Cornelius Cardew – Lords Of Labour chords

[Intro]
G  Bm  C  Am  D

[Verse 1]
    G                    DThe lords of labour they plot together
      Em                  BmTheir bankrupt schemes to keep us down.
      C              GTheir message to the working class
      D                 G          DIs to cringe before the rich man's frown.
     G                    DThey say that it's in the whole country's interest
   Em                    BmTo tighten our belts and make no demands.
         C             D            GBut they speak for the class that exploits us and rules us
    Am                       DAnd we must get them off our hands.

[Verse 2]
    G               DOur labour power is all we have
        Em             BmWe must sell it at the rich man's price
     C                     GThis system is called wage slavery
      D                G          DBut democracy sounds a bit more polite.
     G               DThey say that if our wage increases
     Em                  BmThat prices will rise to compensate
        C               D           GBut the only ones who receive compensation
    Am                                  DAre capitalist vampire who suck out our life.

[Chorus]
  G                    Bm               C                            DOppose all attempts to make the working class pay for the capitalist crisis.
  G                    Bm               C                             Am     Am7    DOppose all attempts to make the working class pay for the capitalist crisis.

[Verse 3]
    G                      DThe capitalists fight with one another
   Em                      BmTo corner the market and divide up the world
      C                 GTheir quest for maximum profit
       D                     G         DIs the cause of war and puts us on the dole.
      G                  DTheir greed leads them into a crisis
           Em                    BmWhich they try to resolve with a more fascist state
    C                      D                COur struggle's against the whole capitalist system
   Am                                    DSo strike at the fascists as well as the cuts.

[Chorus]
  G                    Bm               C                            DOppose all attempts to make the working class pay for the capitalist crisis.
  G                    Bm               C                             Am     Am7    DOppose all attempts to make the working class pay for the capitalist crisis.