No Power Without Accountability
Billy BraggVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
I grew up, in a company town
And I work a' hard til' the company closed down
They gave my job, to another man
On half my wages in some foreign land
And when I asked, how could that be, any good for our economy,
I was told, nobody cared, so long as they make money and they sell their shares
Can you hear us, are you listening
There's no power without accountability
I lost my job, my car and my house
When 10,000 miles away some guy clicked on a mouse
He didn't know me, we never spoke
He didn't ask my opinion or canvas for my vote
I guess it's true,
Nobody cares until them petrol bombs come spinning through the air
Gotta find a way
to hold them to account before they find a way to snuff our voices out
The ballot box is no garruntee, but we achieve democracy
Our leaders claim their victory
When only half the people've spoken
There is no job security, And this global economy
Our borders closed to refugees
Our markets forced to open
World banks is to Mexico
Well Crust Hoff if you don't keep them taxes low
They have no right to wield that sword
They take orders from generals abroad
I am F, WTO I hear these words just to give the cops a go,
Who are those people, who elected them
And Why do I repeat them with some of my friends
Repeat to fade
Sorry about the lyrics, but he murmurs on the live version it woz taken from.
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Readable chord sheet for No Power Without Accountability by Billy Bragg
[Em] [A] [D] [Em] [Em]I grew up, in a[A] company town And I work a' hard til' [Em]the company closed down [Em]They gave my job[A], to another man On half my wages in some foreign[Em] land And when I asked, how co[A]uld that be, any good for our economy, [Em] I was told, [A]nobody cared, so long as they make money and[Em] they sell their shares [Em]Can you hear us, are you[A] listening [Em]There's no power without account[A]ability [Em]I lost my job, m[A]y car and my house [Em]When 10,000 mile[A]s away some guy clicked on a mouse [Em]He didn't know me, we ne[A]ver spoke [Em]He didn't ask my opinion[A] or canvas for my vote [Em]I guess it's true, Nobody c[A]ares until them petrol bombs come spinning through the air [Em]Gotta find a way to hold them to account before t[A]hey find a way to snuff [Em]our voices out [Em]The ballot box is no garruntee, but we a[A]chieve democracy Our leaders claim their victory [Em] When only half the peopl[A]e've spoken There is no job security[Em], And this global economy [Em]Our borders closed to refugees [A] Our markets forced to op[Em]en [Em]World banks is to Mexico[A] Well Crust Hoff if you don't keep them taxes low[Em] [Em]They have no right to wiel[A]d that sword They take orders from generals [Em]abroad [Em]I am F, WTO I hear these words j[A]ust to give the cops a go, Who are those people, who electe[Em]d them [Em]And Why do I repeat them[A] with some of my friends[Em] [Em] [A] [D] [Em] Repeat to fade Sorry about the lyrics, but he murmurs on the live version it woz taken from. this was tabbed by: Nick Case