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The names of musical notes appear above the Chorus and Verse 1. The music for the other verses is the same. Readers have permission to perform this song to others, but not on any acoustic musical instrument.

(Chorus)

G G G   D         D G    G   G   G      G
Abolish poverty by abolishing money (x2)

C C C   G        G        C    CC  C  C  C   C   C
Abolish unemployment by abolishing employment (x2)

(Verse 1)
G     G     G        F     G# G# F   G G    G    F    A#     C                  A#  A#   C    C         
Now eggs cost £20 just for six, I wish I'd had the sense to start keeping chicks. 

  C              A# A# D#       C     C      C     C   A#    A#  D#  D#   C
But they're far too costly now, so I'll have to get to work with a plough.

(Chorus)

(Verse 2)
I lost my rented flat for a few hundred Quid. Should've moved on sooner, but I never did. Now most of my stuff is in 2 packing cases. Storage company's holding all the Aces.

(Chorus)

(Verse 3)
Not many human rights since I lost my job. Cheapest houses are made of cob. A few people stole most of the land, so I dunno where my cob house could stand.

(Chorus)

(Verse 4)
They sold mortgages to people they knew couldn't pay. Ninjas they called them, thought they'd have a field day. Now the whole system's coming crashing down. Estate Agents are leaving town.

(Chorus)

(Verse 5)
Credit means you believe I can pay you back with interest, a way you can thieve. But if not there's no reprieve. Change my phone number and my home I must leave.

(Chorus)