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

INTRO:
[C] [D] [Em] // [C] [D] [Em] // [C] [D] [C] [D]

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

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

CHORUS:
Then they'll tear it [C] down [D] [Em] // [C] [D] [Em]

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

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

CHORUS:
He'll never [C] lose [D] [Em] // [C] [D] [Em]

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

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

CHORUS:
No work to-[C]-day [D] [Em] // [C] [D] [C] [D]

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

VERSE 8:
Now [C] that we are [D] faced, with [G] this human [Em] waste
A [C] generation cast a-[B7]-side
And as [Em] long as I [D] live, I [C] never will for [Em] give
You've [C] stripped me of my [D] dignity and [Em] pride

OUTRO:
You've stripped me [C] bare [D] [Em]
You've stripped me [C] bare [D] [Em]
you've stripped me [C] bare [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em] : [Multiple Times] // [Em open]