Part Of The Union

artist:Strawbs

, writer:Richard Hudson, John Ford

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 {t: Part Of The Union }  
{key: F}  
{artist:Strawbs}  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJYbFFFZwdE 
{c: For Uke may be simpler if you transpose to D)
[F] [F] [F] [F] 
[F] Now I'm a union man, a-[Gm]mazed at what I am
I [Bb] say what I [F] think, "That the [Gm] company [F] stinks"
Yes, [C] I'm a [Bb] union [F] man

[F] When we meet at the local hall, I'll be [Gm] voting with them all
With a [Bb] hell of a [F] shout it's, "[Gm] Out, brothers [F] out"
And the [C] rise of the [Bb] factory's [F] fall

[C] Ohhhh, you [F] don't get me I'm part of the union
You [C] don't get me I'm [F] part of the union
You [F] don't get me I'm part of the union
[Bb] 'Till the [F] day I [Gm] die, [Bb] 'till the [C] day I [F] die

[F] As a union man I'm wise, to the [Gm] lies of the company spies
And I [Bb] don't get [F] fooled by the [Gm] factory [F] rules
'Cause I [C] always read be-[Bb]tween the [F] lines.

[F] And I always get my way, if I [Gm] strike for higher pay
When I [Bb] show my [F] card to the [Gm] Scotland [F] Yard
[C] This is [Bb] what I [F] say

[C] Ohhhh, you [F] don't get me I'm part of the union
You [C] don't get me I'm [F] part of the union
You [F] don't get me I'm part of the union
[Bb] 'Till the [F] day I [Gm] die, [Bb] 'till the [C] day I [F] die [F] [F] [F] [F] 

{sos}
[C] Ohhhh, you [F] don't get me I'm part of the union
You [C] don't get me I'm [F] part of the union
You [F] don't get me I'm part of the union
[Bb] 'Till the [F] day I [Gm] die, [Bb] 'till the [C] day I [F] die [F] [F] [F] [F] 
{eos}

[F] Before the union did appear, my [Gm] life was half as clear
Now I've [Bb] cut the [F] power to the [Gm] working [F] hour
And [C] every other [Bb] day in the [F] year

[F] So though I'm a working man, I can [Gm] ruin the government's plan
Though I'm [Bb] not too [F] hard, the [Gm] sight of my [F] card
Makes me [C] some kind of [Bb] Super-[F]man
{c: Play next twice}
[C] Ohhhh, you [F] don't get me I'm part of the union
You [C] don't get me I'm [F] part of the union
You [F] don't get me I'm part of the union
[Bb] 'Till the [F] day I [Gm] die, [Bb] 'till the [C] day I [F] die

Song Info

Title: Part Of The Union

Artist: Strawbs

Writer: Richard Hudson, John Ford

Song Types: Folk, Rock

Key: F

Info: "Part of the Union" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1973 album Bursting at the Seams and was the band's most successful single, peaking at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. It also reached number 10 in the Irish Singles Chart.

The writing credits are given to Richard Hudson and John Ford, but the song may be an adaptation of the Woody Guthrie/Almanac Singers' song "Union Maid". The lyrical resemblance is striking although the tune is different.

The song was included on the album Bursting at the Seams but is not considered typical of the songs on that album. Indeed, the track was originally recorded without a contribution by band leader Dave Cousins and was to be released under the name of "The Brothers". It demonstrates the different, more commercial direction the writing partnership of Hudson and Ford was taking within the band.

Although it was believed that the song was intended to ridicule the powerful British trades unions of the time, the song (especially its chorus "You don't get me I'm part of the Union") quickly became popular as an unofficial anthem of the trades union movement. Subsequently, however, the Strawbs have stated that the song was written with genuine celebratory intent

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Part Of The Union

artist:Strawbs

, writer:Richard Hudson, John Ford

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