Christy Moore - Ordinary man

I'm an ^Amordinary ^Gman, nothing ^Fspecial, nothing g^Amrand I've h^Fad to work for ^Geverything I ^Amown ^Am I ^Amnever asked for a ^Glot, I was ^Fhappy with what I ^Amgot E^Fnough to keep my ^Gfamily and my ^Amhome ^Am

Now they ^Fsay that times are ^Ghard and they've h^Canded me my ^Amcards They ^Fsay there's not the ^Fwork to go a^Eround^E And ^Amwhen the whistle ^Gblows, the ^Fgates will finally ^Amclose To^Fnight they're going to ^Gshut this factory ^Amdown ^Am And they'll tare it ^Fd-o-w^G-n ^{Am Am}

I ^Amnever missed a ^Gday, nor went on ^Fstrike for better ^Ampay For ^Ftwenty years I ^Gserved them best I ^Amcould ^Am Now with a ^Amhandshake and a ^Gcheque it seems so ^Feasy to for^Amget ^FLoyalty through the ^Gbad times and through ^Amgood ^Am

^FThe owner says he's ^Gsad to see that ^Cthings have got so ^Ambad But the ^Fcaptains of indus-^Ftry woun't let him ^Elose ^E He ^Amstill drives a ^Gcar and ^Fsmokes his ci^Amgar And ^Fstill takes his ^Gfamily on a ^Amcruise^Am, he'll never ^Flose^{G Am Am}

Now it ^Amseems to ^Gme such a ^Fcruel i^Amrony He's ri^Fcher now than ^Gever he was be^Amfore ^{Am Am}Now my check is ^Gspent and I ^Fcant afford the ^Amrent There's o^Fne law for the r^Gich, one for the p^Amoor ^{Am F}Every day I've ^Gtried to salvage ^Csome of my ^Ampride To ^Ffind some work so's ^FI might pay my ^Eway ^E Oh but ^Ameverywhere I ^Ggo, the ^Fanswers always ^Amno There's ^Fno work for ^Ganyone here to^Amday ^Am F G Am Am No work t-o-D-A-y

And so ^Amcondemned I ^Gstand, just an ^Fordinary ^Amman Like ^Fthousands be^Gside me in the ^Amqueue ^Am I ^Amwatch my darling ^Gwife trying to ^Fmake the best of ^Amlife And ^FGod knows what the ^Gkids are going to ^Amdo ^{Am F}Now that we are ^Gfaced ^Cwith this human ^Amwaste A ^Fgen-e^Fration cast a^Eside ^E As ^Amlong as I ^Glive, I ^Fnever will fo^Amrgive, You've ^Fstripped me of my ^Gdignity and ^Ampride,^{Am Am}you stripped me ^Fba-^Gr-e^{Am Am} You've stripped me^F ba^Gre,^Am you^Am've stripped me ba^Fre.^{G Am Am}