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Key: G
Intro:
G G G G
Verse 1:
G
It started back in ‘88
G
Work and school
G C
Yet we lived to stay out late.
G
Cheap guitars and a rusted ride,
G G
Dreams so big we couldn’t hide
Pre-Chorus 1:
D
Time goes forever
D Em
And there’s never enough
Cm G
It flies and it steals
G D
Yet nothing could change
Em C
The way this heart feels
Chorus 1:
C G D
She was just my ordinary girl
D Em C
In a crazy reckless world.
C G D7
No spotlight no diamonds, no pearls
D7 Em
Just my one and only
C C G
Ordinary girl
Verse 2:
G
We burned the nights
G
and chased the day
G
Dreams on fire
G C
never fade away
G
Your laughter cut through the noise
G
The ordinary
G C
with just the right power and poise
Pre-Chorus 2:
D7
Life’s clock kept on running
D7
It never slowed down
D7 C
We fought for our dreams
C G
In this nowhere town
G D
The years tried to break us
Em C
Our love never let us drown
Chorus 2:
C G D
She was just my ordinary girl
D Em C
In a crazy reckless world
C G D
No spotlight no diamonds no pearls
D Em
Just my one and only
C G G Em
Ordinary girl
Bridge 1:
E Esus4
And all these years later
Esus4 G
I finally see
G
You’ve always been
G D
Extraordinary to me
D
The world may change
D C
But the truth won’t fade
C
You’re still the reason
C G
This song gets played
[Interlude 1]
G D D E E C C
Bridge 2:
C G
You’re extraordinary
G D
And so much more
D Em C
But forever my ordinary girl
Cm G
Through the years
G D
You’re my whole wide world
D E Em
Extraordinary indeed
Em C
You’re just my ordinary girl
[Interlude 2]
G G D D A7 Em
Outro:
Em C G G D7 D7
Extraordinary still my ordinary girl
D7 Em E
You’re extraordinary
C
and so much more
C G D
No spotlight no diamonds no pearls
D Em
Just my one and only
C
Extraordinary girl
(Fade Out)
G G D7 D7 E E C C
G G D D E C G G G
Song History
Published: January 5, 2026
Last Updated: January 5, 2026