War On The Workers

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Em D C B7(#9) A B7(#9)

[Verse 1]
       Em              C              B7(#9)
Listen up, we've got a war zone here today
             Em              C           B
Right in our heartland, and across the USA
      Am                               Em
These multinational bastards don't use tanks and guns it's true
    Am                                  B
But they've declared a war on us, fight back! It's up to you

[Chorus]
          Am
There's a war on the workers
          Em
There's a war on the workers
          B7(#9)
There's a war on the workers
         Am              B7(#9)      Em        B
And it's time we started calling the shots

[Verse 2]
         Em                C                B
Going to work could be the death of you and me
                Em                   C       B
But we're not unarmed - Our weapon's solidarity
    Am
Jim Beals and Karen Silkwood
    Em
The list goes on and on
     Am                           B
With every year that passes sixty thousand more are gone

[Chorus]
          Am
There's a war on the workers
          Em
There's a war on the workers
          B7(#9)
There's a war on the workers
         Am              B7(#9)      Em
And it's time we started calling the shots

[Verse 3]
          Am
When they boost your co-pay, (it's a war on the workers!)
          Em
Don't you know what to say - (it's a war on the workers!)
              Am
When they talk privatization (it's a war on the workers!)
    Em
And co-operation (it's a war on the workers!)
          Am
When they call you a "team" (it's a war on the workers!)
             Em
You'd better learn how to scream (it's a war on the workers!)

[Chorus]
          Am
There's a war on the workers
          Em
There's a war on the workers
          B7(#9)
There's a war on the workers
         Am              B           Em
And it's time we started calling the shots

[Pre-chorus]
         C                                  Em
They can lock us out, they can lock us up - We cannot give in
C                                  B
No more lies, no compromise! We'll battle til we win!

[Chorus]
       Am
It's a war on the workers
       Em
It's a war on the workers
       B7(#9)
It's a war on the workers
         Am              B           Em
And it's time we started calling the shots

[Verse 4]
               Am
When they talk "flexibility" (it's a war on the workers!)
      Em
Every working stiff can see (it's a war on the workers!)
              Am
Now when they poison our water (it's a war on the workers!)
              Em
Don't go like lambs to the slaughter (it's a war on the workers!)
          Am
When they foul up the air (it's a war on the workers!)
             Em
You've gotta show that you care (it's a war on the workers!)
             Am
When they talk WTO (it's a war on the workers!)
            Em
You best be screaming HELL NO! (it's a war on the workers!)

[Chorus]
           Am
Oh, it's a war on the workers
       Em
It's a war on the workers
       B7(#9)
It's a war on the workers
       Am
It's a war on public education
       Am
It's a war on child labor protections
       Am
It's a war on the 8 hour day
       Am
It's a war on occupational health & safety
       Am
It's a war on social security
              Am
Now thanks to WTO, GATT, NAFTA, MAI, the IMF and the World Bank
It's a world wide war

[Chorus]
       Am
It's a war on the workers
       Em
It's a war on the workers
       B7(#9)
It's a war on the workers
         Am
And it's time, sisters and brothers
              Em
You know it's time right now
            Am              B7(#9)      Em
I said it's time we started calling the shots