But The Wages
Ton : AbEnglish
Intro :
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Although mEbany contG7end B
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To mCm7ark just how eEb7verythBbing chG#anges
Whether the tEbemperature hG7ighsB
Or theG# sea levelB(dim) rising
It's aG#ll going uBbp but the wG#ages
And mEburdered repG7orterBs
And G#talk of hard B(dim)borders
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The Bbscreams of the G7dying
Or the sFm7kies over YG#emen last night
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And mCm7aybe iEb7t's tiBbme G#
It's all EbgoingG7 up bBut the wagG#es
And mCm7aybe iEb7t's tiBbme G#
Don't mEbention the rG7ent B
Or thG#e money thaB(dim)t's spent
KeCm7eping the bBbanks in good hG#ealth
Or ridEbiculous cG7laimsB
Or thG#e level oB(dim)f blame
PoCm7inted to aBbnything eG#lse
And pEbreachy mG7usiciBans
And G#those stuck in B(dim)prison
With sCm7carcely eBbnough for a bG#lunt
Or the pCm7ressure of bBblood
That new G#hotel in the B(dim)hood
With an oG#ligarch's nFmame on the fEbront
It's all EbgoingG7 up bBut the wagG#es
And mCm7aybe iEb7t's tiBbme G#
It's all EbgoingG7 up bBut the wagG#es
And mCm7aybe iEb7t's tiBbme G#
It's all gCm7oing uG7p witBh the bumBbp in the heating bills
EEbven though the Bbcity's on fG#ire
It's all EbgoingG7 up bBut the wagG#es
And mCm7aybe iEb7t's tiBbme G#
Fm/C A#/D G#/Eb
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
Fm A#/F G#
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
B(dim) D#7 G#
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
Cm Eb G#
Fm/C A#/D G#/Eb
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
Fm A#/F G#
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
B(dim) D#7 G#
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
It's all EbgoingG7 up bBut the wagG#es
And mCm7aybe iEb7t's tiBbme G#
It's all EbgoingG7 up bBut the wagG#es
And mCm7aybe iEb7t's tiBbme G#
It's all gCm7oing uG7p witBh the bumBbp in the heating bills
EEbven though the Bbcity's on fG#ire
It's all EbgoingG7 up bBut the wagG#es
And mCm7aybe iEb7t's tiBbme G#
Eb G7/B
G# B(dim) Cm7 Eb7/Bb G#