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

INTRO:
[G] [A] [Bm] // [G] [A] [Bm] // [G] [A] [G] [A]

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

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

CHORUS:
Then they'll tear it [G] down [A] [Bm] // [G] [A] [Bm]

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

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

CHORUS:
He'll never [G] lose [A] [Bm] // [G] [A] [Bm]

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

VERSE 6:
[G] Everyday I've [A] tried to [D] salvage some of my [Bm] pride
To [G] find some work so's I might pay my [F#] way
Oh [Bm] but everywhere I [A] go, the [G] answer's always [Bm] no
There's [G] no work for [A] anyone here to-[Bm]-day

CHORUS:
No work to-[G]-day [A] [Bm] // [G] [A] [G] [A]

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

VERSE 8:
Now [G] that we are [A] faced, with [D] this human [Bm] waste
A [G] generation cast a-[F#7]-side
And as [Bm] long as I [A] live, I [G] never will for [Bm] give
You've [G] stripped me of my [A] dignity and [Bm] pride

OUTRO:
You've stripped me [G] bare [A] [Bm]
You've stripped me [G] bare [A] [Bm]
you've stripped me [G] bare [A] [Bm]
[G] [A] [Bm] : [Multiple Times] // [Bm open]