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Ordinary Man

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[Verse 1]
Dmwoke up this morning just like Gmevery man does
Cwalked to the bathroom just like Fevery man does
Dmmade my bed just like Gmevery man must
Anursed my head my head just like Dmevery man must
[Verse 2]
Dmspent the day playing GmNina Simone
Creorganised every Frecord i own
Dmi see my friends
we drank Gmbeer in a can
Ahalf-drunk they smile, it'll Dmbe all right man
[Chorus]
Gmjust like the king who's losing his Cworth,
Fi'm like a snob that's fallen to DmEarth.
Everyone Gmthinks that I’m staying the Csame
are they secretly Fhappy that I am in Dmpain?
so you say it's ordiGmnary love,
but that's imCpossible to Fdo
Dm[there's] no such thing as ordiGmnary love
i was ordinCary just to Fyou
[Verse 3]
Dmdoes it mean that I'm a Gmregular man
Cnot as special as I Fthink that I am
Dmas for you all that GmI want to know
Adid you stay up as I Dmtumbled so low?
[Chorus]
just like the Gmking who's losing his Cworth,
i'm like a Fsun that's fallen to DmEarth.
Everyone Gmthinks that I’m staying the Csame
are they secretly Fhappy that I am in Dmpain?
so you say it's ordiGmnary love,
but that's imCpossible to Fdo
Dmno such thing as ordiGmnary love
i was ordiCnary just to Fyou
so you say it's ordiGmnary love,
but that's imCpossible to Fdo
Dmno such thing as ordiGmnary love
i was ordiCnary just to Fyou
[Outro]
If GmI was ordinary
and Clove was ordinary
if Fi was ordinary, oh so Dmvary ordinary,
if Gmlove is ordinary
and I wCas ordinary,
        F x16
are you two?

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Ordinary Man

by Mika

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[Verse 1]

Dm Gm

woke up this morning just like every man does

C F

walked to the bathroom just like every man does

Dm Gm

made my bed just like every man must

A Dm

nursed my head my head just like every man must

[Verse 2]

Dm Gm

spent the day playing Nina Simone

C F

reorganised every record i own

i see my friends

we drank beer in a can

A Dm

half-drunk they smile, it'll be all right man

[Chorus]

Gm C

just like the king who's losing his worth,

F Dm

i'm like a snob that's fallen to Earth.

Gm C

Everyone thinks that I’m staying the same

F Dm

are they secretly happy that I am in pain?

so you say it's ordinary love,

C F

but that's impossible to do

Dm Gm

[there's] no such thing as ordinary love

C F

i was ordinary just to you

[Verse 3]

Dm Gm

does it mean that I'm a regular man

C F

not as special as I think that I am

Dm Gm

as for you all that I want to know

A Dm

did you stay up as I tumbled so low?

[Chorus]

Gm C

just like the king who's losing his worth,

F Dm

i'm like a sun that's fallen to Earth.

Gm C

Everyone thinks that I’m staying the same

F Dm

are they secretly happy that I am in pain?

so you say it's ordinary love,

C F

but that's impossible to do

Dm Gm

no such thing as ordinary love

C F

i was ordinary just to you

so you say it's ordinary love,

C F

but that's impossible to do

Dm Gm

no such thing as ordinary love

C F

i was ordinary just to you

[Outro]

If I was ordinary

and love was ordinary

F Dm

if i was ordinary, oh so vary ordinary,

if love is ordinary

and I was ordinary,

F x16

are you two?

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