Thatcher Fucked The Kids Frank Turner Capo 3 VERSE 1 EWhatever (022100@1)happened to childhood? AWe're (x02220@1)all scared of the kids in our neighboorhood C#mThey're (x13321@4)not small, charming and harmless, F# (244322@1) A (x02220@1) EThey're (022100@1)a violent bunch of bastard little shits. EAnd (022100@1)anyone who looks younger than me AMakes (x02220@1)me check for my wallet, my phone and my keys, C#mAnd (x13321@4)I'm tired of being tired out F# (244322@1) A (x02220@1) EAlways (022100@1)being on the lookout for thieving gits. CHORUS A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) F#mWe're (244222@1)all wondering how we ended up so scared A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) F#mWe (244222@1)spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) F#mAnd (244222@1)that "there's no such thing as society" anyway, A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)all the rich folks act surprised A (x02220@1) EWhen (022100@1)all sense of community dies, A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) ABut (x02220@1)you just closed your eyes to the other side of all the things that she did. B (x2444x@1) EThatcher (022100@1)fucked the kids. VERSE 2 E (022100@1) And it seems a little bit rich to me, A (x02220@1)The way the rich only ever talk of charity C#mIn (x13321@4)times like the seventies, the broken down economy F# (244322@1) A (x02220@1) EMeant (022100@1)even the upper tier was needing some help. EBut (022100@1)as soon as things look brighter, AYeah (x02220@1)the grin gets wider and the grip gets tighter, C#mAnd (x13321@4)for every teenage tracksuit mugger F# (244322@1) A (x02220@1) EThere's (022100@1)a guy in a suit who wouldn't lift a finger for anybody else. CHORUS A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) F#mWe're (244222@1)all wondering how we ended up so scared A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) F#mWe (244222@1)spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) F#mAnd (244222@1)that "there's no such thing as society" anyway, A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)all the rich folks act surprised A (x02220@1) EWhen (022100@1)all sense of community dies, A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) ABut (x02220@1)you just closed your eyes to the other side of all the things that she did. B (x2444x@1) EThatcher (022100@1)fucked the kids. BRIDGE C#m (x13321@4) AbYou've (xx1114@1)got a generation raised on the welfare state, A (x02220@1) EEnjoyed (022100@1)all its benefits and did just great, F#m (244222@1) C#mBut (x13321@4)as soon as they were settled as the richest of the rich, A (x02220@1) BThey (x2444x@1)kicked away the ladder, told the rest of us that life's a bitch. C#m (x13321@4) AbAnd (xx1114@1)it's no surprise that all the fuck-ups A (x02220@1) EDidn't (022100@1)show up until the kids had grown up. F#m (244222@1) C#mBut (x13321@4)when no one ever smiles or ever helps a stranger, A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) EIs (022100@1)it any fucking wonder our society's in danger of collapse? VERSE 3 E (022100@1) So all the kids are bastards, A (x02220@1) But don't blame them, yeah, they learn by example. C#m (x13321@4) Blame the folks who sold the future for the highest bid F# (244322@1) A (x02220@1) EThat's (022100@1)right, Thatcher fucked the kids.