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Chords in this song6
Intro
F G Am (x3)
Verse 1
I’m an ordinary man, nothing special, nothing grand
I’ve had to work for everything I own
I never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got
Enough to keep my family and my home
Now they say that times are hard and they’ve handed me my cards
They say there’s not the work to go around
And when the whistle blows, the gates will finally close
Tonight they’re going to shut this factory down
And they’ll tear it d-o-w-n
Bridge
Verse 2
I never missed a day, nor went on strike for better pay
For 20 years I served them best I could
Now with a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget
Loyalty through the bad times and through good
The owner says he’s sad to see that things have got so bad
But the captains of industry won’t let him lose
He still drives a car and smokes his cigar
And still takes his family on a cruise, he’ll never lose
Instrumental
Verse 3
Now it seems to me such a cruel irony
He’s richer now than ever he was before
Now my check is spent and I cant afford the rent
There’s one law for the rich, one for the poor
Every day I’ve tried to salvage some of my pride
To find some work so’s I might pay my way
Oh but everywhere I go, the answers always no
There’s no work for anyone here today
No work t-o-d-a-y
Instrumental
Verse 4
And so condemned I stand, just an ordinary man
Like thousands beside me in the queue
I watch my darling wife trying to make the best of life
And God knows what the kids are going to do
Now that we are faced with this human waste
A generation cast aside
As long as I live, I never will forgive,
You’ve stripped me of my dignity and pride, you stripped me bare
You’ve stripped me bare, you’ve stripped me bare
[Instrumental] (Until End)
F G Am (x6)
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