{t:The Consumer}
{st:Stompin’ Tom Connors}
{c:|NTRO: [G] [G]}
The con-[G]sumer…they call us, we're the people that buy
Well [G]everyone else is out to sell [A7]some kind of merchan-[D]dise
We [G]run to the boss and tell him [C]we need a bit more gold
Some [C]tax deductions [G]later and we [D]still wind up in the [G]hole [G]
{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
Oh [G]yes we are the people, runnin' in the race
[G]Buyin' up the bargains in the [A7]old market-[D]place
A-[G]nother sale on something, we'll [C]buy it while it's hot
And [C]save a lot of [G]money spending [D]money we don't [G]got
We [C]save a lot of [G]money spending [D]money we don't [G]got [G]
{eoc}
The con-[G]sumer…they call us, we always get a fair shake
We [G]buy a fridge that doesn't freeze and a [A7]stove that doesn't [D]bake
We [G]can't buy nothin' lastin' lest we [C]get that raise in pay
Then they'd [C]only charge [G]more for the things
That [D]cost us less to-[G]day [G]
The con-[G]sumer…they call us, we're fussy what we eat
We [G]look at the price of the T-bone steak & [A7]buy Hamburg [D]meat
And [G]all those fancy packages we [C]take down from the shelf
They're [C]always full of [G]good fresh air
When they're [D]not full of nothing [G]else
{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
Oh [G]yes we are the people, runnin' in the race
[G]Buyin' up the bargains in the [A7]old market-[D]place
A-[G]nother sale on something, we'll [C]buy it while it's hot
And [C]save a lot of [G]money spending [D]money we don't [G]got
We [C]save a lot of [G]money spending [D]money we don't [G]got [G]
{eoc}
The con-[G]sumer…they call us, when the man comes in the door
They [G]give us a deal on a vacuum if we [A7]buy a rug for the [D]floor
And [G]how do we pay the finance when the [C]monthly bills arrive
They [C]just send down the [G]bailiff to repos-[D]sess the car we [G]drive [G]
The con-[G]sumer’s what they call us, we're always deep in debt
From [G]buyin' drawers in discount stores to [A7]fixin' the TV [D]set
We [G]go to the bank for the money and [C]sign for another loan
And [C]pray the Lord doesn't [G]see us stop
In the [D]tavern halfway [G]home [G]
{c:FINAL CHORUS:}
{soc}
Oh [G]yes we are the people, runnin' in the race
[G]Buyin' up the bargains in the [A7]old market-[D]place
A-[G]nother sale on something, we'll [C]buy it while it's hot
And [C]save a lot of [G]money spending [D]money we don't [G]got
We [C]save a lot of [G]money spending [D]money we don't [G]got
|: [C] [G] [D] [G] [G]↓ [C]↓ [G]↓
{eoc}
{t:The Consumer}
