@elevator-classics: love the video for this. posted it on our facebook!

An anti John Key folk song. Please send it round..Pity me by Brigid Sinclair © 2014
Chorus
A
Pity me my darling, pity me I say
                                 E7                       A
Pity me my darling, take John Key away
A
Pity me my darling pity me I say
                                          E7                   A
Pity me my darling and make him go away
Verse 1
A                                       E7                           A                                    E7         
John Key cant hide the truth no more, he’s wrecked our precious land
           A                            E7                   D            E7         A
He’s bought a house in Maui so he dosen’t give a damn
A                                   E7                   A                            E7
He’s said that he will clear on out if we don’t vote him in
         A                           E7                        D            E7        A
Lets get together and do just that let’s see the back of him
Chorus
A
Pity me my darling, pity me I say
                                 E7                       A
Pity me my darling, take John Key away
A
Pity me my darling pity me I say
                                          E7                   A
Pity me my darling and make him go away

Verse 2
A                                       E7                         A                       E7
No more can John Key hide behind that cheesy looking grin
        A                            E7                       D              E7           A                           
We don’t believe his smarminess, his jokes are wearing thin
           A                               E7                        A                           E7     
He’s brought the frigging oil rigs in, he’s opened up the mines
          A                         E7                  D              E7                  A       
He’s sold us out and ruled us out He  must think we’re blind
Verse 3
A                                     E7                    A                                  E7
He plays golf with the president and thinks it makes him cool
          A                       E7                                         D            E7          A           
He’s busy being in photo shoots while they’re closing local schools
         A                                 E7                      A               E7    
He’s building roads from asset sales, he gloats of GDP 
         A                                E7                                  D          E7       A
Like we should care his pays gone up while he robs us stealthily
Chorus
A
Pity me my darling, pity me I say
                                 E7                       A
Pity me my darling, take John Key away
A
Pity me my darling pity me I say
                                          E7                   A
Pity me my darling and make him go away

Verse 4                         
      A                                    E7                                  A                                E7
He says he’s raised the minimum wage- but the youth wage cancels that 
      A                                  E7                         D            E7                A
He gives with one hand all the while- he steals behind our backs.
A                              E7                        A                     E7
Money and the market first -cause so much misery. 
        A                           E7                                    A                   E7
He makes it all look squeaky clean- while he has a cup of tea.
Verse 6
         A                           E7                    A                             E7
The trickle down has trickled up, the trickle down was myth
A                                  E7                      D           E7        A
Struggling systems can’t be fixed by relying on the rich 
         A                       E7                    A                      E7                
Your only worth is if you work to build the economy
A                       E7                   A                          E7
Social care community not valued by John Key 
Chorus
A
Pity me my darling, pity me I say
                                 E7                       A
Pity me my darling, take John Key away
A
Pity me my darling pity me I say
                                          E7                   A
Pity me my darling and make him go away
Verse 6
A                                           E7                                A                                E7
Christchurch bleeds and Northland floods- the farmers need some help
A                                 E7                           D               E7                   A
Environment’s our selling point- but DOC funds have been scalped
A                                 E7                   A                      E7
Women are raped frequently – diplomacy’s on top
           A                     E7                            D                     E7         A
The emperor really has no clothes- oh god  please make it stop
Chorus
A
Pity me my darling, pity me I say
                                 E7                       A
Pity me my darling, make him go away
A
Pity me my darling pity me I say
                                          E7                   A
Pity me my darling and take John Key away


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