Ordinary Man Christy Moore
Intro:
F G Am (x3)
I'm an [Am]ordinary [G]man, nothing [F]special, nothing g[Am]rand
I've h[F]ad to work for [G]everything I [Am]own[Am]
I [Am]never asked for a [G]lot, I was [F]happy with what I [Am]got
E[F]nough to keep my [G]family and my [Am]home[Am]
Now they [F]say that times are [G]hard and they've h[C]anded me my [Am]cards
They [F]say there's not the [F]work to go a[E]round[E]
And [Am]when the whistle [G]blows, the [F]gates will finally [Am]close
To[F]night they're going to [G]shut this factory [Am]down[Am]
And they'll tare it [F]d-o-w[G]-n[Am] [Am]
Bridge . . . F G Am Am
I [Am]never missed a [G]day, nor went on [F]strike for better [Am]pay
For [F]twenty years I [G]served them best I [Am]could [Am]
Now with a [Am]handshake and a [G]cheque it seems so [F]easy to for[Am]get
[F]Loyalty through the [G]bad times and through [Am]good [Am]
[F]The owner says he's [G]sad to see that [C]things have got so [Am]bad
But the [F]captains of indus-[F]try woun't let him [E]lose [E]
He [Am]still drives a [G]car and [F]smokes his ci[Am]gar
And [F]still takes his [G]family on a [Am]cruise[Am], he'll never [F]lose[G] [Am] [Am]
Bridge . . . F G Am Am
Now it [Am]seems to [G]me such a [F]cruel i[Am]rony
He's ri[F]cher now than [G]ever he was be[Am]fore[Am]
[Am]Now my check is [G]spent and I [F]cant afford the [Am]rent
There's o[F]ne law for the r[G]ich, one for the p[Am]oor[Am]
[F]Every day I've [G]tried to salvage [C]some of my [Am]pride
To [F]find some work so's [F]I might pay my [E]way[E]
Oh but [Am]everywhere I [G]go, the [F]answers always [Am]no
There's [F]no work for [G]anyone here to[Am]day[Am]
No work t-o-[F]D-A-y[G] [Am] [Am]
Bridge . . . F G Am Am
And so [Am]condemned I [G]stand, just an [F]ordinary [Am]man
Like [F]thousands be[G]side me in the [Am]queue [Am]
I [Am]watch my darling [G]wife trying to [F]make the best of [Am]life
And [F]God knows what the [G]kids are going to [Am]do[Am]
[F]Now that we are [G]faced [C]with this human [Am]waste
A [F]gen-e[F]ration cast a[E]side [E]
As [Am]long as I [G]live, I [F]never will fo[Am]rgive,
You've [F]stripped me of my [G]dignity and [Am]pride,[Am]
[Am]you stripped me [F]ba-[G]r-e[Am] [Am]
You've stripped me[F] ba[G]re,[Am] you[Am]'ve stripped me ba[F]re.[G] [Am] [Am]
Instrumental (Until End) . . . F G Am Am (x6)
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