{t:Ordinary Man}
{st:Peter Hames}


{c:Capo on 3}


I'm [Em]an ordinary [D]man, nothing [C]special nothing [Em]grand
I've [C]had to work for [D]everything I [Em]own
I [Em]never asked for a [D]lot, I was [C]happy with what I'd [Em]got
En[C]ough to keep my [D]family and my [Em]home
Now they [C]say that times are [D]hard
and they've [G]handed me my [Em]card
They [C]say there's not the work to go ar[B]ound
And [Em]when the whistle [D]blows, the [C]gates will finally [Em]close
Ton[C]ight they're going to [D]shut this factory [Em]down
Then they'll tear it [C]d-o-[D]w-n.[Em]..


I [Em]never missed a [D]day nor went on [C]strike for higher [Em]pay
For [C]twenty years I [D]served them best I [Em]could
With a [Em]handshake and a [D]cheque it seems so [C]easy to forg[Em]et
[C]Loyalty through the [D]bad times and through [Em]good
The [C]owner says he's [D]sad
to see that [G]things have got so [Em]bad
But the [C]captains of industry won't let him [B]lose
He [Em]still drives a [D]car and [C]smokes his [Em]cigar
And [C]still he takes his [D]family on a [Em]cruise,
He'll neve[C]r l[D]o-os[Em]e


W[Em]ell it seems to [D]me such a [C]cruel iron[Em]y
He's [C]richer now than [D]ever he was bef[Em]ore
[Em]Now my cheque is [D]spent and I [C]can't afford the [Em]rent
There's [C]one law for the [D]rich, one for the [Em]poor
Every [C]day I've [D]tried to [G]salvage some of my [Em]pride
To [C]find some work so's I might pay my [B]way
Oh but [Em]everywhere I [D]go, the [C]answer's always [Em]no
T[C]here's no work for [D]anyone here to[Em]day
No work [C]toda[D]y .[Em] . .


And [Em]so condemned I [D]stand, just an [C]ordinary [Em]man
Like [C]thousands bes[D]ide me in the [Em]queue
I [Em]watch my darling [D]wife trying to [C]make the best of [Em]life
And [C]God knows what the [D]kids are going to [Em]do
[C]Now that we are [D]faced with this [G]human [Em]waste
A [C]generation cast as[B]ide
And as [Em]long as I [D]live, I [C]never will for[Em]give
You've [C]stripped me of my [D]dignity and [Em]pride
You've stripped me [C]bar[D]e... [Em]
You've stripped me [C]bar[D]e... [Em]
No work tod[C]ay.[D] . . [Em]