Ordinary People- John Legend

* 9 year old Jamael playing John Legend's Ordinary People



* The chords for most of the song is Bbmaj7, Ebmaj9, and Fmaj7 w/a lot of improvising.
It is actually a 4-b7-1 progression in the key of F

"Ordinary People" by: John Legend
Key F LH/RH

Intro (from sheet music):

/ D-D (high)
/ C-C
Bb / A-D-F-A
Bb / G-C-D-G
/ C-F-G-C
Eb / Bb-D-G-Bb
Eb (2x) /
/ Bb
Bb /
Eb / Bb-D-G-Bb
Bb /
Eb / G-Bb-D-G
/ D-G-Bb-D
F / C-E-A-C
C /
F /
/ D-D (high)
/ C-C
Bb / A-D-F-A
Bb / G-C-D-G
/ C-F-G-C
Eb / Bb-D-G-Bb
Bb /
Eb /
/ G, Bb, C, D, G, low G
Bb /
Eb / G-Bb-D-F
Bb /
Eb / Eb-G-Bb-D
/ Bb
F / C-E-A-C
C /
F /

Verse 1 (my version):

/ C, D *Go to Chorus from here
Bb / A-C-D-F
F / Girl, I'm
Bb / in love with you
/ A-C-D-F
Eb / F-G-Bb-D
Eb (2x) / This ain't the honeymoon
Bb /
Eb / F-G-Bb-D we're
Bb / past the
Eb / F-G-Bb-D infatua-
/ F-G-Bb-D tion
F / G-A-C-E phase
C /
F /
(repeat)

Chorus:

Bb / A-C-D-F
F / We're just
Bb / C-D-F-A ordi-
/ C-D-F-A nary
Eb / Bb-D-F-G people
Eb (2x) /
/ Bb-D-F-G
Bb /
Eb / Bb-D-F-G
Bb / We don't
Eb / Bb-D-F-G know which
/ Bb-D-F-G way to
F / C-E-G-A go
C /
F / C-E-G-A
/ D-D
/ C-C
(repeat)

Verse 2:

Bb / Ab-Db-F Maybe we'll live and learn
Eb / G-Bb-Db-F Maybe we'll crash and burn
F / G-A-C-E Maybe you'll stay, maybe you'll
F / G-A-C-E leave, maybe you'll return
(repeat)

Go back to chorus chords and play it through. End on the Fmaj7 chord, F / G-A-C-E.

I suggest playing the chords without trying to match words to it first because it's kind a hard to match every word exactly with every chord.

* Buy Ordinary People by John Legend

Ordinary People By John Legend. Single for voice, piano and guitar (chords only). 8 pages. Published by Cherry Lane. (HL.2500823) See more info...

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