Duran Duran - Ordinary World: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Ordinary World" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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C#m7
Came in from a rainy thursday
E        F#sus4 F#
on the avenue
C#m7                              E F#sus4 F#
thought I heard you talking softly
C#m7
I turned on the lights, the tv
E           F#sus4 F#
and the radio
C#m                                E F#sus4 F#
still I can't escape the ghost of you

C#m
What is happened to it all?
G#m7
Crazy, some say
D#7                       E
Where is the life that I recognize?
E
gone away

Chorus:
B                         F#m7
But I won't cry for yesterday
                     D
there's an ordinary world
        A/C#       E
somehow I have to find
B                       F#m7
And as I try to make my way
                D
to the ordinary world
        A/C#       F#m7
I will learn to survive

Passion or coincidence
Once prompted you to say
"Pride will tear us both apart"
Well now pride's gone out the window
Cross the rooftops
Run away
Left me in the vacuum of my heart

What is happening to me?
Crazy, some'd say
Where is my friend when I need you most?
Gone away

Chorus

C#m7
Papers in the roadside
         E             F#
Tell of suffering and greed
C#m
Fear today, forgot tomorrow
E F#sus4 F#
        Ooh
C#m7
Here besides the news of
      E            F#
holy war and holy need
C#m
Ours is just a little sorrowed
E   F#
talk

Chorus

Every one
Is my world, (I will learn to survive)
Any one
Is my world, (I will learn to survive)
Any one
Is my world
Every one
Is my world


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

D

Guitar chord D

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#sus4

Guitar chord F#sus4

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Ordinary World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran.

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