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…