Get Rid Of It chords and lyrics - EWAN MACCOLL, PEGGY SEEGER

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
One [D]morning as I ambled
on my customary ramble
[A]I t[D]hought that I heard
Maggie Thatcher callin'
She sounded so distracted
and she cried as time I acted
For the [A]wasteful way their
livin' is ap[D]pallin'
Get rid of it! Get rid of [A]it!
That terrible public spending,
[D]let's get rid of it!
Get rid of it! Get rid of [G]it!
The [A]welfare state needs endin',
[D]let's get rid of it!
She said I'd like to mention
that free medical attention
[A]Is a lux[D]ury that's far
beyond this nation
[A]Health's [D]a matter for the wealthy
Why [G]should the poor be healthy?
[D]They're gra[A]nting notions
far above their [D]station
Get rid of it! Get rid of [A]it!
That terrible, wasteful NHS
[D]Get rid of it! Get rid of it!
Get [G]rid of it!
The [A]welfare state is in a [D]mess
Get rid of it!
When it comes to education
and the working population,
Remember, friends, that
I was once a teacher.
[A]If [D]the workers know the letters
and can recognize the [G]letters,
[D]Then the rest is an
unnecessary [A]fea[D]ture.
Get rid of it! Get rid of [A]it!
That terrible comprehensive school!
[D]Get rid of it! Get rid of it! Get rid of it![G]
Know[A]ledge is a dangerous tool,
[D]get rid of it!
As freedom's great protector,
we despise the public sec[A]tor
Yes, [D]public ownership by rage arouses
[A]An [D]d we sell for private profit
to our pals who do well off it
[G]Things like [A]Orwell's,
not to mention council houses
[D]Get rid of it! Get rid of it!
[A]That terrible public ownership!
[D]Get rid of it! Get rid of it! Get rid[G] of it!
In [A]Freedoms' name we say again,
get [D]rid of it!
While inflation goes on rising,
we're opposed to subsidizing [A]librar[D]ies
that lead to people reading.
As for people's theatre art,
we regard it [G]as a farce
And the [A]good kick up their arse
is what they're needing
[D]Get rid of it, get rid of [A]it
That terrible theatre subsidy,
get [D]rid of it
Get rid of it, get [G]rid of it
That mu[A]nicipal [D]gallery, get rid of it
Then here's my proclamation,
let it sound throughout the nation
That [G]freedom's toxin [D]ring
from every [A]steeple.
[D]Waste is neither wise nor funny,
especially when it's [G]money.
We [A]much prefer to [D]waste
the [A]nation's people.
[D]Get rid of it!
Get rid of [A]it!
That terrible greedy labor [D]force,
get rid of it!
Get rid of it!
Get [G]rid of it!
[A]Put the boot in everyone,
get [D]rid of it!
Well, the hockey lady's vowels
have played havoc with my [A]vowels.
A [D]message left me feeling suicidal
[A]But my spi[D]rit rose anew
I remembered [G]me and you
[D]Hav[A]e a recipe at hand
for our survival
[D]Get rid of it
Get rid of [A]it
That terrible Tory government
[D]Get rid of it
Get rid of it
Get rid of [G]it
It's [A]either us or them,
so [D]let's get rid of it . .