Paul McCartney - Average Person: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Average Person" 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Chorus: A D A Look at the average person Em E Speak to the man in the street A D A Bm C Can you imagine the first one you'd meet Bm A Oh oh oh oh Bm C Bm A Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh A Dm A Well, I'm talking to a former engine driver (driver) A Dm A Trying to find out what he used to do Dm Em Dm Tells me that he always kept his engine (engine) A Spit and polished up, as good as new E7 But he said his only great ambition A Dmaj7 Amaj7 Was to work with lions in a zoo Amaj7 D (Oh to work with lions in a zoo) Dm A/C# Bm7-5 A Yes, dear, you heard right Dm A/C# Bm7 E7 Told me his ambition was to work with lions every A night Chorus: Look at the average person Speak to the man in the street Can you imagine the first one you'd meet Oh oh oh oh Well, I met a woman working as a waitress (waitress) I asked exactly what it was she did Said she worked the summer crowd at seasides (seasides) Winter time she ran away and hid Once she had a Hollywood audition But the part was given to a kid (Yes the part was given to a kid) Yes sir, you heard right Hollywood ambition made a starlet grow up overnight Well, I bumped into a man who'd been a boxer (boxer) Asked him what had been his greatest night He looked into the corners of his memory (mem'ry) Searching for a picture of the fight But he said he always had a feeling That he lacked a little extra height (Could have used a little extra height) Yes mate, you heard right He always had a feeling that he might have lacked A little height Chorus: Look at the average person Speak to the man in the queue Can you imagine the first one is you Look at the average person You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Amaj7  C  C#  D  Dm  Dmaj7  E  Em  E7  Bm  Bm7  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 "Average Person" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Average Person" by Paul McCartney.