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Ordinary Life
Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-  x32010
 G-  320003
 Am- x02210
 F-  133211
Intro: C-G-Am--F-C-G-- x2
Verse 1:
  Cshe's Galways Amrestless
just Fover CmediGcated
any Ckind Gof Amemotion
Ffeels Cout of Gplace
never Cgive Gyour
oAmpinion coz Fthey've
got Call the Ganswers
CfolGlow the Amleader
and Fremember
Cwhere you've Gbeen
Refrain:
So Fdon't Amleave
Fit's not Cme you
know i Fcan't conAmtrol
Fwhat goes Cthrough
my mind Fso sAmtay
Fplease Cunderstand
Fi don't Ammean Fall
     C           Drum rolls
Chorus 1:
  Fhaven't slept for
days and my Fwords
Cdon't Amseem Gto come
out right Fit's just
a phase that you're
Fgoing to Cgrow Amout
Gof when you die
  Fbut it's alright
you know FeveryCthing
is Amgoing Gto be just
Ffine is it too much
Fkind Cof AmordiGnary lifeC  G  Am  F  C  G  C  G  Am  F  C  G  
Verse 2:
Ctwo Gweeks Amclean
a Fvague reCaliGty
from a ClifeGtime
Amclouded lost
Fdetails Cof your
Gdreams the Cwill
Gto Ameat the Fpills
you Cneed to sGleep
the Cthings you
Gnever Amthink of
until their
Falways Con
your Gmind
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
  Fhaven't slept for
days and my Fwords
Cdon't Amseem Gto come
out right Fit's just
a phase that you're
Fgoing to Cgrow Amout
Gof when you die
  Fbut it's alright
you know FeveryCthing
is Amgoing Gto be just
Ffine is it too much
Fkind Cof AmordiGnary life
Guitar Solo: C-G-Am--F-C-G-- x2
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 3:
  Fhaven't slept for
days and my Fwords
Cdon't Amseem Gto come
out right Fit's just
a phase that you're
Fgoing to Cgrow Amout
Gof when you die
  Fbut it's alright
you know FeveryCthing
is Amgoing Gto be just
Ffine is it too much
Fkind Cof AmordiGnary life
  Fis it too much
to ask for some
Fkind Cof AmordiGnary life
  Fis it too much
    F    C    Am          G   C   GAm(hold)
kind of ordinary life

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Ordinary Life

by Samiam

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Chords in this song · guitar

Ordinary Life

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- 320003

- x02210

- 133211

Intro: C-G-Am--F-C-G-- x2

Verse 1:

C G Am

she's always restless

F C G

just over medicated

C G Am

any kind of emotion

F C G

feels out of place

C G

never give your

Am F

opinion coz they've

C G

got all the answers

C G Am

follow the leader

and remember

C G

where you've been

Refrain:

F Am

So don't leave

F C

it's not me you

F Am

know i can't control

F C

what goes through

F Am

my mind so stay

F C

please understand

F Am F

i don't mean all

C Drum rolls

Chorus 1:

haven't slept for

days and my words

C Am G

don't seem to come

out right it's just

a phase that you're

F C Am

going to grow out

of when you die

but it's alright

F C

you know everything

Am G

is going to be just

fine is it too much

F C Am G C G Am F C G C G Am F C G

kind of ordinary life

Verse 2:

C G Am

two weeks clean

F C G

a vague reality

C G

from a lifetime

clouded lost

F C

details of your

G C

dreams the will

G Am F

to eat the pills

C G

you need to sleep

the things you

G Am

never think of

until their

F C

always on

your mind

(Repeat Refrain)

Chorus 2:

haven't slept for

days and my words

C Am G

don't seem to come

out right it's just

a phase that you're

F C Am

going to grow out

of when you die

but it's alright

F C

you know everything

Am G

is going to be just

fine is it too much

F C Am G

kind of ordinary life

Guitar Solo: C-G-Am--F-C-G-- x2

(Repeat Refrain)

Chorus 3:

haven't slept for

days and my words

C Am G

don't seem to come

out right it's just

a phase that you're

F C Am

going to grow out

of when you die

but it's alright

F C

you know everything

Am G

is going to be just

fine is it too much

F C Am G

kind of ordinary life

is it too much

to ask for some

F C Am G

kind of ordinary life

is it too much

F C Am G C G

Am(hold)

kind of ordinary life

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