I Am So Ordinary chords by Paula Cole

• Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Intro
E-F#-G#m-A

C#m                      B
I nearly died I suicided softly
C#m
I saw her shadow through the cafe window
G#m           F#    E
I watched you lean across the table
G#m           F#      E      F#
I watched you whisper in her ear

Chorus
B              G#m    F#
And she is your holy Mary
          E     C#m
And I am so ordinary
            D#m          E
And you can use me if you want to
           C#m                 F#
I know you need me just like an old soft shoe

C#m                               B
She looks like me but a bit prettier
C#m
She's a skater and a ballet dancer
G#m       F#      E
I saw her on your motorcycle
G#m          F#           E        F#
In the seat I thought was meant for me

Chorus
B              G#m    F#
And she is your holy Mary
          E     C#m
And I am so ordinary
            D#m          E
And you can use me if you want to
           C#m                 F#
I know you need me just like an old soft shoe
B        G#m  F#    E
And I am so or…dinary

C#m                                    B
And when your mother came to Boston you disappeared
C#m
And then I saw you three together
G#m         F#        E
I guess she makes the best impression
         G#m      F# E   F#
With her charming femininity

Chorus
B              G#m    F#
And she is your holy Mary
          E     C#m
And I am so ordinary
            D#m          E
And you can use me if you want to
           C#m                 F#
I know you need me just like an old soft shoe
B        G#m  F#    E
And I am so or…dinary
B        G#m    F#
And I am so ordinary

Bridge
       E      F#        G#m            F#
Oh but I am the one you will call when alone
    E      F#         G#m                 A
And I am the one who will give when she's gone
G#m-F#-E
And so I give
E-C#m
So I give

C#m                              B
I tell myself that love is truly giving
C#m
Somehow I justify this
G#m     F#      E
Hoping you will understand me
G#m     F#      E       F#
Hoping you will love me back

Last Chorus
B              G#m    F#
And she is your holy Mary
          E    B
And I am so ordinary
               G#m        F#
And she is your Queen Cleopatra
                 E         B
And I'm just your morning after
                G#m            F#
And she is your Star Spangled Banner
             E
And I am just Frere Jacques…
                         E  C#m
And you can lose me if you…want to


Coda
B        G#m  F#     E