Joe Walsh – Ordinary Average Guy (Ukulele)

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1991 tune from album of the same name. Times shown are elapsed time from the start; tabbed by Marty Lurvey. Intro: ( synthesizer ) 0:28 C / / / G / / / F / / / / / / / 0:39 Verse 1

C                    G
I'm just an ordinary average guy. 

   F
My 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. 

   C                 G
We all live ordinary average lives,

     F
With average kids, and average wives.  1:16

Verse 2

C                        G          
We all go bowling at the bowling lanes, 

F
Drink a few beers, bowl a few frames. 

           C                F     C-C-F-F ]
We're just ordinary average guys, 

                 C-C-F-F ]
Ordinary average guys.   1:41

Instrumental C / / / G / / / F / / / / / / / 1:53 Verse 3

C                     G
And every Saturday we work in the yard, 

F
Pick up the dog do, hope that it's hard. (ruff ruff) 

C                               G 
Take out the garbage, and clean out the garage, 

   F
My friend's got a Chrysler, I've got a Dodge. 

           C                F       C-C-F-F ]
We're just ordinary average guys, 

             C-C-F_F ]
Ordinary average guys.  2:32

Instrumental ( bowling sound effects first, then synthesizer ) 2:48 Outro

C / / /  G / / /  F / / /  / / / /  
( no lyrics )

C                G
Ordinary average guy, 

F
Ordinary average guy, 

C                G
Ordinary average guy, 

F
Ordinary average, average guys.   3:20

C                G
Ordinary average guy, 

F
Ordinary average guy, 

C                G
Ordinary average guy, 

F
Ordinary average, average, average...   3:44

( fadeout )

   C                G
...guys.

Ordinary average guy,

F
Ordinary average guy, 

C                G
Ordinary average guy, 

F
Ordinary average...    4:05