Intro: F G Am (x3) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmI'm (x02210@1)an ordinary man, nothing special, nothing grand F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmI've (x02210@1)had to work for everything I own Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmI (x02210@1)never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmEnough (x02210@1)to keep my family and my home F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Now they say that times are hard and they've handed me my cards F (133211@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) EThey (022100@1)say there's not the work to go around Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)when the whistle blows, the gates will finally close F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmTonight (x02210@1)they're going to shut this factory down F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)they'll tare it d-o-w-n Bridge . . . F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmI (x02210@1)never missed a day, nor went on strike for better pay F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmFor (x02210@1)twenty years I served them best I could Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmNow (x02210@1)with a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1) Loyalty through the bad times and through good F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmThe (x02210@1)owner says he's sad to see that things have got so bad F (133211@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) EBut (022100@1)the captains of indus-try woun't let him lose Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmHe (x02210@1)still drives a car and smokes his cigar F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)still takes his family on a cruise, he'll never lose Bridge . . . F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmNow (x02210@1)it seems to me such a cruel irony F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmHe's (x02210@1)richer now than ever he was before Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmNow (x02210@1)my check is spent and I cant afford the rent F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmThere's (x02210@1)one law for the rich, one for the poor F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmEvery (x02210@1)day I've tried to salvage some of my pride F (133211@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) ETo (022100@1)find some work so's I might pay my way Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmOh (x02210@1)but everywhere I go, the answers always no F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmThere's (x02210@1)no work for anyone here today F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmNo (x02210@1)work t-o-D-A-y Bridge . . . F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)so condemned I stand, just an ordinary man F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1) Like thousands beside me in the queue Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmI (x02210@1)watch my darling wife trying to make the best of life F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)God knows what the kids are going to do F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) AmNow (x02210@1)that we are faced with this human waste F (133211@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) EA (022100@1)gen-eration cast aside Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) AmAs (x02210@1)long as I live, I never will forgive, F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) AmYou've (x02210@1)stripped me of my dignity and pride, Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1)G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)Amyou (x02210@1)stripped me ba-r-e F (133211@1)G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1)G (320003@1)AmAm You've stripped me bare, you've stripped me bare. Instrumental (Until End) . . . F G Am Am (x6)