Transcribed by:  Eddie Garcia   
 
I hope I got it right, It sounds pretty good when I play it!!! 
 
 
D5                                G5 
Shelley's at the kitchen table, cup of coffee and the morning paper 
D5                 B5            G5 
He walks in she's so surprised, to see the tears in his eyes 
D5                                G5 
He says I love you I'm so sorry, but bigger things are waiting for me 
D5                     B5  G5  A5 
And I can't take this anymore... 
 

                  D5          B5              G5             A5 
I pay the bills, watch tv, day in day out the same routine 
           D5              B5           G5       A5 
I mow the grass, fix the leak just to fix it again 
          D5           B5                A5               G5 
We go to church go to work, so picture perfect that it hurts 
  D5              B5      A5           G5         D5 
I feel like I'm trapped inside this ordinary life.      
 

D5                                G5 
Shelley's at the kitchen table, crayons and construction paper 
D5            B5            G5  
Hey mom look what I drew, it's a picture of me and you 
 D5 
Then at night when she says their prayers 
G5 
She runs her fingers through his hair 
     D5          B5  G5  A5 
So thankful for every day... 
 
(chorus) 
                D5           B5             G5                 A5 
They pay their bills, watch tv, day in day out it's all they need 
              D5              B5           G5      A5 
They mow the grass, fix the leak just to fix it again 
             D5            BM        A5                     G5 
They go to church, go to school, everyday it's something new 
 D5                B5             A5             G5        D5 
Precious are the days as they go by, in their ordinary lives. 
 

 B5                A5                G5 
Phone rings he's calling from the airport 
               A5              D5 
It's midnight he's all alone again 
 G5          D5                B5        A5 
He'says I can't believe how much I've missed 
 G5                   A5 
And what I wouldn't give... 
 
(chorus) 
            D5           B5             G5             A5 
To pay the bills, watch tv, day in day out the same routine 
            D5              B5           G5      A5 
To mow the grass, fix the leak just to fix it again 
          D5             B5         A5                   G5 
To go to church, go to work I can't tell you how this hurts 
 D5              B5      A5             G5        D5 
I miss my son I miss my wife, and my ordinary life!