Frank Turner - Thatcher Fxxked The Kids

thatcher fxxked the kids
frank turner

capo 3

verse 1

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 ,
F# A E
they’re a violent bunch of bastard little shits .
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
F# A E
always being on the lookout for thieving gits .

chorus
A B F#m
we’re all wondering how we ended up so scared
A B F#m
we spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care
A B F#m
and that “there’s no such thing as society” anyway ,
A E
and all the rich folks act surprised
A E
when all sense of community dies ,
A E F#m A
but you just closed your eyes to the other side of all the things that she did .
B E
thatcher fxxked the kids .

verse 2
E
and it seems a little bit rich to me ,
A
the way the rich only ever talk of charity
C#m
in times like the seventies , the broken down economy
F# A E
meant even the upper tier was needing some help .

E
but as soon as things look brighter ,
A
yeah the grin gets wider and the grip gets tighter ,
C#m
and for every teenage tracksuit mugger
F# A E
there’s a guy in a suit who wouldn’t lift a finger for anybody else .

chorus
A B F#m
we’re all wondering how we ended up so scared
A B F#m
we spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care
A B F#m
and that “there’s no such thing as society” anyway ,
A E
and all the rich folks act surprised
A E
when all sense of community dies ,
A E F#m A
but you just closed your eyes to the other side of all the things that she did .
B E
thatcher fxxked the kids .

bridge
C#m G#
you’ve got a generation raised on the welfare state ,
A E
enjoyed all its benefits and did just great ,
F#m C#m
but as soon as they were settled as the richest of the rich ,
A B
they kicked away the laddEr , told the rest of us that life’s a bitch .
C#m G#
and it’s no surprise that all the fxxk – ups
A E
didn’t show up until the kids had grown up .
F#m C#m
but when no one ever smiles or ever helps a stranger ,
A B E
is it any fxxking wonder our society’s in danger of collapse?

verse 3
E
so all the kids are bastards ,
A
but don’t blame them , yeah , they learn by example .
C#m
blame the folks who sold the future for the highest bid
F# A E
that’s right , thatcher fxxked the kids .