Key: C
Introduction: G C G D
C G D
It says here that the unions will never learn
C G D
And it says here that the economy is on the upturn
C G D
And it says here we should be proud that we are free
C G D
And our free press reflects our democracy
G Em C G
Those braying voices on the right of the house
G Em C G
Echo down the street of shame
G Em C G
Where politics mix with bingo and tits
G Em C G
In a money and numbers game
D Em
Where they offer you a feature on stockings and suspenders
C G
Next to a call for stiffer penalties for sex offenders
C G D
It says here that this year's prince is born
C G D
And it says here "d'you ever wish that you were better informed?"
C G D
And it says here that we can only stop the rot
C G D
With a large dose of law and order and a touch of the short sharp shock
G Em C G
Is this does not reflect your view you must understand
G Em C G
That those who own these papers also own this land
G Em C G
And they'd rather you believe in Coronation Street capers
G Em C G
In the war for circulation, it sells newspapers
D Em
Would it be an infringement of the freedom of the press to print
C G
Pictures of women in states of undress?
D Em
When you wake up to the fact that your paper is Tory
C G
Just remember there are two sides to every story