{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1124313,"song":"Average Man","artist":"Reel Big Fish","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1124313-average-man-chords-by-reel-big-fish/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1124313?type=chord","rating":4.48426,"votes":7,"content":"I always play the A as a bar chord because it sounds better and makes the bridge way\r\neasier to do (just slide up and down the frets). And the G# at the end of each line in the\r\nverses only gets one strum; it’ll make sense if you listen to the song. All bar chords \r\nare F#m, G, G#, and A\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\t\t[ch]D[/ch]\t\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI just became a member of a club known as the bumbling fools[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]D[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nBotching the game and the best things in life is the motto and the rule[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]D[/ch]\t\t   [ch]E[/ch]\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nSo if you can open up your heart and hear me out just for tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBaby I got something to prove to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t     [ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI've gotta show you I can do it right[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t   [ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nGet out,  don't want to see you again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t  [ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nMaybe  we can still be friends[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t    [ch]A[/ch]\t\t        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI know    that I'm gonna go and screw it up in the end[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\t\t[ch]E[/ch] (once)\r\nBut that's okay cause I'm your average man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\t\t        [ch]D[/ch]\t\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nSo I turned tail and ran, and I know you're not my biggest fan[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut whatever you want me to[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]D[/ch]\t\t\t   [ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t      [ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nYou know that I'm gonna do it now or do the best that I can[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]D[/ch]\t\t   [ch]E[/ch]\t\t      [ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nSo if you can open up your heart and hear me out just one more time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]D[/ch]\r\nBaby I've got something to say to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI was wrong and the fault is mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t   [ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nGet out,  don't want to see you again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t  [ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nMaybe  we can still be friends[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t    [ch]A[/ch]\t\t        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI know    that I'm gonna go and screw it up in the end[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\t\t[ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut that's okay cause I'm your average man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n\r\nBridge:\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\t\t\tBaby you could do a whole lot better[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\t    But you could definitely do a whole lot worse[/tab]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\t\t\tHow can I even try to do better[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t  [ch]G[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf you won't give me a chance to be better first[/tab]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]'mon!!!\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t   [ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nGet out,  don't want to see you again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t  [ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch]\r\nMaybe  we can still be friends[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\t[ch]E[/ch]\t\t\t    [ch]A[/ch]\t\t        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI know    that I'm gonna go and screw it up in the end[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\t\t[ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut that's okay cause I'm your average man[/tab]\r\n\r\nOutro:\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n\r\nAt the very end:\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\t[ch]G#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]","plain_text":"I always play the A as a bar chord because it sounds better and makes the bridge way\neasier to do (just slide up and down the frets). And the G# at the end of each line in the\nverses only gets one strum; it’ll make sense if you listen to the song. All bar chords \nare F#m, G, G#, and A\n\nIntro:\nA D E A G#\n\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\nA D E A G#\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\nA D E A G#\n\nBridge:\nA G# G    G  G#  A\n\n\nA G# G    G  G#  A\t\t\t\t\tA\n\n\nC'mon!!!\n\nA D E A G#\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\nOutro:\nA D E A G#\n\nAt the very end:\nE A\tG# A","chords":["A","G","F#m","D","E","G#","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}