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GI've been wasting my days
Good and reckless and trCue
I have danced in the dark at the eAmdge of the water
Swinging my hips at the blCack and the blue
CWhen you die will you Gbe surrounded by friAmends?
Will they pray for a heCaven out loud
A hDope that somehow they will Emsee you again?
GAnd at the end of the day
CKnowing not what it means
AmWill you stand in the ashes
Embuilding a flame for the rCest of your dreams?
GWould you love, could you lCove to be ordinary
AmI know its Emhard but I can't Gsee you tryDing,
GWould you love, could you lCove to be ordinary?
Am'Cause I can't Emsee you trying nCow 
GAnd I see strangers at war
I see strangers at pCeace
Still I hang my hAmead in confusion
It's always been a choice that's been haCrd for me
GAnd at the end of the day
CKnowing not what it means
AmWill you stand in the ashes
Embuilding a flame for the rCest of your dreams?
GWould you love, could you lCove to be ordinary
AmI know its Emhard but I can't Gsee you tryDing,
GWould you love, could you lCove to be ordinary?
Am'Cause I can't Emsee you trying nCow 
AmThere's nobody left to Emhear me
AmI wish you could hear mEme now
AmThere's nobody left to Emcall
CBecause you're not arouGnd
GWould you love, could you lCove to be ordinary
AmI know its Emhard but I can't Gsee you tryDing,
GWould you love, could you lCove to be ordinary?
AmI know its Emhard but I can't Amsee you tryEming
Am    Em
TryiC~ing
CWhen you die will you Gbe surrounded by friAmends?
Will they pray for a heCaven out loud
A hDope that somehow they will Emsee you agaGin?

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Ordinary

by The Alternate Routes

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I've been wasting my days

Good and reckless and true

I have danced in the dark at the edge of the water

Swinging my hips at the black and the blue

C G Am

When you die will you be surrounded by friends?

Will they pray for a heaven out loud

D Em

A hope that somehow they will see you again?

And at the end of the day

Knowing not what it means

Will you stand in the ashes

Em C

building a flame for the rest of your dreams?

G C

Would you love, could you love to be ordinary

Am Em G D

I know its hard but I can't see you trying,

G C

Would you love, could you love to be ordinary?

Am Em C

'Cause I can't see you trying now

And I see strangers at war

I see strangers at peace

Still I hang my head in confusion

It's always been a choice that's been hard for me

And at the end of the day

Knowing not what it means

Will you stand in the ashes

Em C

building a flame for the rest of your dreams?

G C

Would you love, could you love to be ordinary

Am Em G D

I know its hard but I can't see you trying,

G C

Would you love, could you love to be ordinary?

Am Em C

'Cause I can't see you trying now

Am Em

There's nobody left to hear me

Am Em

I wish you could hear me now

Am Em

There's nobody left to call

C G

Because you're not around

G C

Would you love, could you love to be ordinary

Am Em G D

I know its hard but I can't see you trying,

G C

Would you love, could you love to be ordinary?

Am Em Am Em

I know its hard but I can't see you trying

Am Em

Tryi~ing

C G Am

When you die will you be surrounded by friends?

Will they pray for a heaven out loud

D Em G

A hope that somehow they will see you again?

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