{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":862718,"song":"Ordinary Man","artist":"Christy Moore","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11602756-ordinary-man-chords-by-christy-moore/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/862718?type=chord","rating":4.81581,"votes":417,"content":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n\r\nChords:\r\nF - 133211 or xx3211\r\nG - 355433 or 320033\r\nAm - 577555 or x02210\r\nC - x35553 or x32010\r\nE - x79997 or 022100\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] (x3)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI’m an ordinary man, nothing special, nothing grand [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI’ve had to work for everything I own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEnough to keep my family and my home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow they say that times are hard and they’ve handed me my cards [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey say there’s not the work to go around [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd when the whistle blows, the gates will finally close[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTonight they’re going to shut this factory down[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd they’ll tear it d-o-w-n[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI never missed a day, nor went on strike for better pay[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor 20 years I served them best I could [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow with a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLoyalty through the bad times and through good [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe owner says he’s sad to see that things have got so bad [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut the captains of industry won’t let him lose [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe still drives a car and smokes his cigar [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd still takes his family on a cruise, he’ll never lose [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow it seems to me such a cruel irony [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe’s richer now than ever he was before[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow my check is spent and I cant afford the rent [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThere’s one law for the rich, one for the poor[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEvery day I’ve tried to salvage some of my pride [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo find some work so’s I might pay my way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh but everywhere I go, the answers always no[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThere’s no work for anyone here today[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNo work t-o-d-a-y[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd so condemned I stand, just an ordinary man[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLike thousands beside me in the queue [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI watch my darling wife trying to make the best of life [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd God knows what the kids are going to do[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nNow that we are faced with this human waste [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA generation cast aside [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs long as I live, I never will forgive, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou’ve stripped me of my dignity and pride, you stripped me bare[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou’ve stripped me bare, you’ve stripped me bare[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental] (Until End)\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] (x6)","plain_text":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nChords:\nF - 133211 or xx3211\nG - 355433 or 320033\nAm - 577555 or x02210\nC - x35553 or x32010\nE - x79997 or 022100\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nF G Am (x3)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\nF G Am\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nF G Am\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nF G Am\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental] (Until End)\n\nF G Am 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