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Ordinary World (v2) (A Minor)
Artist: Duran Duran    Genre: Pop    Tempo: Moderate    Strum Pattern: | D – D – D U D U |    Roman Numerals: i, i7, m2, ii, III, IIIsus4, IV, iv, iv7, v, VI, vi, VII    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Duran Duran, 1992.
Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy   
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Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
Am7
(A,C,E,G)
- A E G C E
B♭
(B♭,D,F)
- B♭ F B♭ D -
Bm
(B,D,F♯)
F♯ B F♯ B D F♯
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Csus4
(C,F,G)
- C F G C -
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Dm
(D,F,A)
- - D A D F
Dm7
(D,F,A,C)
- - D A C F
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
Fm
(F,A♭,C)
- - F A♭ C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G

Intro Riff    (playing options: v1   v3   v4   )
E|--13--13--13--|-13--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--|-10--8--8--8---15--15--15-|-15--13--13--13--13--12--12--12--|-12--10--10--10-----8--------| B|--------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| G|--------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|--------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|--------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|8-----1--8-----8--1-----|-6-----1--6-----6-----8--|-8--| B|------------------------|----------------------6--|-5--| G|------------------------|-------------------------|----| D|------------------------|-------------------------|----| A|------------------------|-------------------------|----| E|------------------------|-------------------------|----|


Intro:
Overplays Intro Riff; Riff starts on beat 3 of measure
Slashes after a chord show how many beats to play of that chord ([G]//// //// - means there are 8 beats).
Chords without slashes are 4 beats (1 measure) each.
On the last chord of Intro ([C]/), strum once and let it ring for 4 beats.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// ////		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] /

Verse 1 (Sing A):
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Came in from a		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] rainy Thursday		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] on the ave–		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] –nue
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Thought I heard you		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] talking softly–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] –y		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I turned on the		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] lights, the TV,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] and the radi–		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] –o
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Still I can’t es–		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] –cape the ghost of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] you		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Bridge 1:
Each Bridge chord is 8 beats (2 measures) long.
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] //// What has happened //// to it all?		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Crazy, some’d say ////
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] //// Where is the //// life that I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] //// recognize? //// Gone away

Chorus 1 (Sing C):
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// But I won’t //// cry for yester–		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] –day, there’s an		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] ordinary...
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] World; Somehow		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I have to		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Third] find		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// And as I //// try to make my		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] way to the		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] ordinary...
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] World, I will		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] learn to sur–		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Third] –vive		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] //// /

Verse 2:
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Passion or co–		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] –incidence once		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] prompted you to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] say
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] “Pride will tear us		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] both apart;”		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Well, now –
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Pride’s gone out the		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] window, ’cross the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] rooftops, run a–		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] –way
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Left me in the		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] vacuum of my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] heart		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Bridge 2:
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] //// What is happ’ning //// to me?		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] //// Crazy, some’d say ////
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] //// Where is my //// friend when I		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] //// need you most? //// Gone away

Chorus 2:
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// But I won’t //// cry for yester–		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] –day, there’s an		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] ordinary...
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] World; Somehow		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I have to		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Third] find		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// And as I //// try to make my		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] way to the		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] ordinary...
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] World, I will		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] learn to sur–		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Third] –vive		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third]

Instrumental:
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// ////		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] //// ////
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// ////		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] /

Verse 2:
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Papers in the		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] roadside tell of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] suffering and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] greed
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Fear today, for–		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] –got tomorrow		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (Ooh–ooh)
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Here besides the		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] news of holy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] war and holy		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] need
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ours is just a		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] little sorrowed		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] //// talk, //// just blowin' away

Chorus 3:
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// And I don’t //// cry for yester–		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] –day, there’s an		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] ordinary...
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] World; Somehow		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I have to		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Third] find		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// And as I //// try to make my		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] way to the		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] ordinary...
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] World, I will		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] learn to sur–		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Third] –vive		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] (Every...)

Outro:
On the last chord of Outro ([C]/), strum once and let it ring for 4 beats.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// (Wo–o–o–) //// (–o–o–o–)		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (–o–o–orld)		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] (is my...)
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] (Wo–o–o–) I will		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] (–o–o–o–) learn to sur–		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Major Third] (–o–o–orld;) –vive		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] (Any...)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] //// (Wo–o–o–) //// (–o–o–o–)		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (–o–o–orld)		 [Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] (is my...)
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] (Wo–o–o–) I will		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] (–o–o–o–) learn to sur–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] / (–o–o–orld) –vive
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