#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 10:56:00 -0500 From: DTURNER@ngco.com To: guitar@olga.net Subject: /s/strawbs/part_of_the_union Part Of The Union Strawbs John Ford / Richard Hudson ================= Intro: pick a C then F / / / F Now I'm a union man, Gm Amazed at what I am Bb F Bb F I say what I think - that the company stinks C Bb F Yes, I'm a union man. F When we meet at the local hall Gm I'll be voting with them all Bb F Bb F With a hell of a shout it's "out brothers out" C Bb F And the rise of the factory's fall Chorus: C F / / / Ohhhh, you don't get me I'm part of the union C / F / You don't get me I'm part of the union F / / / You don't get me I'm part of the union Bb F Bb Bb C F 'Till the day I die, 'till the day I die As a union man I'm wise, To the lies of the company spies And I don't get fooled by the factory rules 'Cause I always read between the lines. And I always get my way If I strike for higher pay When I show my card to the Scotland Yard This is what I say : Chorus Before the union did appear My life was half as clear Now I've got the power to the working hour And every other day in the year. So though I'm a working man I can ruin the governments plan Though I'm not too hard, the sight of my card Makes me some kind of Superman. Chorus and repeat Note: Hudson & Ford did well a few years later with a band called The Monks (Nice legs, shame about her face, Drugs in my pocket) - another ace 70s tab from Dave Turner & Tim Willett