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Ordinary People
Jamie Lin Wilson
Standard tuning
No capo
[Verse]
GIt don’t matter that I know just how you lCadd9ike your morning coffee
It don’t Gmatter that I know which way you D/F#lay your head at Dnight
It don’t Gmatter that the whole damn world is Cadd9sometimes out to get me
It’s just be Gnice to spend an evening here with D/F#someone that I Glike
I Gspent so much time stuck in between Cadd9what I got what I need
I Gknow you know just what I mean you D/F#do the same thing Dtoo
Then Goff you go all by yourself Cadd9sit and sulk and sometimes melt
InGto the hand that you’ve been dealt there’s D/F#nothing else Gto do
[Chorus]
DMeet me in the parking lot Cadd9just off the highway
There’s a spot where GI will be waiting for Dyou
D/F#Maybe we could find somewhere to Cadd9sit and talk
And clear the air like Gordinary people Ddo
Em7Do do Em7doD/F#  D/F#  G  G  
[Verse]
GWell there’s something mighty strange about the wCadd9ay that people run around
GSearch and scrounge until they found someD/F#thing they can’t hold dDear
Cause then Gthey finally realize Cadd9it was right before their eyes
They Glet it drain until it dried and D/F#then it disapGpeared
[Chorus]
DMeet me in the parking lot Cadd9just off the highway
There’s a spot where GI will be waiting for Dyou
D/F#Maybe we could find somewhere to Cadd9sit and talk
And clear the air like Gordinary people Ddo
Em7Do do Em7doD/F#  D/F#  G  G  
[Interlude] (chorus notes): 
D   Cadd9   G   D   D/F#   Cadd9   G   D
GIt don’t matter that I notice how you alwCadd9ays seem half empty
And it don’t Gmatter how I know that you get loneD/F#ly late at nDight
And Gthat I always think of you and Cadd9hope you don’t forget me
Cause it’s nGice to spend time now and then with sD/F#omeone that I lGike
Cause it’s nice to spend time now and then with sD/F#omeone that I lCadd9ikeG  
       E a d g b e
G      3 2 0 0 3 3
C      X 3 2 0 3 3
D/F#   2 0 0 2 3 0
D      X X 0 2 3 2
Em7    0 2 2 0 3 0

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Ordinary People

by Jamie Lin Wilson

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Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

D/F#

Em7

Ordinary People

Jamie Lin Wilson

Standard tuning

No capo

[Verse]

G Cadd9

It don’t matter that I know just how you like your morning coffee

G D/F# D

It don’t matter that I know which way you lay your head at night

G Cadd9

It don’t matter that the whole damn world is sometimes out to get me

G D/F# G

It’s just be nice to spend an evening here with someone that I like

G Cadd9

I spent so much time stuck in between what I got what I need

G D/F# D

I know you know just what I mean you do the same thing too

G Cadd9

Then off you go all by yourself sit and sulk and sometimes melt

G D/F# G

Into the hand that you’ve been dealt there’s nothing else to do

[Chorus]

D Cadd9

Meet me in the parking lot just off the highway

G D

There’s a spot where I will be waiting for you

D/F# Cadd9

Maybe we could find somewhere to sit and talk

G D

And clear the air like ordinary people do

Em7 Em7 D/F# D/F# G G

Do do do

[Verse]

G Cadd9

Well there’s something mighty strange about the way that people run around

G D/F# D

Search and scrounge until they found something they can’t hold dear

G Cadd9

Cause then they finally realize it was right before their eyes

G D/F# G

They let it drain until it dried and then it disappeared

[Chorus]

D Cadd9

Meet me in the parking lot just off the highway

G D

There’s a spot where I will be waiting for you

D/F# Cadd9

Maybe we could find somewhere to sit and talk

G D

And clear the air like ordinary people do

Em7 Em7 D/F# D/F# G G

Do do do

[Interlude] (chorus notes):

D Cadd9 G D D/F# Cadd9 G D

G Cadd9

It don’t matter that I notice how you always seem half empty

G D/F# D

And it don’t matter how I know that you get lonely late at night

G Cadd9

And that I always think of you and hope you don’t forget me

G D/F# G

Cause it’s nice to spend time now and then with someone that I like

D/F# Cadd9 G

Cause it’s nice to spend time now and then with someone that I like

E a d g b e

G 3 2 0 0 3 3

C X 3 2 0 3 3

D/F# 2 0 0 2 3 0

D X X 0 2 3 2

Em7 0 2 2 0 3 0

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