Christy Moore – Ordinary Man chords

Intro:
F G Am (x3)

       Am       G            F                 AmI'm an ordinary man, nothing special, nothing grand 
      F              G            Am    AmI've had to work for everything I own
  Am                G          F                 AmI never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got 
 F                G             Am    AmEnough to keep my family and my home


         F                  G                 C           Am    Now they say that times are hard and they've handed me my cards 
     F                   F           E    EThey say there's not the work to go around 
    Am               G          F                  AmAnd when the whistle blows, the gates will finally close
  F                      G                 Am    AmTonight they're going to shut this factory down
                    F    G    Am    AmAnd they'll tare it d-o-w-n


Bridge . . .  F   G   Am    Am


  Am             G                F                 AmI never missed a day, nor went on strike for better pay
    F              G                  Am    AmFor twenty years I served them best I could 
           Am              G                  F          AmNow with a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget 
F                   G                     Am    Am    Loyalty through the bad times and through good 

F                   G               C                  AmThe owner says he's sad to see that things have got so bad 
        F                 F                  E    EBut the captains of indus-try woun't let him lose 
   Am             G       F            AmHe still drives a car and smokes his cigar 
    F               G           Am    Am            F   G   Am    AmAnd still takes his family on a cruise, he'll never lose 


Bridge . . .  F    G    Am    Am


       Am       G         F      AmNow it seems to me such a cruel irony 
       F             G             Am    AmHe's richer now than ever he was before
Am              G           F               AmNow my check is spent and I cant afford the rent 
         F               G                 Am    AmThere's one law for the rich, one for the poor
F              G                C          AmEvery day I've tried to salvage some of my pride 
   F                   F              E    ETo find some work so's I might pay my way
       Am           G       F              AmOh but everywhere I go, the answers always no
        F           G             Am    AmThere's no work for anyone here today
            F    G    Am    Am
No work t-o-D-A-y 


Bridge . . .  F    G    Am    Am

       Am          G              F        AmAnd so condemned I stand, just an ordinary man
     F           G              Am    Am                Like thousands beside me in the queue 
  Am               G              F                AmI watch my darling wife trying to make the best of life 
    F                  G                 Am    AmAnd God knows what the kids are going to do
F               G     C               AmNow that we are faced with this human waste 
  F    F            E    EA gen-eration cast aside 
   Am        G       F            AmAs long as I live, I never will forgive, 
       F                 G           Am    AmYou've stripped me of my dignity and pride,
Am              F  G  Am  Amyou stripped me ba-r-e
                  F  G  Am  Am                F  G  Am AmYou've stripped me bare, you've stripped me bare. 


Instrumental (Until End) . . .  F   G  Am  Am (x6)