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Ordinary Man - Christy Moore 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 C G/B Am 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 C G/B Am 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/B 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 G/B Am 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 You’ve stripped me of my dignity and pride, you stripped me bare Am F G Am F G Am You’ve stripped me bare, you’ve stripped me bare [Instrumental] (Until End) F G Am (x6)