• Song:

    Ordinary World

  • Artist:

    Duran Duran

  • Album:

    The Best Of Duran Duran

Ordinary World Tabbed by George Ireland Of Rugby.

Chords: C#m(446654) E(022100) F#(244322) A(577655) B(799877)
Main Riff: C#m,/E,F#,/C#m
PreChorus: C#m,G#,B,E
Chorus: B,F#,A,E,B

The way he plays it, he goes C#m,then you hear the slide to the E then strum strum,
then F# then strum strum slide up to the C#m so the way he plays it.. if you listen
to the acoustic version, almost sounds like 4 chords, but really its only 3

Then guitar 1 playes the foreground riff 1 :


e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--17-17-17-16-16-16-14-14-14-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B-14-14-14-12^12-12^12-12--------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

Main Riff:

C#mCame (x13321@4)in from a rainy Thursday
E (022100@1)      Bon (x2444x@1)the avenue
C3m                               E (022100@1)  Bthought (x2444x@1)I heard you talking softly
C#m (x13321@4)                             E (022100@1)     BI (x2444x@1)turned on the lights, the TV and the radio

C#m (x13321@4)                             E (022100@1)   Bstill (x2444x@1)I can't escape the ghost of you

C#mWhat (x13321@4)is happened to it all?
G#mCrazy, (133111@4)some say
B (x2444x@1)                         EWhere (022100@1)is the life that I recognize?
Egone (022100@1)away

B (x2444x@1)                       F#mBut (244222@1)I won't cry for yesterday
                      Athere's (x02220@1)an ordinary world
        E (022100@1)         Bsomehow (x2444x@1)I have to find
B (x2444x@1)                      F#mAnd (244222@1)as I try to make my way
                  Ato (x02220@1)the ordinary world
        A (x02220@1)         EI (022100@1)will learn to survive

C#mPassion (x13321@4)or coincidence
E (022100@1)       Bonce (x2444x@1)prompted you to say
C3m              E (022100@1)B"Pride (x2444x@1)will tear us both apart"
C#mWell (x13321@4)now pride's gone out the window
E (022100@1)           Bcross (x2444x@1)the rooftops, runaway
C#m (x13321@4)           E (022100@1)   Bleft (x2444x@1)me in the vacuum of my heart

C#mWhat (x13321@4)is happening to me?
G#mCrazy, (133111@4)some say
B (x2444x@1)                         EWhere (022100@1)is my friend when I need you most?
EGone (022100@1)away

B (x2444x@1)                       F#mBut (244222@1)I won't cry for yesterday
                      Athere's (x02220@1)an ordinary world
        E (022100@1)         Bsomehow (x2444x@1)I have to find
B (x2444x@1)                      F#mAnd (244222@1)as I try to make my way
                  Ato (x02220@1)the ordinary world
        A (x02220@1)         EI (022100@1)will learn to survive

Riff 1 is played again:

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--17-17-17-16-16-16-14-14-14-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B-14-14-14-12^12-12^12-12--------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

C#mPapers (x13321@4)in the roadside
E (022100@1)      Btell (x2444x@1)of suffering and greed
C3m            E (022100@1)Bfeared (x2444x@1)today, forgot tomorrow
C#mooh, (x13321@4)here beside the news
E (022100@1)             Bof (x2444x@1)holy war and holy need
C#m (x13321@4)           E (022100@1)   Bours (x2444x@1)is just a little sorrowed talk

E(Just (022100@1)blowing away)

Riff 1 played again:

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--17-17-17-16-16-16-14-14-14-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B-14-14-14-12^12-12^12-12--------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

B (x2444x@1)                       F#mBut (244222@1)I won't cry for yesterday
                      Athere's (x02220@1)an ordinary world
        E (022100@1)         Bsomehow (x2444x@1)I have to find
B (x2444x@1)                      F#mAnd (244222@1)as I try to make my way
                  Ato (x02220@1)the ordinary world
        A (x02220@1)         EI (022100@1)will learn to survive

play this as he repeats 'I will learn'...'to survive'
        A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)
I think you will find this to be the most accurate tab so far for this song!!!

Please check out my other tab Pretty Vacant by the sex pistols.

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