Ordinary Ukulele chords by Joriah Kwame

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

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!