The Ordinary Man

from "GRUB STREET"

STEADY, HAUNTINGLY

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I'm

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Dm

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STEADY, HAUNTINGLY

F/A

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music and lyrics by Bradford Proctor

not so

fool - ish as

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to be lieve
-

man is loved 'cause he tries

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what

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earns him res pect,

- what gives him ef fect
is tal ent,
- the skills he ap plies,
-

I'm

not so

fool - ish as

to be

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Am7
F

Dm

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lieve

F/A

man

suc ceeds
-

'cause he wants

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the

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world calls his bluff,'cause that's not e nough,

it should n't
- come as a sur prise,
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C/E
Dm
F

so

tell me

whatto

Gm

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17

want.

Tell me

Gm

man.

Tell me

Gm

that I'm not an or -di nar

- -y

FC/EDmAm/C

C7

re fuse
- to try

for more?

How do

I give up the lie

and set tle

-

SLOWER, STATELY

Bb2

How do

C7

what to try.

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C13

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for less than I al read

- -y had? How do you

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lose?

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How do you

F/C

stop? How do you lookback

C/E

Dm

Am/C

and

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not be jeal -ous?

Bb/C

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F/A

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So

tell me

Gm

what to

Dm

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C/E

D/F#

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want.

Tell

Gm

me

what to
C7

try.

Tell

me

that I'm

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not
F

an

or

- di nar
- -y

C/E

Dm

Am/C

man.

Do

Bb2

re fuse
- to try

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and set tle

- for less than I al read
- -y had?How do you lose?

C13

A7

And do

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47

I give up the lie

for more?

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F/C

How do you stop?When you lookback!

C/E Dm

Am/C

Bb2

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When

the

world loves who you pre sen

- -

ted, and you're a lie

that you in vent

- -

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Bb

C/B

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Dm

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when do you stop?

When you've al ways,

al ways
looked a head,
-

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but now the fut - ure's in the red, is

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C/B

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Dm

ted,

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that when you stop?

You

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pos

- si ble
-

C# Dm

C/B

rall.

be -fore,

Dm/C G11

be -fore!

G7

B/C

So do

rall.

ted some thing

more but more

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on -ly wan -

was

on

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ly

Am

GRAND

I re fuse
- to try

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for more?

C13

GRAND

So do

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I give up the lie

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and set tle

- for less than I al read
- -y had? Giv ing
- it

C13

A7

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go

Bb2

to face,

em brace
-

E11

Am7

D7

Gm11

- i

is giv ing
- it

F/C

the ord

D11

up

- nar - y

Eb9

C/E

andlet ting
- it

Dm Am/C

man,

Am7

the

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up,

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or

di

nar

man!

REPEAT under dialogue

Gm11

Dm

Eb9

Bma7

C/E

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D/F#

F/A

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Am7

F/A

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Gm

Dm

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A+

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