Ordinary Man Chords by Triumph

Tempo:
77.7 bpm
Chords used:

Em

D

A

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ordinary Man - Triumph chords
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[E] [C]
Ordinary man
[D] Ordinary
[A]
[E] [Em]
[C#] [A] [Em]
[C#] [Em] man
Look in the mirror
Tell me what do you see
[A] [Em] Or can you lie to yourself
Like you're [C#] lying to me
[A] Do you [Am] fall asleep real easy
[C] Feeling justified and right
[G] Or do you wake up [D] feeling empty
[E] In the middle [A] of the night
You [C] wanna think you're different
[Em] But you [D] know you [C] never can
You're just [Am] [Bm] another [E] ordinary [Em]
man
If [A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
you're being as truthful as you [C#] say
[A] Just
[Am] [C] ask me
[G] [D] [A] who you're saying it to
[C] The more I get to [Em] see
The [D] less [C]
[Am] I'm just another
[Bm] [Em]
[D] [C]
[Em] [D] [A]
[Em] [D] [C]
[Am] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [G] [A]
[Em] Don't
[E] [Em] ask for a wicked
Just do what we can
We don't have a teacher
Say [E] you've got to become this [G] man
[D] Everybody plays the game
I've played since time began
[E] [G] You [E] don't need me to be your [D] man
[E] [D]
[A] I'm [Em] [D] [A]
[E] [Em] [E]
[Em] still here [E] to stay
All the truth [Dm] that's [E] in my mind is shining
[G]
I [D] see the flash of light
[G] [D] I hear the thunder running
[G]
[Am] [G] [E] [Em] So come [D] on [A] in
[Em]
[D] I'm [A] [C]
trying [E] [D] [C] to stay
[A] Stand up!
[C]
[D] [E] [Em]
[D] [A] [Em]
[D] [C] [A] [Em]
[C] [C#m] [D] [E] [G] [A] [B]
[F#m] [D]
[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm] [A] [G] [A]
[F#m] [Em]
[C#m] [C#]
[Em] [A]
[Em]
All the truth was gonna [A] set me free
[Em] Now I feel the chains of this responsibility
[A]
I [Am] feel it in my [C] head
I am saying
[G] I'll give myself [D] away
With a [A] bite of simple bait
[C] I'm just the same as you
[Em] I'm your blue [D] plaster
[C]
[Am] Crashed in your [Bm] head
For an [E] ordinary man
[Em] [D] So [C]
[Em] [D] [G] [A]
[Em] [D] [C]
[Am] I say
[Bm] Take [C]
[D] your chances
[Em] [D] [C]
[Bm] [A]
[Dm] [Em] [D] [C]
Here's [Am] to [Bm] wealth
[C]
That's [D] all [Em] I'm saying
[D] [C] [D] [A]
[Em] [D]
[N]
Key:  
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Triumph - Ordinary Man chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bm, Em, D, C, Em, A, Em, Am and Bm. Ease into the song by practicing at 38 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 78 BPM. With the song's key of C Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ Ordinary man
[D] Ordinary _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [Em] man
Look in the mirror
Tell me what do you see
[A] [Em] Or can you lie to yourself
Like you're [C#] lying to me
[A] Do you [Am] fall asleep real easy
[C] Feeling justified and right
[G] Or do you wake up [D] feeling empty
[E] In the middle [A] of the night
You [C] wanna think you're different
[Em] But you [D] know you [C] never can
You're just [Am] [Bm] another [E] ordinary [Em] _
man
If [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ you're being as truthful as you [C#] say
[A] Just _
_ [Am] _ [C] ask me _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] who you're saying it to
[C] The more I get to [Em] see
The [D] less [C] _
_ [Am] I'm just another
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ Don't _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ ask for a wicked
Just do what we can
We don't have a teacher
Say [E] you've got to become this [G] man
[D] Everybody plays the game
I've played since time began
[E] _ _ [G] You [E] don't need me to be your [D] man
[E] _ _ [D] _
[A] I'm _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ still here [E] _ to stay
All the truth [Dm] that's [E] in my mind is shining
[G]
I [D] see the flash of light
[G] [D] I hear the thunder running
[G] _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [Em] So come [D] on [A] in
_ [Em] _
[D] I'm _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
trying [E] _ [D] [C] to stay
[A] Stand up!
[C] _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ [C#m] _ [D] _ [E] _ [G] _ [A] _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [G] _ [A] _
[F#m] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All the truth was gonna [A] set me free
[Em] Now I feel the chains of this responsibility
[A] _
I [Am] feel it in my [C] head
I am saying
[G] I'll give myself [D] away
With a [A] bite of simple bait
[C] I'm just the same as you
[Em] I'm your blue [D] plaster
[C] _
[Am] Crashed in your [Bm] head _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ For an [E] ordinary _ man
_ [Em] _ [D] So _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] I say
[Bm] Take _ [C] _
_ [D] your chances
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C]
Here's _ _ [Am] to [Bm] wealth
[C]
That's [D] all [Em] I'm saying
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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