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)Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am
You've stripped me bare, you've stripped me bare.

Instrumental (Until End) . . .  F   G  Am  Am (x6)

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