Ordinary Man

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          Ordinary Man by Christy Moore . . . tabbed by Bob M.
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Chords:
F  - 133211 or xx3211
G  - 355433 or 320033
Am - 577555 or x02210
C  - x35553 or x32010
E  - x79997 or 022100


[Intro]

F   G   Am   (x3)


[Verse 1]

Am               G              F               Am
I’m an ordinary man, nothing special, nothing grand
      F                G          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
Enough to keep my family and my home


   F                         G                 Am           F
Now they say that times are hard and they’ve handed me my cards
           F                           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
Tonight they’re going to shut this factory down
                     F   G   Am
And they’ll tear it d-o-w-n


[Bridge]

F   G   Am


[Verse 2]

Am                G                 F                Am
I never missed a day, nor went on strike for better pay
       F         G                  Am
For 20 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
Loyalty through the bad times and through good

 F                   G                Am                F
The owner says he’s sad to see that things have got so bad
           F                                E
But the captains of industry won’t let him lose
Am                 G        F         Am
He still drives a car and smokes his cigar
F                     G           Am                F   G   Am
And still takes his family on a cruise, he’ll never lose


[Instrumental]

F   G   Am


[Verse 3]

Am              G           F    Am
Now it seems to me such a cruel irony
       F              G            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
There’s one law for the rich, one for the poor
   F             G               C     G    Am
Every day I’ve tried to salvage some of my pride
      F                                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
There’s no work for anyone here today
            F   G   Am
No work t-o-d-a-y


[Instrumental]

F   G   Am


[Verse 4]

Am                   G               F     Am
And so condemned I stand, just an ordinary man
         F       G                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
And God knows what the kids are going to do
  F               G         C    Am     F
Now that we are faced with this human waste
F                   E
A generation cast aside
Am            G       F            Am
As long as I live, I never will forgive,
           F                G         Am                     F  G  Am
You’ve stripped me of my dignity and pride, you stripped me bare
                  F  G  Am                  F  G  Am
You’ve stripped me bare, you’ve stripped me bare