Everybody's Gonna Be Poor

[4/4, brightly]
EVERYBODY’S GONNA BE POOR (2014)
--J. Wrabek
1.
C F
The Upper Crust has gone away, the last of us left town today,
C G
Following our money to some nice place overseas;
C F
Where there’s no tax, the weather’s great, and the servants all appreciate
C G C
Working for us night and day, the way it’s s’posed to be.
2.
As we fly over, we don’t mind the wreckage that we left behind;
We’ve got brand-new workers now, in foreign factories;
And we’ll tell you, when you go to church, that your reward’s not here on earth,
And wealth is really just a curse—be happy that you’re free.
CHORUS:
C F
We control the audio, we own the video,
C G
We’ve decided what you’ll wear and what you’re gonna be;
C F
Instead of elec-tions, we’ve given you Kardashians,
C G
They’re really way more interesting, we know that you agree;
C F
Your houses all belong to us, your cars and all your other stuff,
C G
You’ll be paying back those college loans for a hundred years or more;
C F
Forget upward mobility, we’ve achieved Equality:
C G C
Everybody’s gonna be poor!
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK (VERSE CHORDS)
3.
Instead of jobs, we have a war—it’s really all you’re suited for;
Except your life, you’ve nothing more that you can sacrifice;
The folks back home will remember you, because the TV told them to;
Fighting people just like you to preserve our way of life.
4.
So settle down and watch TV, it’s got things you need to see,
You can blame your neighbor for the mess you’ve landed in;
If we cared at all, we just might say thanks for the determined way
You hunkered down and tried to play a game you couldn’t win.
CHORUS
We control the audio, we own the video,
We’ve decided what you’ll wear and what you’re gonna be;
Instead of elec-tions, we’ve given you Kardashians,
They’re really way more interesting, we know that you agree;
Your houses all belong to us, your cars and all your other stuff,
You’ll be paying back those college loans for a hundred years or more;
Forget upward mobility, we’ve achieved Equality:
Everybody’s gonna be poor!
REPEAT LAST LINE A COUPLE MORE TIMES TO END
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