Ordinary Average Guy — Joe Walsh
Chords and lyrics for Ordinary Average Guy by Joe Walsh (key of F).
Verse 1
1991 tune from album of the same name. Times shown are elapsed time from
the
Intro: ( synthesizer ) 0:28 C / / / G / / / F / / / / / / / 0:39
Verse 1
[C]I'm just an ordinary [G]average guy.
My [F]friends are all boring, and so am I, 0:49
C F C-C-F-F ] C-C-F-F ]
We're just ordinary average guys.
We [C]all live ordinary [G]average lives,
With [F]average kids, and average wives. 1:16
Verse 2
[C]We all go bowling at the [G]bowling lanes,
[F]Drink a few beers, bowl a few frames.
We're just [C]ordinary average [F]guys, [C-C-F-F]
C-C-F-F ]
Ordinary average guys. 1:41
Instrumental C / / / G / / / F / / / / / / / 1:53
Verse 3
[C]And every Saturday we [G]work in the yard,
[F]Pick up the dog do, hope that it's hard. (ruff ruff)
[C]Take out the garbage, and clean [G]out the garage,
My [F]friend's got a Chrysler, I've got a Dodge.
We're just [C]ordinary average [F]guys, [C-C-F-F]
C-C-F_F ]
Ordinary average guys. 2:32
Instrumental ( bowling sound effects first, then synthesizer ) 2:48
Outro
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( no lyrics )
[C]Ordinary average [G]guy,
[F]Ordinary average guy,
[C]Ordinary average [G]guy,
[F]Ordinary average, average guys. 3:20
[C]Ordinary average [G]guy,
[F]Ordinary average guy,
[C]Ordinary average [G]guy,
[F]Ordinary average, average, average... 3:44
( fadeout )
[C]...guys.[G]
Ordinary average guy,
[F]Ordinary average guy,
[C]Ordinary average [G]guy,
[F]Ordinary average... 4:05
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