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[Verse]
   C/EJust a dF2ay, just an     Gsusordinary day.   C/EJust tryiF2ng to get Gsusby.
   C/EJust a F2boy just an     Gsusordinary boy, but  C/Ehe was lF2ooking to   Gsusthe sky
  C/EAs he F2asked Gsusif I would Amcome along C/EI starteF5d to reC/GalizeGsus  
  C/EThat everydF2ay he findsGsusjust what he'Ams looking for
  C/ELike a sF2hooting star Gsushe shines and he said.
[Chorus]
    C/ETake       Fmaj7my      Gsushand
    C/ELive     Fmaj7while    Gsusyou can
 C/EDOn't you F2see youGsusr dreams liAme right C/Ein the F2palm of Gsusyour hand?
C/E  F5  Gsus
C/E  F5  Gsus
[Verse 2] x4
C Dm7 C/E Fmaj7
[Bridge]
CPlease G/Dcome G/Bwith Cme see Dm7what FI sC/Eee
CTouch Dm7the sG/Btars fCor time wG/Dill nG/Bot   fClee
        G/D  G7/ F     C/E       C    G/D  G/B  
Time will not   flee can't you  see?
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
 C   Dm7   C/E   Fmaj7(x3)
(rest)
Just a day just an ordinary day just trying to get by
 C/Ejust a bF2oy just an Gsusordinary boy
 C/Ebut he was lF5ooking to    C/Gthe GsusskyC5  

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Ordinary Day

by Vanessa Carlton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Gsus

C/G

Fmaj7

Dm7

G/D

G/B

[Verse]

C/E F2 Gsus C/E F2 Gsus

Just a day, just an ordinary day. Just trying to get by.

C/E F2 Gsus C/E F2 Gsus

Just a boy just an ordinary boy, but he was looking to the sky

C/E F2 Gsus Am C/E F5 C/G Gsus

As he asked if I would come along I started to realize

C/E F2 Gsus Am

That everyday he findsjust what he's looking for

C/E F2 Gsus

Like a shooting star he shines and he said.

[Chorus]

C/E Fmaj7 Gsus

Take my hand

C/E Fmaj7 Gsus

Live while you can

C/E F2 Gsus Am C/E F2 Gsus

DOn't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand?

C/E F5 Gsus

[Verse 2] x4

C Dm7 C/E Fmaj7

[Bridge]

C G/D G/B C Dm7 F C/E

Please come with me see what I see

C Dm7 G/B C G/D G/B C

Touch the stars for time will not flee

G/D G7 F C/E C G/D G/B

Time will not flee can't you see?

[Verse 3]

[Chorus]

C Dm7 C/E Fmaj7

(x3)

(rest)

Just a day just an ordinary day just trying to get by

C/E F2 Gsus

just a boy just an ordinary boy

C/E F5 C/G Gsus C5

but he was looking to the sky

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