{"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":88526,"song":"Ordinary People","artist":"Neil Young","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/88526-ordinary-people-chords-by-neil-young/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/88526?type=chord","rating":4.60305,"votes":13,"content":"MX%\"sls@goofy.att.com\" 21-OCT-1993 09:57:40.89\r\n\r\nAwhile back I promised lyrics and chords for\r\nOrdinary People.  I finally got around to\r\ntranscribing the lyrics!  (Only 3 months later!)\r\n\r\nHere they are - corrections are welcome, as this\r\nis from listening to the 8/18/88 tape that Steve\r\nVetter made me.  Also, I have OP on a tape from\r\nthe Mann Music Center (thanks Randy) that has\r\nslightly different lyrics, so someone may want\r\nto chime in with those if they have 'em.\r\n\r\nAlso, the Bm before the D, at the end of each lyric is\r\noptional.  It's definitely in the intro, but you can\r\nget away with just a D during the song.\r\n\r\n- Stan the \"southern man\"\r\n\r\n--------------------------------------------------------\r\nOrdinary People (transcribed from Toronto, 8/18/88 show)\r\n--------------------------------------------------------\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                  \r\n[ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  (twice)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch] \r\nIn a dusty town a clock struck high noon,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                 ([ch]Bm[/ch]) [ch]D[/ch]\r\ntwo men stood face to face.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOne wore black and one wore white, [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                    ([ch]Bm[/ch]) [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut of fear there wasn't a trace.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTwo hundred years later two hot rods drag[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthrough the very same place,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand a half a million people [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nmoved in to pick up the pace,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\na factory full of people.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMakin' parts to go to outer space,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\na train load of people.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey were aimin' for another place,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nout of town people.  (Yeah Yeah)[/tab]\r\n\r\nThere's a man in the window with a big cigar,\r\nsays everything's for sale.\r\nThe house and the boat and the railroad car,\r\nthe owner's gotta go to jail.\r\nHe acquired these things from a life of crime,\r\nnow he's selling them to raise his bail.\r\nHe was rippin off the people.\r\n\r\nSellin' guns to the underground, \r\ntryin' to help the people.\r\nLose their ass for a piece of ground,\r\nrippin' off the people.\r\nSkimmin' the top when there was no one around,\r\ntryin' to help the people.  (Yeah Yeah)\r\n\r\nHe was dealing antiques in a hardware store\r\nbut he sure had a lot to hide.\r\nHe had a backroom full of the guns of war\r\nand a ton of ammunition besides.\r\nWell he walked with a cane, kept a bolt on the door\r\nwith five pit bulls inside,\r\njust a warning to the people\r\n\r\nwho might try to break in at night,\r\nprotection from the people.\r\nSelling safety in the darkest night,\r\ntryin' to help the people.\r\nGet the drugs to the street all right,\r\ntryin' to help the people. (Yeah Yeah)\r\n\r\nWell it's hard to say where a man goes wrong,\r\nmight be here and it might be there.\r\nWhat starts out weak might get too strong,\r\nif you can't tell foul from fair.\r\nBut it's hard to judge from an angry throng\r\nof hands stretched into the air,\r\nvigilante people.\r\n\r\nTakin' law into their own hands,\r\nconscientous people.\r\nCrackin' down on the druglord's land,\r\ngovernmment people.\r\nConfiscatin' all the dealer's land,\r\npatch-of-ground people. (Yeah Yeah)\r\n\r\nDown at the factory, \r\nthey're puttin' new windows in.\r\nThe vandals made a mess of things,\r\nand the homeless just walked right in.\r\nWell they worked here once, and they live here now,\r\nbut they might work here again,\r\nthey're ordinary people.\r\n\r\nAnd they're livin' in a nightmare,\r\nhard workin' people.\r\nAnd they don't know how they go there,\r\nordinary people.\r\nAnd they think that you don't care,\r\nhard workin' people. (Yeah Yeah)\r\n\r\nDown on the assembly line, \r\nthey keep puttin' the same thing out. \r\nBut the people today, they just ain't buyin',\r\nnobody can figure it out.\r\nWell, they try like hell to build a quality end,\r\nthey're workin' hard without a doubt,\r\nthey're ordinary people.\r\n\r\nAnd the dollar's what it's all about,\r\nhard workin' people.\r\nBut the customers are walkin' out,\r\nLee Iacocca people.\r\nYeah, they look but they just don't buy,\r\nhard workin' people. (Yeah Yeah)\r\n\r\nTwo out of work models and a fashion slave\r\ntry to dance away the Michelob night.\r\nThe bartender poured himself another drink,\r\nwhile two drunks sat watchin' the fight.\r\nThe champ went down, then he got up again,\r\nand then he went out like a light,\r\nhe was fightin' for the people.\r\n\r\nBut his timing wasn't right,\r\nfor Las Vegas people\r\nwho came to see a Las Vegas fight,\r\nhigh rollin' people.\r\nTakin' limos thorugh the neon night,\r\nfightin' for the people. (Yeah Yeah)\r\n\r\nAnd then a new Rolls Royce and a company car\r\nthey went flyin' down the street.\r\nEach one tryin' to make it to the gate\r\nbefore employees manned the fleet.\r\nThe trucks full of products for the modern home,\r\nset to roll out into the street\r\nof downtown people.\r\n\r\nTryin' to make their way to work,\r\nnose-to-the-stone people.\r\nSome are saints, and some are jerks,\r\nhard workin' people.\r\nstoppin' for a drink on the way to work,\r\nalcoholic people. (Yeah Yeah,\r\nthey're takin' it one day, one day at a tiiiiime)\r\n\r\nOut on the railroad track,\r\nthey're cleanin' up number nine.\r\nThey're scrubbin' the boiler down,\r\nwell, she really is lookin' fine.\r\nAwe, she's lookin' so good,\r\nthey're gonna bring her back on line,\r\nordinary people.\r\n\r\nThey're gonna bring the good things back,\r\nnose-to-the stone people.\r\nPut the business back on track,\r\nordinary people.\r\nI got faith in the regular kind,\r\nhard workin' people,\r\nPatch-of-ground people.  %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\r\n  %  Steve Vetter                    %  Ain't singing Pepsi                 %\r\n  %  vetters@vax1.elon.edu           %   Ain't singing for Coke             %\r\n  %  vetter@alamance.elon.edu        %  Ain't singing for nobody            %\r\n  %  Elon College                    %   Makes me look like a joke          %\r\n  %  Love School of Business         %  This Note's For You!                %\r\n  %  Alpha Kappa Psi                 %      - Neil Young                    %\r\n  %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%","plain_text":"MX%\"sls@goofy.att.com\" 21-OCT-1993 09:57:40.89\n\nAwhile back I promised lyrics and chords for\nOrdinary People.  I finally got around to\ntranscribing the lyrics!  (Only 3 months later!)\n\nHere they are - corrections are welcome, as this\nis from listening to the 8/18/88 tape that Steve\nVetter made me.  Also, I have OP on a tape from\nthe Mann Music Center (thanks Randy) that has\nslightly different lyrics, so someone may want\nto chime in with those if they have 'em.\n\nAlso, the Bm before the D, at the end of each lyric is\noptional.  It's definitely in the intro, but you can\nget away with just a D during the song.\n\n- Stan the \"southern man\"\n\n--------------------------------------------------------\nOrdinary People (transcribed from Toronto, 8/18/88 show)\n--------------------------------------------------------\nEm                 C                  \nD                  Bm  D  (twice)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere's a man in the window with a big cigar,\nsays everything's for sale.\nThe house and the boat and the railroad car,\nthe owner's gotta go to jail.\nHe acquired these things from a life of crime,\nnow he's selling them to raise his bail.\nHe was rippin off the people.\n\nSellin' guns to the underground, \ntryin' to help the people.\nLose their ass for a piece of ground,\nrippin' off the people.\nSkimmin' the top when there was no one around,\ntryin' to help the people.  (Yeah Yeah)\n\nHe was dealing antiques in a hardware store\nbut he sure had a lot to hide.\nHe had a backroom full of the guns of war\nand a ton of ammunition besides.\nWell he walked with a cane, kept a bolt on the door\nwith five pit bulls inside,\njust a warning to the people\n\nwho might try to break in at night,\nprotection from the people.\nSelling safety in the darkest night,\ntryin' to help the people.\nGet the drugs to the street all right,\ntryin' to help the people. (Yeah Yeah)\n\nWell it's hard to say where a man goes wrong,\nmight be here and it might be there.\nWhat starts out weak might get too strong,\nif you can't tell foul from fair.\nBut it's hard to judge from an angry throng\nof hands stretched into the air,\nvigilante people.\n\nTakin' law into their own hands,\nconscientous people.\nCrackin' down on the druglord's land,\ngovernmment people.\nConfiscatin' all the dealer's land,\npatch-of-ground people. (Yeah Yeah)\n\nDown at the factory, \nthey're puttin' new windows in.\nThe vandals made a mess of things,\nand the homeless just walked right in.\nWell they worked here once, and they live here now,\nbut they might work here again,\nthey're ordinary people.\n\nAnd they're livin' in a nightmare,\nhard workin' people.\nAnd they don't know how they go there,\nordinary people.\nAnd they think that you don't care,\nhard workin' people. (Yeah Yeah)\n\nDown on the assembly line, \nthey keep puttin' the same thing out. \nBut the people today, they just ain't buyin',\nnobody can figure it out.\nWell, they try like hell to build a quality end,\nthey're workin' hard without a doubt,\nthey're ordinary people.\n\nAnd the dollar's what it's all about,\nhard workin' people.\nBut the customers are walkin' out,\nLee Iacocca people.\nYeah, they look but they just don't buy,\nhard workin' people. (Yeah Yeah)\n\nTwo out of work models and a fashion slave\ntry to dance away the Michelob night.\nThe bartender poured himself another drink,\nwhile two drunks sat watchin' the fight.\nThe champ went down, then he got up again,\nand then he went out like a light,\nhe was fightin' for the people.\n\nBut his timing wasn't right,\nfor Las Vegas people\nwho came to see a Las Vegas fight,\nhigh rollin' people.\nTakin' limos thorugh the neon night,\nfightin' for the people. (Yeah Yeah)\n\nAnd then a new Rolls Royce and a company car\nthey went flyin' down the street.\nEach one tryin' to make it to the gate\nbefore employees manned the fleet.\nThe trucks full of products for the modern home,\nset to roll out into the street\nof downtown people.\n\nTryin' to make their way to work,\nnose-to-the-stone people.\nSome are saints, and some are jerks,\nhard workin' people.\nstoppin' for a drink on the way to work,\nalcoholic people. (Yeah Yeah,\nthey're takin' it one day, one day at a tiiiiime)\n\nOut on the railroad track,\nthey're cleanin' up number nine.\nThey're scrubbin' the boiler down,\nwell, she really is lookin' fine.\nAwe, she's lookin' so good,\nthey're gonna bring her back on line,\nordinary people.\n\nThey're gonna bring the good things back,\nnose-to-the stone people.\nPut the business back on track,\nordinary people.\nI got faith in the regular kind,\nhard workin' people,\nPatch-of-ground people.  %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\n  %  Steve Vetter                    %  Ain't singing Pepsi                 %\n  %  vetters@vax1.elon.edu           %   Ain't singing for Coke             %\n  %  vetter@alamance.elon.edu        %  Ain't singing for nobody            %\n  %  Elon College                    %   Makes me look like a joke          %\n  %  Love School of Business         %  This Note's For You!                %\n  %  Alpha Kappa Psi                 %      - Neil Young                    %\n  %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%","chords":["Bm","D","Em","C","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}