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                             ORDINARY - Stabilo
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Tabbed by: Owen
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: standard
VERSE PATTERN:    A   Bm   G  G  
^ That's all you really need to play the verse pattern, but if you want to get
all fancy and play some of the chord transitions that the piano does in the 
original recording, then take a look at the bottom of the tab.  I've added a
tab chart with some extra moving notes that you can play if you're up for it.
VERSE 1:
    AHow to Bmtell     Ga friend that you've fallen in love 
    Awatching her siBmng on the bow of a boat G  
    AHow tBmo move     Gthe muscles to open your mouth 
    ATo adBmmit to what she's been afrGaid of 
CHORUS 1:
I'm    BmsorAry, I kGnow I'm only ordinary
       D            A      G      A     DDsus4-D-Dsus2-D
   I'm not a star 
VERSE 2:
    ACan they Bmtell     Gwhen the body says a sound 
    AWhen I'm Bmlying,    am I sGhaking 
    ARight bBmeside       Ga prophet who made up his mind 
    ATo keep Bmquiet      to stay sGilent 
CHORUS 2:
I'm    BmsorAry, I kGnow I'm only ordinary, 
    DI'm nAot a star 
I   BmapAologize, I Gknow this is an unpleasant surprise 
    DYou neAed a star G  A  D  
OUTRO:
And to lGove, not to be lAoved, is the Dkey 
And to sGee, not to be sAeen, that iDs me 
And to mGove, not to be mAoved, is to bDe free 
And to lGove, not to be lAoved, is the Dkey 
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Extra moving notes for the verse pattern:
 | A1 + 2 + 3 + 4 Asus+ 5 A+ 6 + Bm|1 + 2 + 3 Bm/F#+ 4 + 5 + 6 + |
e|-0---------------0-0-----|------------------------|
B|-2---------------0-2-----|3-----------3-----------|
G|-2---------------2-2-----|4-----------4-----------|
D|-2---------------2-2-----|4-----------4-----------|
A|-0---------------0-0-----|2-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------2-----------|
 | G1 + 2 + 3 + G54 + 5 + 6 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 D/F#+ 5 + 6 + |
e|-------------3-----------|--------------2---------|
B|-------------3-----------|--------------3---------|
G|-0-----------0-----------|--------------2---------|
D|-0-----------0-----------|--------------0---------|
A|-2-----------------------|--------------0---------|
E|-3-----------3-----------|--------------2---------|

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Ordinary

by Stabilo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Asus

Bm/F#

D/F#

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ORDINARY - Stabilo

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: Owen

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: standard

A Bm G G

VERSE PATTERN:

^ That's all you really need to play the verse pattern, but if you want to get

all fancy and play some of the chord transitions that the piano does in the

original recording, then take a look at the bottom of the tab. I've added a

tab chart with some extra moving notes that you can play if you're up for it.

VERSE 1:

A Bm G

How to tell a friend that you've fallen in love

A Bm G

watching her sing on the bow of a boat

A Bm G

How to move the muscles to open your mouth

A Bm G

To admit to what she's been afraid of

CHORUS 1:

Bm A G

I'm sorry, I know I'm only ordinary

D A G A D

Dsus4-D-Dsus2-D

I'm not a star

VERSE 2:

A Bm G

Can they tell when the body says a sound

A Bm G

When I'm lying, am I shaking

A Bm G

Right beside a prophet who made up his mind

A Bm G

To keep quiet to stay silent

CHORUS 2:

Bm A G

I'm sorry, I know I'm only ordinary,

D A

I'm not a star

Bm A G

I apologize, I know this is an unpleasant surprise

D A G A D

You need a star

OUTRO:

G A D

And to love, not to be loved, is the key

G A D

And to see, not to be seen, that is me

G A D

And to move, not to be moved, is to be free

G A D

And to love, not to be loved, is the key

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Extra moving notes for the verse pattern:

A Asus A Bm Bm/F#

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + |

e|-0---------------0-0-----|------------------------|

B|-2---------------0-2-----|3-----------3-----------|

G|-2---------------2-2-----|4-----------4-----------|

D|-2---------------2-2-----|4-----------4-----------|

A|-0---------------0-0-----|2-----------------------|

E|-------------------------|------------2-----------|

G G5 D/F#

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + |

e|-------------3-----------|--------------2---------|

B|-------------3-----------|--------------3---------|

G|-0-----------0-----------|--------------2---------|

D|-0-----------0-----------|--------------0---------|

A|-2-----------------------|--------------0---------|

E|-3-----------3-----------|--------------2---------|

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