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THE JACOBITES (THATCHERITES) Bill's Thatcherites is based on a song known as You Jacobites By Name. Jacobite was the name given to the party which, after the Revolution of 1688, continued to support the principle of "divine right." Jacobites believe that the king holds his authority directly from "God", not that this authority has been delegated to the king by Parliament. A fitting song for Margaret as I am sure that she believed that she was "God." For  an extensive history on the Jacobites please go to The Jacobite Heritage Page. This site also includes The Songs of the Jacobites, including the words and music for Ye Jacobites By Name (this page contains a midi file code that, depending on your browser, will load and play the music). Alternatively you can read the words to You Jacobites By Name.

Margaret Thatcher A Thatcher Joke Margaret's Joke The Centre for Policy Studies

 
Lead: This is the first part of the guitar solo.

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Chords:

E                                                           G                 D
You Thatcherites by name, lend an ear, lend an ear
E
You Thatcherites by name lend an ear
G                                                    D
You Thatcherites by name, your faults I will proclaim,
E                                                                                  D
Your doctrines I must blame, you will hear, you will hear
E
Your doctrines I must blame, you will hear
 

E                                            G                    D
You privatise away what is ours, what is ours
E
You privatise away what is ours
G                                      D
You privatise away and when you make us pay
E                                                                                           D
We'll take it back some day, mark my words, mark my words
E
We'll take it back some day mark my words

E                                                        G                      D
The scabs they hide their faces in shame, yes in shame
E
The scabs they hide their faces in shame
G                                                    D
They hide away in shame but we recall their names
E                                                                                     D
And they know they'll share the blame for it all, for it all
E
They know they'll share the blame for it all

E                                                    G                    D
Your leader she has gone to the Lords, to the Lords
E
Your leader she has gone to the Lords
G                                                          D
Your leader she has gone but she's left us Little John
E                                                                             D
And he's barely hanging on by his nails, by his nails
E
He's barely hanging on by his nails