Where Did The Ordinary People Go chords by XTC

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
E MajorE  BB  D MajorD  A augmentedA
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-9h10p9--7----------7h8p7--5-------|
G+G|------------8-----------------6----|
D MajorD|---------------9-----------------7-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

Verse Riff:
e|------------0-|
BB|---2--0-----0-|
G+G|-2-------1--1-|
D MajorD|--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|
E MajorE|--------------|

A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
Verse Riff x4

Verse 1:

A augmentedA  E MajorE     D MajorD     E MajorE
This street has changed so much
A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD     E MajorE
A augmentedA line of fortresses, look but don't touch
A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD     E MajorE
I'd like to call on my neighbours one day
A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD     E MajorE
But their Doberman won't look the other way

Chorus:

E MajorE      BB   D MajorD    A augmentedA
There's one thing I'd like to know
G+G     D MajorD     A augmentedA    BB
Where did the ordinary people go?

Verse 2:

A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD     E MajorE
In my street I don't know a soul
A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD     E MajorE
The walls and fences never have no holes
A augmentedA     E MajorE    D MajorD     E MajorE
If I could only be your Peeping Tom
A augmentedA     E MajorE        D MajorD     E MajorE
You could complain about my bonfire burning strong

Chorus:

E MajorE      BB   D MajorD    A augmentedA
There's one thing I'd like to know
G+G     D MajorD     A augmentedA    BB
Where did the ordinary people go?
E MajorE      BB   D MajorD    A augmentedA
Nod my head and say hello
G+G     D MajorD     A augmentedA    BB
Where did the ordinary people go?

A augmentedA  E MajorE  D MajorD  E MajorE
Verse Riff x2

Bridge:

Amaj7Amaj7     BMaj7Bmaj7
Money changes everyone
Gmaj7Gmaj7  F#m7F#m7
Or so it seems
Amaj7Amaj7        BMaj7Bmaj7
There's no community spirit anywhere
F#m7F#m7      BB
You may say I'm green

Verse 3:

A augmentedA     E MajorE  D MajorD   E MajorE
In my street we go by car
A augmentedA     E MajorE     D MajorD     E MajorE
The tinted windows never show who you are
A augmentedA     E MajorE     D MajorD     E MajorE
If I could see you, I'd complain about the noise
A augmentedA     E MajorE       D MajorD     E MajorE
I glance across the fence we both might enjoy

Chorus:

E MajorE      BB     D MajorD    A augmentedA
There's one thing I'd like to know
G+G     D MajorD     A augmentedA    BB
Where did the ordinary people go?
E MajorE      BB  D MajorD A augmentedA
Nod my head and say hello
G+G     D MajorD      A augmentedA   BB
Where did the ordinary people go?

A augmentedA E MajorE  A augmentedA  E MajorE

A augmentedA     E MajorE     A augmentedA     E MajorE
Where did they go?  The ordinary people
A augmentedA     E MajorE      A augmentedA     E MajorE
Those ordinary people?  The ordinary people
A augmentedA     E MajorE     A augmentedA     E MajorE
Where did they go?  The ordinary people

E MajorE  BB  D MajorD  A augmentedA  G+G D MajorD A augmentedA BB E MajorE

e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-9h10p9--7------------7h8p7--5-----|
G+G|-----------8-------------------6---|
D MajorD|-------------9-------------------7-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|