Gordon Lightfoot – Ordinary Man (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
## NOTE 1: ~ ~ ~ = Bass Walk-Up from G to C ##
## NOTE 2: ~ ~ = Bass Walk-Up from G to Am or E7 to C ##
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
[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 ##)
G C G