Average Guy Chords by Lou Reed

Average Guy chords by Lou Reed

Guitar chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:

F#



🎸 Verse 1:
Bm
I ain't no Christian or no born again saint
G
I ain't no cowboy or Marxist D.A
Bm
I ain't no criminal or Reverend Cripple from the right
G                               A
I am just your average guy, trying to do what's right

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🎸 Chorus:
    D
I'm just your average guy
G
An average guy
     D
I am just your average guy
    G
I'm just an average guy

🎸 Verse 2:
Bm
Average guy, I'm just your average guy
G
I'm average looking and I'm average inside
Bm                                              F#
I'm an average lover and I live in an average place
G
You wouldn't know me if you met me face to face

🎸 Chorus:
    D
I'm just your average guy
G           E
Average guy
D
Average guy
    G
I'm just an average guy

🎸 Verse 3:
Bm
I worry about money and taxes and such
  G
I worry that my liver's big and it hurts to the touch
Bm
I worry about my health and bowels
Bm                              F#
And the crime waves in the street
G
I'm really just your average guy
G
Trying to stand on his own two feet

🎸 Chorus:
    D
I'm just your average guy
    G
I'm just your average guy
    D
I'm just your average guy
G
Average guy

🎸 Verse 4:
Bm
Average looks, average taste
G
Average height, an average waist
Bm
Average in everything I do
A  G
My temperature is 98.2

🎸 Chorus:
    D
I'm just your average guy
G
An average guy
D
Average guy
    G
I'm just your average guy
E       D
Average guy
    G
I'm just your average guy
    D
I'm just your average guy
    G
I'm just your average guy
D
Average

🎸 Outro:
D  G  D  G  D  G  D

Published: August 25, 2021

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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