Thatcher F****d the Kids
Frank TurnerVersion1
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Whatever happened to childhood?
We're all scared of the kids in our neighboorhood
They're not small, charming and harmless,
They're a violent bunch of bastard little shits.
And anyone who looks younger than me
Makes me check for my wallet, my phone and my keys,
And I'm tired of being tired out
Always being on the lookout for thieving gits.
We're all wondering how we ended up so scared
We spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care
And that "there's no such thing as society" anyway,
And all the rich folks act surprised
When all sense of community dies,
But you just closed your eyes to the other side of all the things that she did.
Thatcher fucked the kids.
And it seems a little bit rich to me,
The way the rich only ever talk of charity
In times like the seventies, the broken down economy
Meant even the upper tier was needing some help.
But as soon as things look brighter,
Yeah the grin gets wider and the grip gets tighter,
And for every teenage tracksuit mugger
There's a guy in a suit who wouldn't lift a finger for anybody else.
We're all wondering how we ended up so scared
We spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care
And that "there's no such thing as society" anyway,
And all the rich folks act surprised
When all sense of community dies,
But you just closed your eyes to the other side of all the things that she did.
Thatcher fucked the kids.
You've got a generation raised on the welfare state,
Enjoyed all its benefits and did just great,
But as soon as they were settled as the richest of the rich,
They kicked away the ladder, told the rest of us that life's a bitch.
And it's no surprise that all the fuck-ups
Didn't show up until the kids had grown up.
But when no one ever smiles or ever helps a stranger,
Is it any fucking wonder our society's in danger of collapse?
So all the kids are bastards,
But don't blame them, yeah, they learn by example.
Blame the folks who sold the future for the highest bid
That's right, Thatcher fucked the kids.
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Readable chord sheet for Thatcher F****d the Kids by Frank Turner
[E]Whatever happened to childhood? [A]We're all scared of the kids in our neighboorhood [C#m]They're not small, charming and harmless, They're a [F#]violent bunch of ba[A]stard little sh[E]its. [E]And anyone who looks younger than me [A]Makes me check for my wallet, my phone and my keys, [C#m]And I'm tired of being tired out Always b[F#]eing on the loo[A]kout for thieving gi[E]ts. We're all wo[A]ndering how we en[B]ded up so sc[F#m]ared We spent ten[A] long years teach[B]ing our kids not to c[F#m]are And that "there's [A]no such thing as so[B]ciety" any[F#m]way, And all the r[A]ich folks act surpr[E]ised When all se[A]nse of community d[E]ies, But you just cl[A]osed your eyes to the o[E]ther side of a[F#m]ll the things that she d[A]id. [B]Thatcher fucked the k[E]ids. And it s[E]eems a little bit rich to me, The way the r[A]ich only ever talk of charity In ti[C#m]mes like the seventies, the broken down economy Meant [F#]even the upper t[A]ier was needing some h[E]elp. But as s[E]oon as things look brighter, Yeah the g[A]rin gets wider and the grip gets tighter, And for e[C#m]very teenage tracksuit mugger There's a g[F#]uy in a suit who wouldn't li[A]ft a finger for anybody e[E]lse. We're all wo[A]ndering how we en[B]ded up so sc[F#m]ared We spent ten[A] long years teach[B]ing our kids not to c[F#m]are And that "there's [A]no such thing as so[B]ciety" any[F#m]way, And all the r[A]ich folks act surpr[E]ised When all se[A]nse of community d[E]ies, But you just cl[A]osed your eyes to the o[E]ther side of a[F#m]ll the things that she d[A]id. [B]Thatcher fucked the k[E]ids. You've got a g[C#m]eneration raised on the wel[Ab]fare state, En[A]joyed all its benefits and d[E]id just great, But as s[F#m]oon as they were settled as the ric[C#m]hest of the rich, They kic[A]ked away the ladder, told the rest of us that life's a bi[B]tch. And it's [C#m]no surprise that a[Ab]ll the fuck-ups Di[A]dn't show up until the k[E]ids had grown up. But when n[F#m]o one ever smiles or ever h[C#m]elps a stranger, Is it a[A]ny fucking wonder our soc[B]iety's in danger of coll[E]apse? So a[E]ll the kids are bastards, But d[A]on't blame them, yeah, they learn by example. Blame the f[C#m]olks who sold the future for the highest bid That's r[F#]ight, Th[A]atcher fucked the ki[E]ds.