Ordinary Uke tab by Joriah  Kwamé

‘Ordinary’ Ukulele Chords

Arr. Joriah Kwame & Jacob Lindquist

[Verse 1]
                           E
I notice how she looks at me
                            E
But I pretend that I don't see
                   A                             Am
It's easier if I let the tension subside
                            E
I've seen it in the books I read
                            E
A magic that you cannot see
                        A
There's no limitations
                            Am
They wear it with pride


[Pre-Chorus]
            B                                 E
But the characters I read never act or look like me
            B                                                            E
I can't depend on them to lead me through the right door
       Bm                                                  D
And what's the point of falling, when I know I'm only stalling?
              D                      B
Cause I have to go back home


[Chorus]
                                        E
Where I'm just one in the herd
                            B
Tripping ovеr my words
                            A
Trying hard to go with the grain
                    B
Keeping the quirks in my brain
                 E                             B
I'm on the brink of discovеry, I think
                        A
But what if I'm dreaming?
                      B
That's what it seems like

                   E                                   A
Cause this girl thinks I'm part of her world
                      A             Am
And that new territory's scary
D                                     A
If I turn the handle, am I asking for a scandal?
B                                          E
Should I try to be ordinary?


[Verse 2]
Baaah!
                               E
I've always been a little odd
                          E
The only pea inside the pod
                           A          
That's not an expression, I'm guessing
      Am
Oh well
                                E (slide finger on G,C & E strings from 4th fret to the 3rd and then back)
See? That's exactly what I mean
                              E
I'm just as awkward as I seem
                                  A
Plus, she makes me nervous
                           Am
I hope she can't tell


[Pre-Chorus]
B                                         E
What is it she sees, in this cluster clump of me?
      B                                           E
Or, could it maybe be I'm going crazy?
        Bm         
And hey! Who am I kidding?
        D
This isn't some sweet beginning
           D                   B
Just a detour to the end!


[Chorus]
                            E
Then back to the herd
                            B
Tripping over my words
                             A
Trying hard to go with the grain
                    B
Keeping the quirks in my brain
                 E                             B
I'm on the brink of discovery, I think
                        A          Am
But what if I'm dreaming?


[Bridge]
       A          A
Do I rewind? Induce amnesia?
E           E    
Pretend I didn't see her?
A              A
Succumb to stupid fear?
E              G#m            A
Or just believe in my heart? (Heart)
                    Am
Why play a part?


[Chorus]
                        E
Why follow the herd?
                                B
Why not trust in my words?
                          A
Don't wanna go with the grain!
                  B
Why try to make myself plain?
                  E                                B
I'm on the brink of rediscovery, I think!
                       A
So what if I'm dreaming?
                B
I like the scene that I'm in!


[Outro]
               E                           A
And this girl is a part of this world
                                   A                          Am
The thought of being normal's far more scary
          A
I'll be brave and I'll be kind
                 A
I'll make a choice and change my mind
         Am
I will mess up all the time
                       Am
They'll say I'm weird, but I'll be fine
          B                  B            E
I'll be anything but ordinary!