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Where Did The Ordinary People Go?
Outtake from Nonsuch later released as a download only single in 2005
Written by Colin Moulding
[Intro]
Ee|--B----D----A-------------------------|
B|-9h10p9--7----------7h8p7--5-------|
G|------------8-----------------6----|
D|---------------9-----------------7-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Verse Riff:
e|------------0-|
B|---2--0-----0-|
G|-2-------1--1-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
AVeErsDe ERifAf Ex4D  A  
[Verse 1]
AThis Estreet has Dchanged so Emuch
AA line of EfortressDes, look bEut don't touch
AI'd like tEo call oDn my neighEbours one day
ABut their EDoberman Dwon't look Ethe other way
[Chorus]
EThere's one Bthing DI'd like Ato know
GWhere did Dthe ordinaAry peoplBe go?
[Verse 2]
AIn my streEet I donD't know a Esoul
AThe walls Eand fencDes never hEave no holes
AIf I could Eonly be Dyour PeepEing Tom
AYou could Ecomplain about mDy bonfire Eburning strong
[Chorus]
EThere's one Bthing DI'd like Ato know
GWhere did Dthe ordinaAry peoplBe go?
ENod my head Band saDy helloA  
GWhere did Dthe ordinaAry peoplBe go?
AVersEe RiDff xE2
[Bridge]
Amaj7Money changes Bmaj7everyone
Gmaj7Or so it F#m7seems
Amaj7There's no community Bmaj7spirit anywhere
F#m7You may say I'm Bgreen
[Verse 3]
AIn my streEet we Dgo by Ecar
AThe tinted Ewindows neDver show wEho you are
AIf I could Esee you, ID'd complaiEn about the noise
AI glance aEcross the fencDe we both Emight enjoy
[Chorus]
EThere's one Bthing I'd Dlike to Aknow
GWhere did Dthe ordinaAry peoplBe go?
ENod my head Band sDay Ahello
GWhere did Dthe ordinary Apeople Bgo?
A  E    A   E
AWhere did tEhey go?   AThe ordinarEy people
AThose ordinEary people?   AThe ordinaEry people
AWhere did tEhey go?    AThe ordinarEy people
E   B   D   A   G  D  A  B  E
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-9h10p9--7------------7h8p7--5-----|
G|-----------8-------------------6---|
D|-------------9-------------------7-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

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Where Did The Ordinary People Go

by XTC

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Amaj7

Bmaj7

Gmaj7

F#m7

Where Did The Ordinary People Go?

Outtake from Nonsuch later released as a download only single in 2005

Written by Colin Moulding

[Intro]

E B D A

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-9h10p9--7----------7h8p7--5-------|

G|------------8-----------------6----|

D|---------------9-----------------7-|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

Verse Riff:

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

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

G|-2-------1--1-|

D|--------------|

A|--------------|

E|--------------|

A E D E A E D A

Verse Riff x4

[Verse 1]

A E D E

This street has changed so much

A E D E

A line of fortresses, look but don't touch

A E D E

I'd like to call on my neighbours one day

A E D E

But their Doberman won't look the other way

[Chorus]

E B D A

There's one thing I'd like to know

G D A B

Where did the ordinary people go?

[Verse 2]

A E D E

In my street I don't know a soul

A E D E

The walls and fences never have no holes

A E D E

If I could only be your Peeping Tom

A E D E

You could complain about my bonfire burning strong

[Chorus]

E B D A

There's one thing I'd like to know

G D A B

Where did the ordinary people go?

E B D A

Nod my head and say hello

G D A B

Where did the ordinary people go?

A E D E

Verse Riff x2

[Bridge]

Amaj7 Bmaj7

Money changes everyone

Gmaj7 F#m7

Or so it seems

Amaj7 Bmaj7

There's no community spirit anywhere

F#m7 B

You may say I'm green

[Verse 3]

A E D E

In my street we go by car

A E D E

The tinted windows never show who you are

A E D E

If I could see you, I'd complain about the noise

A E D E

I glance across the fence we both might enjoy

[Chorus]

E B D A

There's one thing I'd like to know

G D A B

Where did the ordinary people go?

E B D A

Nod my head and say hello

G D A B

Where did the ordinary people go?

A E A E

Where did they go? The ordinary people

A E A E

Those ordinary people? The ordinary people

A E A E

Where did they go? The ordinary people

E B D A G D A B E

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-9h10p9--7------------7h8p7--5-----|

G|-----------8-------------------6---|

D|-------------9-------------------7-|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

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