Chords for Great Big Sea | Ordinary Day
Tempo:
104.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Ordinary Day is a song myself and Sean wrote in the mid 90s, but I really tried my best to finish it on my own.
I remember when we were in the studio, the producer suggested that we needed an electric guitar solo in order to get on the radio.
But instead we played a button accordion solo.
And he thought we'd committed a terrible crime against the song.
It would ruin it, it would never go nowhere.
That'd be it then, it'd go nowhere after that.
He said it would never get on the radio.
It would never play that song, no.
And he was right.
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[F]
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [D]
[C] [F] It's just an [C] ordinary day, and it's all your state of mind.
At the end [Dm] of the day, you've just [C] got to say it's alright.
[F]
[G] [C] Janie sings on the corner, [Bb] what keeps her from [F] dying?
Let them say what they want, but she [F] won't stop trying.
No, [C] you don't.
She might stumble if they push [G] her around.
She might fall, but she'd never let down.
It's not so bad.
High five!
[C] And now say.
[Dm] [F] It's just an [C] ordinary day, and it's all your state of mind.
At the end [Bb] of the day, you've just [C] got to say it's alright.
[F]
It's alright.
Come on, get up, get up, get up, get up, get up.
[Bb] [C] [F]
[G] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] Go get em up!
[G] [Bb] [F]
[D] [F]
Go!
This is Toronto!
Come on!
And I say hey, hey, hey, it's just an ordinary day.
[C] At the end [F] of the [C] day.
I say hey, hey, hey, [Bb] it's just an ordinary [C] [F] [C] day.
At the end [Dm] of the [F] day.
Oh, this beautiful life, there's always some sorrow.
It's a double-edged knife, but there's always tomorrow.
[C] It's a deal now, if [G] you're single, swim.
It has to be the thing that is sure will come in.
It's not so [Dm] bad.
And I say hey, hey, hey, it's [Bb] just an [C] ordinary day.
It's [Bb] all your [F] state of [C] mind.
At the end of the day, [D] you've just got to say I [G] say hey, hey, hey, it's just an [C] ordinary day.
It's all [F] your state of mind.
At the end of the day, you've just [C] got to say [F] it's alright.
It's alright.
I've got a [C] smile on my face and I've got [F] four walls around me.
[N]
I remember when we were in the studio, the producer suggested that we needed an electric guitar solo in order to get on the radio.
But instead we played a button accordion solo.
And he thought we'd committed a terrible crime against the song.
It would ruin it, it would never go nowhere.
That'd be it then, it'd go nowhere after that.
He said it would never get on the radio.
It would never play that song, no.
And he was right.
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[F]
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [D]
[C] [F] It's just an [C] ordinary day, and it's all your state of mind.
At the end [Dm] of the day, you've just [C] got to say it's alright.
[F]
[G] [C] Janie sings on the corner, [Bb] what keeps her from [F] dying?
Let them say what they want, but she [F] won't stop trying.
No, [C] you don't.
She might stumble if they push [G] her around.
She might fall, but she'd never let down.
It's not so bad.
High five!
[C] And now say.
[Dm] [F] It's just an [C] ordinary day, and it's all your state of mind.
At the end [Bb] of the day, you've just [C] got to say it's alright.
[F]
It's alright.
Come on, get up, get up, get up, get up, get up.
[Bb] [C] [F]
[G] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] Go get em up!
[G] [Bb] [F]
[D] [F]
Go!
This is Toronto!
Come on!
And I say hey, hey, hey, it's just an ordinary day.
[C] At the end [F] of the [C] day.
I say hey, hey, hey, [Bb] it's just an ordinary [C] [F] [C] day.
At the end [Dm] of the [F] day.
Oh, this beautiful life, there's always some sorrow.
It's a double-edged knife, but there's always tomorrow.
[C] It's a deal now, if [G] you're single, swim.
It has to be the thing that is sure will come in.
It's not so [Dm] bad.
And I say hey, hey, hey, it's [Bb] just an [C] ordinary day.
It's [Bb] all your [F] state of [C] mind.
At the end of the day, [D] you've just got to say I [G] say hey, hey, hey, it's just an [C] ordinary day.
It's all [F] your state of mind.
At the end of the day, you've just [C] got to say [F] it's alright.
It's alright.
I've got a [C] smile on my face and I've got [F] four walls around me.
[N]
Key:
F
C
Bb
G
Dm
F
C
Bb
_ _ Ordinary Day is a song myself and Sean wrote in the mid 90s, but I really tried my best to finish it on my own.
I remember when we were in the studio, the producer suggested that we needed an electric guitar solo _ in order to get on the radio.
But instead we played a button accordion solo.
_ And he thought we'd committed a terrible crime against the song.
It would ruin it, it would never go nowhere.
That'd be it then, it'd go nowhere after that.
He said it would never get on the radio.
It would never play that song, no.
And he was right. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] It's just an [C] ordinary day, and it's all your state of mind.
At the end [Dm] of the day, you've just [C] got to say it's alright.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] Janie sings on the corner, [Bb] what keeps her from [F] dying? _ _ _ _
Let them say what they want, but she [F] won't stop trying.
No, [C] you don't.
She might stumble if they push [G] her around.
She might fall, but she'd never let down.
It's not so bad.
High five!
[C] _ And now say.
_ [Dm] [F] It's just an [C] ordinary day, and it's all your state of mind.
At the end [Bb] of the day, you've just [C] got to say it's alright.
[F] _ _
_ It's alright.
Come on, get up, get up, get up, get up, get up.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ Go get em up! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Go!
This _ _ is Toronto!
_ _ Come on!
And I say hey, hey, hey, it's just an ordinary day. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ At the end [F] of the _ _ [C] day.
I say hey, hey, hey, [Bb] it's just an ordinary [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ day.
At the end [Dm] of the _ [F] day. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, this beautiful life, there's always some sorrow.
_ _ _ _ It's a double-edged knife, but there's always tomorrow. _ _
_ _ [C] It's a deal now, if [G] you're single, swim.
It has to be the thing that is sure will come in.
It's not so [Dm] bad.
_ And I say hey, hey, hey, it's [Bb] just an [C] ordinary day.
It's [Bb] all your [F] state of [C] mind.
At the end of the day, [D] you've just got to say I [G] say hey, hey, hey, it's just an [C] ordinary day.
It's all [F] your state of mind.
At the end of the day, you've just [C] got to say [F] it's alright. _
_ _ _ It's alright. _ _
I've got a [C] smile on my face and I've got [F] four walls around me.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I remember when we were in the studio, the producer suggested that we needed an electric guitar solo _ in order to get on the radio.
But instead we played a button accordion solo.
_ And he thought we'd committed a terrible crime against the song.
It would ruin it, it would never go nowhere.
That'd be it then, it'd go nowhere after that.
He said it would never get on the radio.
It would never play that song, no.
And he was right. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] It's just an [C] ordinary day, and it's all your state of mind.
At the end [Dm] of the day, you've just [C] got to say it's alright.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] Janie sings on the corner, [Bb] what keeps her from [F] dying? _ _ _ _
Let them say what they want, but she [F] won't stop trying.
No, [C] you don't.
She might stumble if they push [G] her around.
She might fall, but she'd never let down.
It's not so bad.
High five!
[C] _ And now say.
_ [Dm] [F] It's just an [C] ordinary day, and it's all your state of mind.
At the end [Bb] of the day, you've just [C] got to say it's alright.
[F] _ _
_ It's alright.
Come on, get up, get up, get up, get up, get up.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ Go get em up! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Go!
This _ _ is Toronto!
_ _ Come on!
And I say hey, hey, hey, it's just an ordinary day. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ At the end [F] of the _ _ [C] day.
I say hey, hey, hey, [Bb] it's just an ordinary [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ day.
At the end [Dm] of the _ [F] day. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, this beautiful life, there's always some sorrow.
_ _ _ _ It's a double-edged knife, but there's always tomorrow. _ _
_ _ [C] It's a deal now, if [G] you're single, swim.
It has to be the thing that is sure will come in.
It's not so [Dm] bad.
_ And I say hey, hey, hey, it's [Bb] just an [C] ordinary day.
It's [Bb] all your [F] state of [C] mind.
At the end of the day, [D] you've just got to say I [G] say hey, hey, hey, it's just an [C] ordinary day.
It's all [F] your state of mind.
At the end of the day, you've just [C] got to say [F] it's alright. _
_ _ _ It's alright. _ _
I've got a [C] smile on my face and I've got [F] four walls around me.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _