# Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 10:56:00 -0500 From: DTURNER@ngco.com To: guitar@olga.net Subject: /s/strawbs/part_of_the_union Part Of The Union Strawbs John Ford / Richard Hudson ================= Intro: pick a C then F / / /

^FNow I'm a union man, ^GmAmazed at what I am ^BbI say what I ^Fthink - that the ^Bbcompany ^Fstinks Yes, ^CI'm a ^Bbunion ^Fman.

^FWhen we meet at the local hall ^GmI'll be voting with them all ^BbWith a hell of a ^Fshout it's &^Bbquot;out brot^Fhers out" And the r^Cise of the ^Bbfactory's ^Ffall

Chorus: C F / / / Ohhhh, you don't get me I'm part of the union C / F / You don't get me I'm part of the union F / / / You don't get me I'm part of the union

'^BbTill the ^Fday I ^Bbdie, '^Bbtill the ^Cday I ^Fdie

As a union man I'm wise, To the lies of the company spies And I don't get fooled by the factory rules 'Cause I always read between the lines. And I always get my way If I strike for higher pay When I show my card to the Scotland Yard This is what I say : Chorus Before the union did appear My life was half as clear Now I've got the power to the working hour And every other day in the year. So though I'm a working man I can ruin the governments plan Though I'm not too hard, the sight of my card Makes me some kind of Superman. Chorus and repeat Note: Hudson & Ford did well a few years later with a band called The Monks (Nice legs, shame about her face, Drugs in my pocket) - another ace 70s tab from Dave Turner & Tim Willett

Strawbs - Part of the union