No Power Without Accountability
Billy Bragg
No power without accountability By Billy Bragg Intro Verse 1 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 when they sell their shares Chorus Can you hear us are you listening There’s no power without accountability Verse 2 I lost my job my car and my house When 10000 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 those 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 Chorus Verse 3 The ballot box is no garruntee that we achieve democracy Our leaders claim their victory When only half the people’ve spoken We have no job security in this global economy Our borders closed to refugees But our markets forced open World banks says to Mexico We’ll cut you off if you don’t keep your taxes low chorus They have no right to wield that sword They take orders from the chairman of the board IMF WTO I hear these words used every place I go Who are those people who elected them And how do I replace them with some of my friends Chorus x2 Repeat to fade Sorry about the lyrics but he murmurs on the live version it woz taken from. this was tabbed by: Nick Case it took a lot of work so keep my name on it any comments/corrections to:
