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Ordinary Life

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[Verse]
FI'm sick of this record alCready
FLet's wreck all the preconceived noCtions they Gbring to it
FCheck all the baggage or Cbetter yet burn it
GStart all over agaG7in
FLet's start with your life as you Cknow it
FWay back in our mothers' wombs Cfolded like Gnotebooks
FWe had no idea of all the Ctote bags and meat hooks
GWaiting out in the worG7ld
[Chorus]
FOne September in CBoston
GI lost the will to Amlive
FI was just like an Castronaut cut from the Gship
G7Floating and waiting to die 
FI was sick of my ordinarCy life
FI was so sick of ordinarCy life
FI was sick of this orCdinary lifeG  G7  
[Verse]
FThe human mind gets Csick real easy
FThe human mind gets wCay fucking sick Gof beauty
FAnd I know, and it's Chappened to me
GAgain and again
G7Again and again
FYou've gotta make it Cnew
FYou've gotta keep it Cnew to keep it Gtrue
FAnd you're allowed to Cdo anything you've gotGta doG7  
FJust cause you're sick of your Cordinary life
FDoesn't mean you should Cbottle up and Gdie
FLose your way Ccompletely but stay GaliveG7  
[Outro]
FDitty bop sha lCang lang
FDitty bop sha Clang sha ditty Glang
FDitty bop sha Clang lang ditty GlangG7  
F  C
F  C  G
F  C  G  G7

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Ordinary Life

by Ezra Furman

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[Verse]

F C

I'm sick of this record already

F C G

Let's wreck all the preconceived notions they bring to it

F C

Check all the baggage or better yet burn it

G G7

Start all over again

F C

Let's start with your life as you know it

F C G

Way back in our mothers' wombs folded like notebooks

F C

We had no idea of all the tote bags and meat hooks

G G7

Waiting out in the world

[Chorus]

F C

One September in Boston

G Am

I lost the will to live

F C G

I was just like an astronaut cut from the ship

Floating and waiting to die

F C

I was sick of my ordinary life

F C

I was so sick of ordinary life

F C G G7

I was sick of this ordinary life

[Verse]

F C

The human mind gets sick real easy

F C G

The human mind gets way fucking sick of beauty

F C

And I know, and it's happened to me

Again and again

F C

You've gotta make it new

F C G

You've gotta keep it new to keep it true

F C G G7

And you're allowed to do anything you've gotta do

F C

Just cause you're sick of your ordinary life

F C G

Doesn't mean you should bottle up and die

F C G G7

Lose your way completely but stay alive

[Outro]

F C

Ditty bop sha lang lang

F C G

Ditty bop sha lang sha ditty lang

F C G G7

Ditty bop sha lang lang ditty lang

F C

F C G

F C G G7

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