---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordinary Man by Christy Moore . . . tabbed by Bob M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open to suggestions and Please Rate!! Dan is the Ordinary Man!! Standard Tuning: EADGBE Chords: F - 133211 or xx3211 G - 355433 or 320033 Am - 577555 or x02210 C - x35553 or x32010 E - x79997 or 022100 Intro: F G Am (x3) Am G F Am I’m an ordinary man, nothing special, nothing grand F G Am I’ve had to work for everything I own Am G F Am I never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got F G Am Enough to keep my family and my home F G Am F Now they say that times are hard and they’ve handed me my cards F E They say there’s not the work to go around Am G F Am And when the whistle blows, the gates will finally close F G Am Tonight they’re going to shut this factory down F G Am And they’ll tare it d-o-w-n Bridge . . . F G Am Am G F Am I never missed a day, nor went on strike for better pay F G Am For 20 years I served them best I could Am G F Am Now with a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget F G Am Loyalty through the bad times and through good F G Am F The owner says he’s sad to see that things have got so bad F E But the captains of industry wont let him lose Am G F Am He still drives a car and smokes his cigar F G Am F G Am And still takes his family on a cruise, he’ll never lose Instrumental . . . F G Am Am G F Am Now it seems to me such a cruel irony F G Am He’s richer now than ever he was before Am G F Am Now my check is spent and I cant afford the rent F G Am There’s one law for the rich, one for the poor F G C G Am Every day I’ve tried to salvage some of my pride F E To find some work so’s I might pay my way Am G F Am Oh but everywhere I go, the answers always no F G Am There’s no work for anyone here today F G Am No work t-o-D-A-y Instrumental . . . F G Am Am G F Am And so condemned I stand, just an ordinary man F G Am Like thousands beside me in the queue Am G F Am I watch my darling wife trying to make the best of life F G Am And God knows what the kids are going to do F G C Am F Now that we are faced with this human waste F E A generation cast aside Am G F Am As long as I live, I never will forgive, F G Am F G Am You’ve stripped me of my dignity and pride, you stripped me bare F G Am F G Am You’ve stripped me bare, you’ve stripped me bare. Instrumental (Until End) . . . F G Am (x6) e----------------------------------------------------------------|| b----------------------------------------------------------------|| g------------------ Love always to Eadaoin x---------------------|| d----------------------------------------------------------------|| a----------------------------------------------------------------|| e----------------------------------------------------------------|| My email is ultimate-guitartabber@hotmail.com if you have any questions or comments but constructive criticism only please. 20.08.09