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Bee Gees - Ordinary Lives
Intro:      Dadd9       A       Dadd9       A  G  
      There'll be Aone small F#mlight   all Dover the Aworld toF#mnight.
      The Dsearch will go Aon for the F#mone.
      It was Bm7love with no name
      and we glDowed in the Esun.
      There was Aone small F#mdream,
      inDcredible Ahighs and F#mlows,
      what Dlittle we Aknew living Dordinary Elives (lives).
      Made a Ddream for Ayou, living Dordinary Elives (lives).
      Dadd9Ordinary people living ordinary lives.
      Ordinary people living ordinary lives.
      A        G
      We were Dordinary people Gliving Aordinary lives.G  
      We were Dordinary people Gliving Aordinary lives.
      GThe clock on the wall keeps moving,
      time stands still,
      no matter how the dice may fall,
      someone else always gets to call the number.
      Say good Abye cruel F#mworld.
      No Dpity no Apain toF#mnight.
      WhatDever the Acost all is F#mlost.
      If this is Bm7love with no name,
      then it's Dall in the Estars.
      Whether it's wArong (wrong) or F#mright,
      there's Dno one to Ablame no (no) F#mlies.
      What Delse could we Ado
      living Dordinary Elives (lives)?
      Made a Ddream for Ayou, living Dordinary Elives (lives).
      We were Dordinary peoplGe living Aordinary lives.G  
      We were Dordinary people Gliving Aordinary lives.G  
      We were Dordinary people.
      What Gelse could we Ado
      living Dordinary Elives (lives)?
      Made a Ddream for Ayou,
      living Dordinary Elives (lives).
      We were Dordinary people Gliving Aordinary lives.G  
      We were Dordinary people Gliving Aordinary lives.G  
(repeat and fade)

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Ordinary Lives

by Bee Gees

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Dadd9

F#m

Bm7

Bee Gees - Ordinary Lives

Dadd9 A Dadd9 A G

Intro:

A F#m D A F#m

There'll be one small light all over the world tonight.

D A F#m

The search will go on for the one.

Bm7

It was love with no name

D E

and we glowed in the sun.

A F#m

There was one small dream,

D A F#m

incredible highs and lows,

D A D E

what little we knew living ordinary lives (lives).

D A D E

Made a dream for you, living ordinary lives (lives).

Dadd9

Ordinary people living ordinary lives.

A G

D G A G

We were ordinary people living ordinary lives.

D G A

We were ordinary people living ordinary lives.

The clock on the wall keeps moving,

time stands still,

no matter how the dice may fall,

someone else always gets to call the number.

A F#m

Say good bye cruel world.

D A F#m

No pity no pain tonight.

D A F#m

Whatever the cost all is lost.

Bm7

If this is love with no name,

D E

then it's all in the stars.

A F#m

Whether it's wrong (wrong) or right,

D A F#m

there's no one to blame no (no) lies.

D A

What else could we do

D E

living ordinary lives (lives)?

D A D E

Made a dream for you, living ordinary lives (lives).

D G A G

We were ordinary people living ordinary lives.

D G A G

We were ordinary people living ordinary lives.

We were ordinary people.

G A

What else could we do

D E

living ordinary lives (lives)?

D A

Made a dream for you,

D E

living ordinary lives (lives).

D G A G

We were ordinary people living ordinary lives.

D G A G

We were ordinary people living ordinary lives.

(repeat and fade)

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