believe me

Em C

Go ahead and be the corporate stooge

That they trained you to be

G D Em C D

And then you'll see what you get for your loyalty

[Verse]

G D

They call it, 'Down sizing'

Em C D

But that's just a backhanded saying

G D

For the phrase, 'We're gonna screw you

Em C D

Until you're down on your knees'

[Verse]

G D

And you better not try to complain

Em C D

Because there's another hundred stiffs like you

All who'd plead, I'd kiss your ass just for a chance

D Em C D

To be a whore to your company

[Verse]

G D

You see it every day, everywhere

Em C D

On the TV screen

G D

Each time a different face or family

Em C D

But it's always the same

[Verse]

"We worked here all our lives

Gave them everything we had

Em C D

And now they say they're gonna move the factory

G D Em C D

To a Third World country where the labour is cheap

[Bridge]

D Em C

But the fact, my friend, that you don't see

D Em C

Is the money you spend on the goods they make

D Em C

Supports their methods of abuse on the Third World scene

D Em C

And in your very own backyard, yes, your country

[Verse]

G D Em C D

So I won't be the consumer that they want me to be

G D Em C D

Because the goods I own aren't going to set me free

G D Em C D

So I won't buy that crap they want to sell to me

G D Em

Because the goods I own won't set anyone free

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