No Matter Who You Vote For, The Government Always Gets In
(Innes/Stanshall)
BONNGGGG
Preside!
Hear, hear, hear!
Am
Might I remind you...
Say it...
Order!
G F G
Might I remind you...
Am
(Heigh ho!)
No!
G F G
OOORDERRRR!!!
Am
Noises on the radio
Dm
Megaphones on cars
Am
Sermons from the Street of Shame
Dm
Know-it-alls in bars
Am
Posters in suburbia
Dm
Experts on t.v.
Am
Don't let them disturb-i-ya
Dm
They're just the powers that be
Am
Heigh ho!
Don't worry
G Am
Nobody can win
(Heigh ho! Heigh ho!)
Am G
No matter who you vote for, the government
Am
always gets in!
Heigh ho!
Am
Oh, great, great slumbering nation
Dm
Awake! Set yourself free!
Am
Oh, smell the comforting bacon
Dm
Taste the bromide tea
Am
An' give a little chirrup as I ladle on the
syrup
Dm
Promises are cheap
Am
Let me bear your crosses
Make me Boss of Bosses
Dm
Then you go back to sleep! ha ha ha...
Am
Heigh ho!
Don't worry
G Am
Pop your cross in the bin
(Heigh ho! Heigh ho!)
Am
No matter who matter who you vote for, the
G Am
Government always gets in!
Am
Heigh ho!
G F G
Heigh ho!
Am
Heigh ho!
G F G
Heigh ho!
Cm Dm
Men have dreams of a finer place
Cm Dm Dbm
Incorruptible Shangri-la
Cm Dm
Women too have their Shangri-Las
Eb Cdim
Shangri-La la la!
Am
See them in the public eye
Dm
Oozing oily charm
Am
Hear them all personify
Dm
Down on Animal Farm
Am
Dog eat dog, not cock and bull
Dm
Isms are the game
Am
Ism this and ism that
Dm
Ism it a shame?
Am
Heigh ho!
Don't worry
G Am
Nobody can win
(Heigh ho! Heigh ho!)
Am G
No matter who you vote for, the Government
Am
always gets in
(Instr: Am G F G Am G F G)
Am
Heigh ho!
Don't worry
G Am
Pop your cross in the bin
(Heigh ho! Heigh ho!)
Am G
No matter who you vote for, the Government
Am
always gets in
(Heigh ho!)
Am
Heigh ho!
Don't worry
G Am
You know you can't win
(Heigh ho! Heigh ho!)
Am G
No matter who you vote for, the Government
Am
always gets in
(Heigh ho!)
Am
Heigh ho!
G Am
Heigh ho!
(Pop your cross in the bin)
Heigh ho! (Heigh ho!)
G Am
Heigh ho!
(The Government always gets in)
Heigh ho!
G Am
Heigh ho!
(Pop your cross in the bin)
It never fails, they always manage to get in there, somehow…