This is the way which John McClure plays it acoustically when he busks after the gig.

STANDARD TUNING

Chords Used

Dm: x00231
G:    355433  
F:    133211

Intro:

Dm

Dm                    Dm
The hidden persuaders are gonna infiltrate us
Dm               G                                        Dm
Till babes in consumer land can supply and demand and the spending's contageous

Dm                            Dm
Do you reckon it's outrageous that they're paying the entertainers,
Dm         G                                                    Dm
To get you buying the jeans that you don't really need from the fashion dictators?

G                                   Dm
Cause they're all trying to make me compromised 
G                                     Dm
To these one a dollar conners telling lots of lies
G                                Dm                A
Am I as bad as them and you just realise that it's true

             Dm                G
Cause you're free, to do as we tell you
           F                 A
And you're free, to do as we say
           Dm                G
And you're free, to do as we tell you
           F              A
And you're free, to do it today

Dm                         Dm
We've been at it for ages, creating black holes from wages
Dm             G                                         Dm
To get you all hypnotised by the big dollar signs of the manipulators
Dm                     Dm
The hidden persuaders, are gonna infiltrate us
Dm            G                                           Dm
Till babes in consumer land can supply and demand and the spending's contageous

G                                     Dm
They call it product placement in the industry 
G                                             Dm
Cause it's designed to get you buying all the things you see
G                                Dm          A
Do you think they're hoodwinking society and you?

             Dm                G
Cause you're free, to do as we tell you
           F                 A
And you're free, to do as we say
           Dm                G
And you're free, to do as we tell you
           F              A
And you're free, to do it today
           Dm                G
And you're free, to do as we tell you
           F                 A
And you're free, to do as we say
           Dm                G
And you're free, to do as we tell you
           F              A
And you're free, to do it today