The Circus
Erasure
Continues after the ad
Key:
Am F GAm Call it new technologyF And they use it to burnG And they show no concernAm Work for their prosperityF While the big wheels turnG Now it's too late to learnC F Don't upset the teacherC F Though we know he lied to youDm F Don't upset the preacherG F Em Gonna close his eyes for youAm And it's a shameEm That you're so afraidAm Just a worker waitingEm F In the pouring rainG Putting back the piecesAm F Of a broken dreamG Putting back the piecesAm Of a broken dreamAm Father worked in industryF Now the work has moved onG And the factory's goneAm See them sell your historyF Where once you were strongG And you used to belongC F There was once a futureContinues after the adC F For a working manDm F There was once a lifetimeG F For a skilful handEm YesterdayAm And it's a shameEm That you're so afraidAm Just a worker waitingEm F In the pouring rainG Putting back the piecesAm F Of a broken dreamG Putting back the piecesAm Of a broken dreamAm F GAm F GC F Don't upset the teacherC F Though we know he lied to youDm F Don't upset the preacherG F Em Gonna close his eyes for youAm And it's a shameEm That you're so afraidAm Just a worker waitingEm F In the pouring rainG Putting back the piecesAm Of a broken dreamAm Tempers fray so easilyF In desperate despairG Is there anyone who caresAm Just another tragedyF Just a personal affairG In a room somewhereC F There was once a futureC F For a working manDm F There was once a lifetimeG F For a skilful handEm YesterdayAm And it's a shameEm That you're so afraidAm Just a worker waitingEm F In the pouring rainG Putting back the piecesAm F Of a broken dreamG Putting back the piecesAm F Of a broken dreamG Putting back the piecesAm F Of a broken dreamG Of a broken dreamAm F Of a broken dreamG Putting back the piecesAm Of a broken dream