Chords for "Ordinary People"

From: Jim Smart
Date: Sat, Sep 14, 1996 1:42 PM


Ordinary People

Written by Ray Davies

C                       Am
It's like another world, being here with you,
C                       Am
It's quite a trip for me, so this is reality.
F                   G            F              G
I'm studying every movement, I'm trying to learn the part,
Am                            A7
Now I want you to be natural, just relax and be as you are,
Dm                               G                     C
'Cos it's all for art, I want to observe the ordinary people

F                        G
Norman and I are changing places
         F              G
And I'm going to make him a star,
Am                                         A7
So I'm throwing away my stage suit and I'm packing away my guitar,
Dm                               G                     C
For the sake of art I'm gonna mix with the ordinary people.
C    Am  C   Am

F                        G
The things I've done for music,
F                        G
The things I've done for art.
Am                                         A7
So I'll make these sacrifices and I'll take it like a star
Dm                               G                     C  Am   C   Am
For the sake of art I will mix with the ordinary people.

C                        Am
I'm making observations, and character simulations.
C
I'll mix with his friends and relations,
 Am
And he'll be a part of me.

F                         G
He's changing places with Norman,
F                         G
To get background for his songs.
Am
I'm immortalising his life
A7
And I'll even sleep with his wife,
Dm                               G                     C  Am
For the sake of art I'll go to bed like the ordinary people.
C
Turn out the light.
Am
Turn out the light.
C


Transcribed in Honolulu, Hawaii
1996
by Jim Smart

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*       LYRIC/THOUGHT OF THE DAY                  *
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*   I musn't stay in this job too long            *
*   I gotta get out before the hold is too strong *
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*                           - Ray Davies          *
*                              The Kinks          *
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