Ordinary Man Lyrics

by Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot Ordinary Man Lyrics

CAPO: 1st Fret
INTRO:
C G Am G ~ ~ ~ C
VRS 1:
Try to understand
I'm not your ordinary man, still I can't deny
You go with me everywhere
When I'm dreaming you still share my lonely nights
VRS 2:
Try to see my side
It's not your ordinary pride that keeps driving me on
It's that lonesome, restless feeling that you feel under the gun
C D7 G ~ ~ Am
And it leads me to the highway, but it keeps my body warm
HORUS:
And as I wander to the cities and the towns
I get so lonesome knowing you could be around
And when the show is over, there's a Holiday Motel
F E E7 ~ ~ C
Another empty bottle and another tale to tell
VRS 3:
Try to comprehend
I'm not your ordinary friend at the end of my life
I would pray that I could be
Returning to the shelter of your love__
VRS 4:
Try to see my side
It's not your ordinary pride that keeps driving me on
It's that lonesome, restless feeling that you feel under the gun
C D7 G ~ ~ Am
And it leads me to the highway, but it keeps my body warm
HORUS:
And as I wander to the cities and the towns
I get so lonesome knowing you could be around
And when the show is over, there's a Holiday Motel
F E E7 ~ ~ C
And another empty bottle and another tale to tell
VRS 5:
Try to understand
I'm not your ordinary man, still I can't deny
You go with me everywhere, like a shadow in the gloom
I remember all the good times, there's a ghost in every room
OUTRO:
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