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Get Rid Of It chords by
Ewan Maccoll
Ewan Maccoll
Peggy Seeger
Peggy Seeger

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Intro 1
D


Verse 1
D

One morning as I ambled

on my customary ramble
A
D

I thought that I heard

Maggie Thatcher callin'

She sounded so distracted

and she cried as time I acted
A

For the wasteful way their
D

livin' is appallin'
A

Get rid of it! Get rid of it!

That terrible public spending,
D

let's get rid of it!
G

Get rid of it! Get rid of it!
A

The welfare state needs endin',
D

let's get rid of it!

She said I'd like to mention

that free medical attention
A
D

Is a luxury that's far

beyond this nation
A
D

Health's a matter for the wealthy
G

Why should the poor be healthy?
D
A

They're granting notions
D

far above their station
A

Get rid of it! Get rid of it!

That terrible, wasteful NHS
D

Get rid of it! Get rid of it!
G

Get rid of it!
A
D

The welfare state is in a mess

Get rid of it!

When it comes to education

and the working population,

Remember, friends, that

I was once a teacher.
A
D

If the workers know the letters
G

and can recognize the letters,
D

Then the rest is an
A
D

unnecessary feature.
A

Get rid of it! Get rid of it!

That terrible comprehensive school!
D
G

Get rid of it! Get rid of it! Get rid of it!
A

Knowledge is a dangerous tool,
D

get rid of it!

As freedom's great protector,
A

we despise the public sector
D

Yes, public ownership by rage arouses
A
D

An d we sell for private profit

to our pals who do well off it
G
A

Things like Orwell's,

not to mention council houses
D

Get rid of it! Get rid of it!
A

That terrible public ownership!
D
G

Get rid of it! Get rid of it! Get rid of it!
A

In Freedoms' name we say again,
D

get rid of it!

While inflation goes on rising,
A
D

we're opposed to subsidizing libraries

that lead to people reading.

As for people's theatre art,
G

we regard it as a farce
A

And the good kick up their arse

is what they're needing
D
A

Get rid of it, get rid of it

That terrible theatre subsidy,
D

get rid of it
G

Get rid of it, get rid of it
A
D

That municipal gallery, get rid of it

Then here's my proclamation,

let it sound throughout the nation
G
D

That freedom's toxin ring
A

from every steeple.
D

Waste is neither wise nor funny,
G

especially when it's money.
A
D

We much prefer to waste
A

the nation's people.
D

Get rid of it!
A

Get rid of it!
D

That terrible greedy labor force,

get rid of it!

Get rid of it!
G

Get rid of it!
A

Put the boot in everyone,
D

get rid of it!

Well, the hockey lady's vowels
A

have played havoc with my vowels.
D

A message left me feeling suicidal
A
D

But my spirit rose anew
G

I remembered me and you
D
A

Have a recipe at hand

for our survival
D

Get rid of it
A

Get rid of it

That terrible Tory government
D

Get rid of it

Get rid of it
G

Get rid of it
A

It's either us or them,
D

so let's get rid of it . .

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