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Here is the easily recognizable guitar melody. It's done with an
acoustic through most of the song, but the last time it's electric.
Use a single finger on the high E string and slide it down the string
when changing frets.
E---12-12-12-12---11-11-11---9-9-9-7-7-----14-14-14-14---12-12-12---|
E---11-11-11-9-9---7-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0----0-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-------------|
The verses are: C#m (446654) E (022100) B (224442)
C#m E B C#m
"Passion or coincidence/once ...
E B
us both apart..."
The bridge is: C#m (446654) G#m (466444) B (224442) E (022100)
C#m G#m B
"What is happening to me?/Crazy ....
E E
I need you most?/Gone away..."
And the chorus: B (224442) F#m (244222) A (002220) E (022100)
B F#m A
"And I don't cry for ....
E B F#m A
have to find...And as I try .....
E
learn to survive..."
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Other versions of this song
- Ordinary World (Chords)
- Ordinary World (Ver2) (Chords)
- Ordinary World (Ver3) (Chords)
Song History
Last Updated: January 20, 2026