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They're Taking It Away by Ian Robb
They're Taking It Away
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:4th fret
[Chorus]
C G Am F
Oh, they're takin' it away; they're takin' it away.
C G
They are takin' all the good things, you can hear the people say,
C G Am F
And they'll take it all tomorrow if they don't take it today.
F G C
From the poor and sick and helpless, they are takin' it a-way.
[Verse]
G C
Oh, our government's elected in a democratic way:
F C D G
Whining at the cost of all the things they have to pay,
C G Am F
And the bully-boys on Bay Street, you can hear the bastards say:
C G C
"To hell with paying taxes! Take the safety-net away!"
[Chorus]
C G Am F
Oh, they're takin' it away; they're takin' it away.
C G
They are takin' all the good things, you can hear the people say,
C G Am F
And they'll take it all tomorrow if they don't take it today.
F G C
From the poor and sick and helpless, they are takin' it a-way.
[Verse]
G C
If you're down upon your luck and need to keep the wolf at bay,
F C D G
Just don't rely on welfare or the dole to pay your way,
C G Am F
For the rich they have decided not a-nother cent to pay.
C G C
You can whistle for your supper for they're takin' it away.
[Verse]
G C
and if you're native, black, or Asian, if you're feminist or gay,
F C D G
If you're just a little different from the most of us today,
C G Am F
And if you want to make your point or if you want to have your say,
C G C
You can spit into the wind because they're takin' it away.
[Chorus]
C G Am F
Oh, they're takin' it away; they're takin' it away.
C G
They are takin' all the good things, you can hear the people say,
C G Am F
And they'll take it all tomorrow if they don't take it today.
F G C
From the poor and sick and helpless, they are takin' it a-way.
[Verse]
G C
If you're battered by your husband and you need a place to stay,
F C D G
You'd best get down upon your knees and quickly learn to pray,
C G Am F
For the women's centre's phone was discon-nected yester-day,
C G C
And there's no one left to talk to, now they've taken it away.
[Verse]
G C
If it's ever your misfortune in a hospital to stay,
F C D G
You'd best not be im-patient for a bed on which to lay,
C G Am F
For your health ain't worth the taxes that the healthy have to pay,
C G C
And the beds were too expensive, so they've taken them away.
[Chorus]
C G Am F
Oh, they're takin' it away; they're takin' it away.
C G
They are takin' all the good things, you can hear the people say,
C G Am F
And they'll take it all tomorrow if they don't take it today.
F G C
From the poor and sick and helpless, they are takin' it a-way.
[Verse]
G C
There are those who have and those who don't and those who are okay,
F C D G
And those who under-stand that fairness is the only way,
C G Am F
But there are those who are so comfortable they look the other way,
C G C
And they vote for all the villains who would take it all a-way.
[Verse]
G C
So if you've health and wealth and wisdom, stop and spare a thought today
F C D G
For those who don't and those who can't; there is no other way,
C G Am F
Or we might as well give up the ghost and join the U-S-A,
C G C
For there won't be any difference when they take it all away.
[Chorus]
C G Am F
Oh, they're takin' it away; they're takin' it away.
C G
They are takin' all the good things, you can hear the people say,
C G Am F
And they'll take it all tomorrow if they don't take it today.
F G C
From the poor and sick and helpless, they are takin' it a-way.
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