Intro: A Verse 1: A Can't believe what I'm reading when I open up these sheets Dbm They've got police getting busier, cleaning up the streets Gbm 'Cos that's what we need now to make the place neat D Take the homeless man's rags, no sleeping bags no place to sleep A Because we're far too civilised around here to see Dbm An unkempt human being, a broken human being Gbm Open up your eyes, are you seeing what I'm seeing, yeah D a misplaced, made to feel disgraced human being A Why it's not enough to just pretend that you don't see him Dbm You can't stand the sight so you've got to disappear him Gbm Well I hope you feel more comfortable doing your sight seeing E Taking pictures, buying xxxxing Union Jack magnets and key rings Chorus: A Life give me something to believe in Dbm No lies, just something to believe in Gbm Am I the only one that's grieving E A These things that belong to you and me that they are thieving Verse 2: And how long until they build a wall and call it a private city Dbm They got walls made out of laws to exclude you and me Gbm And now they take away our right, to fight those laws for free D No legal aid, no more justice, only for the wealthy A Oh, but they're trying to build a more healthy society Dbm So that everybody knows you don't get nothing for free Gbm D No scroungers, no living room loungers living off me A Can I suggest you're seeing exactly what they want you to see Dbm a monster, a cancer, a threat to your liberty Gbm How about a scapegoat for their crimes, a victim of the times D Everything that your not meant to be A How about a badly prepared, scared human being Dbm How about a necessary cog in their economic machine Gbm 'Cos if there was no unemployment tell me how would things be D Do you still feel lucky to be working 40 hours a week A We're like a caged bird and they got us by the beak Dbm Give us enough to eat, enough to sleep, enough to tweet Gbm But there's not enough space between the ground and our feet E We're singing songs of freedom but we're not flying free Chorus: A So, life give me something to believe in Dbm No lies, just something to believe in Gbm Am I the only one that's grieving E A These things that belong to you and me that they are thieving Verse 3: And this whole world's got me hurting, got me feeling undeserving Dbm Got me questioning my worth in this sad system that we're serving Gbm Find no place in this twisted race for property D Is making profit the sole aim of humanity A Protect the banks, bring out the tanks if they disagree Dbm While we're at it let's invest some more in military Gbm D All our friends have shares so why shouldn't we A And now the markets are demanding that we give away for free Dbm Everything our grandparents fought for to some company Gbm D It's called wealth creation, yeah, it's more efficient you see A Well sorry, I forgot the free market would set us free Dbm I forgot to only think about I, mine, and me Gbm While brothers and sisters have nothing to eat D Brothers and sisters, at home and oVerseas A Dbm So I can't lie down and I wont let it be Gbm D While we are working for a market that doesn't work for we Outro: A Gbm These things that they're thieving, they're yours and mine E You know that they're still stealing, but there's still time D If you feel this way too A Gbm These things that they're thieving, they're yours and mine E You know that they're still stealing, but there's still time D A If you feel this way too
