Chord Ordinary Man by Christy Moore

intro : F G Am x3 Am G F Am i’m an ordinary man , nothing special , nothing grand F G Am Am i’ve had to work for everything i own Am G F Am i never asked for a lot , i was happy with what i got F G Am Am enough to keep my family and my home F G C Am now they say that times are hard and they’ve handed me my cards F F E E they say there’s not the work to go around Am G F Am and when the whistle blows , the gates will finally close F G Am Am tonight they’re going to shut this factory down F G Am Am and they’ll tare it D - o - w - n bridge . . . F G Am Am Am G F Am i never missed a day , nor went on strike for better pay F G Am Am for twenty years i served them best i could Am G F Am now with a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget F G Am Am loyalty through the bad times and through good F G C Am the owner says he’s sad to see that things have got so bad F F E E but the captains of indus - try woun’t let him lose Am G F Am he still drives a car and smokes his cigar F G Am Am F G Am Am and still takes his family on a cruise , he’ll never lose bridge . . . F G Am Am Am G F Am now it seems to me such a cruel irony F G Am Am he’s richer now than ever he was before Am G F Am now my check is spent and i cant afford the rent F G Am Am there’s one law for the rich , one for the poor F G C Am every day i’ve tried to salvage some of my pride F F E E to find some work so’s i might pay my way Am G F Am oh but everywhere i go , the answers always no F G Am Am there’s no work for anyone here today F G Am Am no work t - o - D - A - y bridge . . . F G Am Am Am G F Am and so condemned i stand , just an ordinary man F G Am Am like thousands beside me in the queue Am G F Am i watch my darling wife trying to make the best of life F G Am Am and god knows what the kids are going to do F G C Am now that we are faced with this human waste F F E E a gen - eration cast aside Am G F Am as long as i live , i never will forgive , F G Am Am you’ve stripped me of my dignity and pride , Am F G Am Am you stripped me ba - r - E F G Am Am F G Am Am you’ve stripped me bare , you’ve stripped me bare . instrumental until end . . . F G Am Am x6