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jets60 · 2012-06-03 18:10:35

I read in today’s Washington Post that public universities will be pushing their super seniors to graduate. This reminded me that employers are still reluctant on hiring the super educated and prefer graduates with degrees that won’t command a higher salary. Anyway, this song is dedicated with my sympathies to the unemployed, indebted and highly educated class of 2012.

June 3, 2012

Verse 1

[Am]Get your edu[G]cation

[Am]Or you’ll go no[G]where [D]

[Am]Mortgage away your [G]future

But the [C]price it’s surely [G]fair

And it’s [D]sure to [C]get you [Am]there

Verse 2

[Am]Four years getting [G]smarter

Four [Am]years of college [G]life [D]

[Am]Don’t worry about [G]paying now

Just [C]get through your studies and [G]strife

Just a [D]little [C]sacri[Am]fice

Chorus

[G]Getting money for college

[D]Pay it back over time

[G]You won’t have to [D]pay it back

Until you reach that [C]finish [Am]line

You gotta [D]reach that [C]finish [Am]line

Verse 3

[Am]Four years have [G]come and gone

Your [Am]studies all com[G]plete [D]

[Am]No work yet young [G]graduate

[C]So you decide to [G]keep your seat

More [D]studies [C]to com[Am]plete

Verse 4

They [Am]call it a gradu[G]ate degree

[Am]Icing on the [G]cake [D]

[Am]You’ll go far in this [G]working world

[C]Think of the money you’ll [G]make

But [D]is it [C]a mis[Am]take

Chorus

[G]Getting money for college

[D]Pay it back over time

[G]You won’t have to [D]pay it back

Until you reach that [C]finish [Am]line

You have to [D]reach that [C]finish [Am]line

Verse 5

[Am]Heads all full on [G]knowledge

You’re [Am]locked and you’re [G]loaded

[Am]Sell yourself to the [G]highest bidder

Just [C]then the economy ex[G]ploded

The [D]econo[C]my ex[G]ploded

Verse 6

[Am]No jobs to be [G]had

But you [Am]still got bills to [G]pay [D]

[Am]Worried about your [G]future

You go [C]back to college and [G]stay

You’ll [D]work some [C]other [Am]day

Chorus

[G]Getting money for college

[D]Pay it back over time

[G]You won’t have to [D]pay it back

Until you reach that [C]finish [Am]line

But [D]where’s the [C]finish [Am]line

Verse 7

[Am]You’re almost a [G]doctor

Can [Am]see the door from [G]here [D]

[Am]Only so much [G]time left

Un[C]til you face [G]fear

And that [D]time is [C]getting [Am]near

Verse 8

[Am]Talking with em[G]ployers

[Am]Offers never [G]come [D]

That [Am]doctor on your [G]resume

Just [C]makes employers [G]run

As your [D]future [C]comes un[Am]done

Ending Chorus

[G]College says get out of school

You’re [D]educated enough

[G]Go on out in[D]to the real world

The real world’s [C]pretty [Am]tough

And [D]life’s a[C]bout to get [Am7]rough

dino48 · 2012-06-03 21:35:54

Like it Jets!,I have know a couple of pro students,they stink.

beamer · 2012-06-03 23:08:12

Sad but True, My brother is a prime example. except instead of a Doctorate its an MBA.

He is now compeating with the rest of the MBA's who are also jobless. Maybe you should put a verse in on how a tech school and a skills trade is more valuable or viable than white collar jobs.

I would like to hear your playing of it. not sure if I sang it tomyself right. I kind of went with the"For What its Worth" style on it.

Last edited by beamer (2012-06-03 23:09:22)

jets60 · 2012-06-03 23:28:08

Thanks Dino and Beamer,

You're right Beamer. Many technical school grads, or people who've worked their way to where they are ahead of someone coming out of college with no work experience. I'm hoping this trend turns around sometime but I don't think it will until companies get more growth centric.

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