Intro: G5 , C5 , E5 (Quick change) D5 , G5 , C5 , E5 , (Quick change) Verse 1: G5 C5 G5 Up in the morning and out to school E5 D5 G5 Mother says there'll be no work next year G5 C5 G5 Qualifications once the golden rule E5 D5 G5 Are now just pieces of paper Chorus 1: G5 C5 G5 Just because youre better than me E5 D5 G5 Doesnt mean I?m lazy G5 C5 G5 Just because youre going forwards E5 D5 G5 Doesnt mean Im going backwards Interlude: E5 , A5 , E5 , D5 (x2) Verse 2: G5 E5 G5 The factories are closing and the armys full - E5 D5 G5 I dont know what Im going to do G5 E5 G5 But Ive come to see in the land of the free E5 D5 G5 Theres only a future for the chosen few Chorus: G5 A5 C5 Just because youre better than me E5 D5 G5 Doesn?t mean I?m lazy G5 C5 G5 Just because youre going forwards E5 D5 G5 Doesnt mean Im going backwards Interlude: E5 , A5 , E5 , D5 (x2) Verse 3: G5 C5 G5 If you look the part you?ll get the job E5 D5 G5 In last years trousers and your old school shoes G5 A5 C5 G5 The truth is son, its a buyers market E5 D5 G5 They can afford to pick and choose Chorus 2: G5 C5 G5 Just because youre better than me E5 D5 G5 Doesnt mean I?m lazy G5 C5 G5 Just because I dress like this, E5 D5 G5 Doesnt mean Im a communist. Interlude: E5 , A5 , E5 , D5 (x2) Verse 3: (One Strum and dead strumming) G5 C5 E5 At twenty one youre on to of the scrapheap E5 D5 At sixteen you were top of the class A5 C5 All they taught you at school E5 Was how to be a good worker D5 G5 The system has failed you, dont fail yourself Chorus 1: G5 C5 G5 Just because youre better than me E5 D5 G5 Doesnt mean Im lazy G5 C5 G5 Just because youre going forwards E5 D5 G5 Doesnt mean Im going backwards
