Ordinaryish People
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Intro G Am C D
G Am C D
[Verso 1]
Em
Your happy friends
G Am
Call you depressing
Em G Am
Cause you wonder why we're all alive
Em
Your downer friends
G Am
Think you're too happy, too happy
Em G Am
Cause you still celebrate sometimes
Em
Your hippie friends
G Am
Call you a sellout
Em G Am
Cause you buckle down and get a job
Em
You still get high
G Am
But you're no hippie, no hippie
Em
But all your work friends
G Am
Think you are
[Refrão]
Am Em C
I guess the last time you had any fun
Am Em C
Was way back when you weren't anyone
C G
So goodbye Ordinaryish People
G Am
We had quite the run didn't wе though
C D G
But you gotta be somebody sometimе
G Am
I don't wanna pack up and leave though
C D
When you're nobody then nobody minds
( G Am C D )
[Verso 2]
Em
Your pretty friends
G Am
They call you ugly
Em
Your ugly friends
G Am
They call you vein
Em
No you're not stupid
G Am
You're just special
Em
Well that's what all your
G Am
Smart friends say
[Refrão]
Am Em C
I guess the last time you had any fun
Am Em C
Was way back when you weren't anyone
C G
So goodbye Ordinaryish People
G Am
We had quite the run didn't wе though
C D G
But you gotta be somebody sometimе
G Am
I don't wanna pack up and leave though
C D
When you're nobody then nobody minds
( G Am C D )
( G Am C D )
( G Am C D )
( G Am C D )
G Am
I don't wanna pack up and leave though
C D
When you're nobody then nobody minds
How to play Ordinaryish People
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.