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Ordinary Man Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Ordinary Man chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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Gordon Lightfoot - Ordinary Man






CAPO: 1st Fret



[INTRO:] C G Am  G ~ ~ ~ C

[VERSE 1:]
G      Am    D
Try to understand
           F      C    F
I'm not your ordinary man, still I can't deny
    D7/F#
You go with me everywhere
     F         D7/F#      C G   C G C
When I'm dreaming you still share my lonely nights
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[VERSE 2:]
G       Am   D
Try to see my side
            F        C     F
It's not your ordinary pride that keeps driving me on
     D7/F#                F
It's that lonesome, restless feeling that you feel under the gun
    C                D7          G    ~ ~ Am
And it leads me to the highway, but it keeps my body warm


[CHORUS:]
     D7      G       Am
And as I wander to the cities and the towns
             G       C
I get so lonesome knowing you could be around
  Am        D7       G     Am
And when the show is over, there's a Holiday Motel
       F      E           E7 ~ ~ C
Another empty bottle and another tale to tell


[VERSE 3:]
G      Am   D
Try to comprehend
           F       C     F
I'm not your ordinary friend at the end of my life
    D7/F#
I would pray that I could be
 F       D7/F#      C  G  C G C
Returning to the shelter of your love__


[VERSE 4:]
G       Am   D
Try to see my side
            F        C     F
It's not your ordinary pride that keeps driving me on
     D7/F#                F
It's that lonesome, restless feeling that you feel under the gun
    C                D7          G    ~ ~ Am
And it leads me to the highway, but it keeps my body warm


[CHORUS:]
     D7      G       Am
And as I wander to the cities and the towns
             G       C
I get so lonesome knowing you could be around
  Am        D7       G     Am
And when the show is over, there's a Holiday Motel
         F      E           E7 ~ ~ C
And another empty bottle and another tale to tell


[VERSE 5:]
G      Am    D
Try to understand
           F      C    F
I'm not your ordinary man, still I can't deny
    D7/F#           F
You go with me everywhere, like a shadow in the gloom
  C                  D7
I remember all the good times, there's a ghost in every room


[OUTRO:]  (## repeat and fade to end ##)

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