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.