MIKA - Ordinary Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Ordinary Man" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Ordinary Man Guitar Chords and Lyrics by MIKA

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Ordinary Man" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm                             Gm
woke up this morning just like every man does
C                                F
walked to the bathroom just like every man does
Gm                    Em7-5
made my bed just like every man must
A                                Dm
nursed my head my head just like every man must

Spent the day playing Nina Simone
Reorganized every record I own
I see my friends, we drank beer in a can
Half-drunk they smile, it'll be alright, man

               Gm                    C
just like the king who's losing his worth,
             F                    Dm
i'm like a snob that's fallen to Earth.
          Gm                          C
Everyone thinks that I’m staying the same
                   F                 Dm
are they secretly happy that I am in pain?

Chorus:
                    Gm
so you say it's ordinary love,
C                         F
but that's impossible to do
Dm                           Gm
there's no such thing as ordinary love
C                       F
i was ordinary just to you

Does it mean that I'm a regular man
Not as special as I think that I am?
As for you, all that I want to know
Did you stay up as I tumbled so low?

Just like a king who's losing his worth
I'm like the sun that's fallen to Earth
Everyone thinks that I'm staying the same
Are they secretly happy that I am in pain?

Chorus - x2

If I was ordinary
And love was ordinary
If I was ordinary
Oh, so very ordinary
If love was ordinary
And I was ordinary
Are you too?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ordinary Man" by MIKA.