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THE CONSUMER - STOMPIN' TOM CONNORS
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By John Will
sbw@sk.sympatico.ca
Another Stompin' Tom classic (aren't they all?) from the old
CTV show "Marketplace".
Spoken:
A
The consumer, they call us
We're the people that buy
While everyone else is out to sell
B7                  E7
Some kind of merchandise
A       
We run to the boss and tell him
D
We need a bit more gold
                    A
Some tax deductions later
        E7                   A
And we still wind up in the hole

Chorus:(with stompin')
A
Oh yes we are the people running in the race
                              B7        E7
Buying up the bargains in the old marketplace
A                                D
Another sale on something, we'll buy it while it's hot 
                  A              E7             A        
And save a lot of money spending money we don't got
   D             A              E7             A
We save a lot of money spending money we don't got

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

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

Chorus

The consumer, they call us
When the man comes in the door
To give us a deal on a vacuum
If we buy a rug for the floor
And how do we pay the finance
When the monthly bills arrive?
They just send down the bailiff
To repossess the car we drive

The consumer is what they call us
We're always deep in debt
From buying drawers in discount stores
To fixing the TV set
We go to the bank for the money
And sign for another loan
And pray the Lord doesn't see us stop
In the tavern halfway home

Chorus
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