Christy Moore, Ordinary Man (1985)
^{Key: :[Abm] (w: Peter Hames)}

INTRO:
[E] [Gb] [Abm] // [E] [Gb] [Abm] // [E] [Gb] [E] [Gb]

VERSE 1:
I'm an [Abm] ordinary [Gb] man, nothing [E] special nothing [Abm] grand
I've [E] had to work for [Gb] everything I [Abm] own
Well I [Abm] never asked for a [Gb] lot, I was [E] happy with what I'd [Abm] got
E-[E]-nough to keep my [Gb] family and my [Abm] home

VERSE 2:
Now they [E] say that times are [Gb] hard, and they've [B] handed me my [Abm] cards
They [E] say there's not the work to go a-[Eb]-round
And [Abm] when the whistle [Gb] blows, the [E] gates will finally [Abm] close
To-[E]-night they're going to [Gb] shut this factory [Abm] down

CHORUS:
Then they'll tear it [E] down [Gb] [Abm] // [E] [Gb] [Abm]

VERSE 3:
I [Abm] never missed a [Gb] day, nor went on [E] strike for higher [Abm] pay
For [E] twenty years I [Gb] served them best I [Abm] could
Now with a [Abm] handshake and a [Gb] cheque, it seems so [E] easy to for-[Abm]-get
[E] Loyalty through the [Gb] bad times and through [Abm] good

VERSE 4:
Now the [E] owner says he's [Gb] sad, to see that [B] things have got so [Abm] bad
But the [E] captains of industry won't let him [Eb] lose
He [Abm] still drives a [Gb] car, and [E] smokes his [Abm] cigar
And [E] still he takes his [Gb] family on a [Abm] cruise

CHORUS:
He'll never [E] lose [Gb] [Abm] // [E] [Gb] [Abm]

VERSE 5:
Well it [Abm] seems to [Gb] me, such a [E] cruel iron-[Abm]-y
He's [E] richer now than [Gb] ever he was be-[Abm]-fore
[Abm] Now my cheque is [Gb] spent, and I [E] can't afford the [Abm] rent
There's [E] one law for the [Gb] rich, one for the [Abm] poor

VERSE 6:
[E] Everyday I've [Gb] tried to [B] salvage some of my [Abm] pride
To [E] find some work so's I might pay my [Eb] way
Oh [Abm] but everywhere I [Gb] go, the [E] answer's always [Abm] no
There's [E] no work for [Gb] anyone here to-[Abm]-day

CHORUS:
No work to-[E]-day [Gb] [Abm] // [E] [Gb] [E] [Gb]

VERSE 7:
And [Abm] so condemned I [Gb] stand, just an [E] ordinary [Abm] man
Like [E] thousands be-[Gb]-side me in the [Abm] queue
I [Abm] watch my darling [Gb] wife, trying to [E] make the best of [Abm] life
And [E] God knows what the [Gb] kids are going to [Abm] do

VERSE 8:
Now [E] that we are [Gb] faced, with [B] this human [Abm] waste
A [E] generation cast a-[Eb7]-side
And as [Abm] long as I [Gb] live, I [E] never will for [Abm] give
You've [E] stripped me of my [Gb] dignity and [Abm] pride

OUTRO:
You've stripped me [E] bare [Gb] [Abm]
You've stripped me [E] bare [Gb] [Abm]
you've stripped me [E] bare [Gb] [Abm]
[E] [Gb] [Abm] : [Multiple Times] // [Abm open]