Connors Tom - The Consumer guitar tab

A

The consumer they call us, we're the people that buy

B7 E

Well everyone else is out to sell some kind of merchandise

A D

We run to the boss and tell him we need a bit more gold

A E A

Some tax deductions later & we still wind up in the hole

A

Cho... Oh yes we are the people runnin' in the race

B7 E

Buyin' up the bargains in the old marketplace

A D

Another sale on something, we'll buy it while it's hot

A E A

And save a lot of money spending money we don't got

D A E A

We save a lot of money spending money we don't got

The consumer they call us, we're fussy what we eat

We look at the price of T-bone steak & buy Hamburg meat

And all those fancy packages we take down from the shelf

They're always full of good fresh air

When they're not full of nothing else

Cho...

The consumer they call us, we always get a fair shake

We buy a fridge that doesn't freeze or a stove that doesn't bake

We can't buy nothin' lastin' lest we get that raise in pay

Then they'd only charge us more for the things

That cost us less today

The consumer they call us, when the man comes thru the door

To give us a deal on the vacuum if we buy a rug for the floor

And how do we pay the finance when the monthly bills arrive

We just send down the bailiff to reposess the car we drive

The consumer they call us, we're always deep in debt

From buyin' drawers in discount stores to fixin' the TV set

We go to the bank for money and sign for another loan

And pray that the Lord doesn't see us stop

In the tavern halfway home

Cho....

Dan Nicholas

Arnprior, On. Canada

nicholdb@istar.ca