Ordinary Average Guy Chords & Lyrics by Joe Walsh
Ordinary Average Guy
guitar chords lyrics
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