A school of goth[Em]ic arches and a college of them t[G]oo
And a [F#]parliament that [B]looks and feels the [Em]same
A com[Em]fort for the [G]blessed a [F#]horror for the [Am]rest
and e[B]ach and every one of us to [Em]blame
the blessed [G]rabble in the [F#]yard the blessed [Am]rousers in the [Em]press
the blessed [Am]shoppers denied [Em]access to the [F#]shelves[B]
the blessed [Em]ministers of [G]state have to[F#] pretend to be ir[Am]ate
For e[B]lites are happy talking to them[Em]selves
The s[Am]cum with aching f[Em]eet will march ig[B]nored in the next s[Em]treet
because the [Am]tv clings to [Em]diction and to s[F#]tars[B]
You might v[Em]ery well o[G]bject but your m[F#]otives are sus[Am]pect
Cause you're e[B]nvious and you're mean because of c[Em]lass
It's a [Em]cesspit glossed with lime with [G]slogans thumped into the grime
offering [F#]thanks for your willi[B]ngness to underst[Em]and
It would be [Em]pretty as a p[G]icture if you'd [F#]studied archit[Am]ecture
you h[B]aven't but you can for thirty gr[Em]and
For our c[G]ities are exci[F#]ting, it says s[Am]o in typeset [Em]writing
We g[Am]lister from our to[Em]wers to our tra[F#]ins[B]
We have s[Em]crubbed the seats ins[G]ide and though you c[F#]an't afford to r[Am]ide
You'll have a [B]good view with you noses pressed to the pa[Em]nes
We were b[Am]orn to lead, we wr[Em]ite, and we ta[B]lk the way you [Em]can't
We'll take your l[Am]eaded grunts and p[Em]ound them into gl[F#]ass[B]
We're steal your an[Em]ger for p[G]otash lie hope[F#]lessness into c[Am]ash
and you'll ba[B]rely even notice cause of c[Em]lass
you're vulg[G]ar for wanting m[F#]oney, and u[Am]gly for wanting f[Em]ame
And la[Am]zy for never get[Em]ting off your [F#]ass[B]
It was a f[Em]air test that you f[G]ailed, and we're s[F#]orry we prev[Am]ailed
But it's f[B]air to give rewards to them as p[Em]assed
So you can w[Am]rite your awful p[Em]amphlets you can s[B]ing your horrid s[Em]ongs
When we [Am]set you up we [Em]set it up to la[F#]st[B]
You can[Em] rise up as a re[G]bel, you can [F#]stay down as a [Am]serf
But you c[B]an't be one of us because of c[Em]lass
And a [F#]parliament that [B]looks and feels the [Em]same
A com[Em]fort for the [G]blessed a [F#]horror for the [Am]rest
and e[B]ach and every one of us to [Em]blame
the blessed [G]rabble in the [F#]yard the blessed [Am]rousers in the [Em]press
the blessed [Am]shoppers denied [Em]access to the [F#]shelves[B]
the blessed [Em]ministers of [G]state have to[F#] pretend to be ir[Am]ate
For e[B]lites are happy talking to them[Em]selves
The s[Am]cum with aching f[Em]eet will march ig[B]nored in the next s[Em]treet
because the [Am]tv clings to [Em]diction and to s[F#]tars[B]
You might v[Em]ery well o[G]bject but your m[F#]otives are sus[Am]pect
Cause you're e[B]nvious and you're mean because of c[Em]lass
It's a [Em]cesspit glossed with lime with [G]slogans thumped into the grime
offering [F#]thanks for your willi[B]ngness to underst[Em]and
It would be [Em]pretty as a p[G]icture if you'd [F#]studied archit[Am]ecture
you h[B]aven't but you can for thirty gr[Em]and
For our c[G]ities are exci[F#]ting, it says s[Am]o in typeset [Em]writing
We g[Am]lister from our to[Em]wers to our tra[F#]ins[B]
We have s[Em]crubbed the seats ins[G]ide and though you c[F#]an't afford to r[Am]ide
You'll have a [B]good view with you noses pressed to the pa[Em]nes
We were b[Am]orn to lead, we wr[Em]ite, and we ta[B]lk the way you [Em]can't
We'll take your l[Am]eaded grunts and p[Em]ound them into gl[F#]ass[B]
We're steal your an[Em]ger for p[G]otash lie hope[F#]lessness into c[Am]ash
and you'll ba[B]rely even notice cause of c[Em]lass
you're vulg[G]ar for wanting m[F#]oney, and u[Am]gly for wanting f[Em]ame
And la[Am]zy for never get[Em]ting off your [F#]ass[B]
It was a f[Em]air test that you f[G]ailed, and we're s[F#]orry we prev[Am]ailed
But it's f[B]air to give rewards to them as p[Em]assed
So you can w[Am]rite your awful p[Em]amphlets you can s[B]ing your horrid s[Em]ongs
When we [Am]set you up we [Em]set it up to la[F#]st[B]
You can[Em] rise up as a re[G]bel, you can [F#]stay down as a [Am]serf
But you c[B]an't be one of us because of c[Em]lass
