F C F C F Am G [Verse 1] C G F C In the boardroom the quiet man takes a second to think what to do F C G He's out of his seat and he's starting to speak and he hears his own voice C G F C For years and years he's done nothing but bow down, and put up with all their demands F C G She sits like a viper and offers the clock, without giving a damn... he takes it Am G F C "Honour forbids me, but honour be damned, you have whined till you got what you want F C G I did the work and when things would go badly you left us to rot" [Interlude] F C F C F Am G [Verse 2] C G F C He locked the door of the boardroom and turned, like the scene from the old country song F C G Towering over the table he's lost, he is drunk with it all Am G F C "You only came back to us when we'd turned it around, when we'd rescued your arse from the fire F C G Your contribution to all that we did was to say it was dire" [Interlude] F C Dm C F C G F C Dm C F Am G [Verse 3] Am G F C "Night after day after night I've been working, despite of you fucking us all F C G Now I'm going to die, I don't care if you cry, just please leave me alone... and spare those Am G F C Tears for yourself, we've had those 'till we're sick, you should leave while you still have the chance" F C F C The others were shocked at this shameful disgrace at the end of an honoured career F C G He paused in the silence to pull down his tie and observe the melee