Stompin Tom Connors - The Consumer Chords

Verse 1

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The Consumer they call us  ,we're the people that buy
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While everyone is out to sell some kind of merchandise
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We run to the boss and tell 'Em ,we need a bit more gold
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And some tax deductions later and we still wind up in the hole


Chorus

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Oh yes we are the people runnin in the race
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Buying up the bargains at the old market place
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Another sale on something, well buy it while it's hot
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Save a lot of money ,spending money we don't got
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We save a lot of money ,spending money we don't got


Verse 2

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The Consumer they call us ea always get a fair shake
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We buy a fridge that doesn't freeze and a stove that doesn't bake
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We can't buy nothing lasting, unless we get a raise in pay
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And they'd only charge us more for the things that cost less today

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The Consumer they call us ,we're fussy what we eat
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We look at the price of T bone steak and buy hamburg meat
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And all those fancy packages ,we take down from the shelf
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Their always full of good fresh air ,when their not full of nothing else


Chorus

A
Oh yes we are the people running in the race
                           E
Buy up the bargains at the old market place
A                                                  D
Another sale on something ,we'll buy it while it's hot
                  A               E              A
And save a lot of money, spending money we don't got
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We save a lot of money ,spending money we don't got


Verse 3

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The Consumer they call us, when a man comes to the door
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To give us a deal on a vacuum, when we buy a rug for the floor
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And how we pay the finance when the monthly bills arrive
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They just send down the bailiff to repossess the car we drive

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The Consumer is what they call us,we're always deep in dept
                                          E
From buying drawers in discount stores to fixin tv sets
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We go to the bank for money and sign for another loan
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And pray that the lord doesn't see us stop 
   E              A
in tavern half way home


Chorus

A
Oh yes we are the people runnin in the race 
                           E
Buy up the bargains in the old market place
A                                               D
Another sale on something ,we'll buy it well it hot
              A               E              A
Save a lot of money ,spending money we don't got
D                A               E              A
We save a lot of money ,spending money we don't got