Part of the
union
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1. Now I'm a union man, amazed at what I am
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Em D
I say what I think, that the
company stinks,
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yes,
I'm a union man.
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2. When we meet at the local hall I'll be voting with them all,
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with
a hell of a shout, it's "Out, brothers, out!"
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D A
And the rise
of the factory's fall. Oh !
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You don't get me, I'm part of the union,
A D
you don't get me, I'm part of the
union,
D
you don't get me, I'm part of the
union,
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'till the day I die, 'till the day I die !
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3. As a union man I'm wise to the lies of the company spies
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Em D
and I
don't get fooled by the factory rules
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'cause I
always read between the lines.
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4. And I always get my way, if I strike for higher pay
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when
I show my card to the Scotland Yard,
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then
this is what I say : O.......h !
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You don't get me, I'm part of the union,
A D
you don't get me, I'm part of the
union,
D
you don't get me, I'm part of the
union,
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'till the day I die, 'till the day I die !
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5. Before the union did appear, my life was half as clear,
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D Em D
now
I've got the power to the working hour,
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D
and
every other day in the year.
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6. So, though I'm a working man, I can ruin the government’s plan,
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I'm not too hard, but the
sight of my card
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A7
makes
me some kind of superman. O…….h !
+ CHORUS (2x)
(Strawbs)