• Song:

    Ordinary Pain

  • Artist:

    Stevie Wonder

  • Album:

    Songs in the Key of Lif...

...ORDINARY PAIN... by Stevie Wonder  from Songs In The Key Of Life
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(Lyrics from StevieWonder.com)

*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: F)

Intro:

Bbmaj7,  D  Dmaj7  D7  D6  D+  D

Verse 1:

D (xx0232@1)     
 When by the phone
Dmaj7
 In vain you sit
D7 (xx0212@1)                   Am7 (x02010@1)             D9
 You very soon in your mind realize that it's not just
   Gm (355333@1)         C9 (x3233x@1)      Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)Em7
An ordinary pain  in your heart

Verse 2:

D (xx0232@1)When you by chance
   Dmaj7
Go knock on her door
D7 (xx0212@1)                     Am7 (x02010@1)                 D9
 Walkin' away you're con-vinced that it's much more than just
   Gm (355333@1)         C9 (x3233x@1)      Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)
An ordinary pain  in your heart
D7sus (xx0213@1)D7 (xx0212@1)      Bb7 (x13131@1)It's  more than just
   Gm (355333@1)         C9 (x3233x@1)      Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)DAn (xx0232@1)ordinary pain  in your heart

Chorus 1:

Em7              D (xx0232@1)Don't fool your-self
    F#m (244222@1)       Bm7But (x20202@1)tell no one else
     D7sus (xx0213@1)name="chord_xx0212@1">D7        Bb7That (x13131@1)it's  more than just
   Gm (355333@1)         C9 (x3233x@1)      Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)D (xx0232@1)Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)
An ordinary pain  in your heart
D6 (xx04xx@1)D+   D (xx0232@1)  Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)In your heart
D6 (xx04xx@1)D+   D (xx0232@1)In your heart

Verse 3:

D (xx0232@1)When you catch up
    Dmaj7But (xx0222@1)she says goodbye
D7 (xx0212@1)                         Am7 (x02010@1)             D9
 Hold back your tears and be-fore you start to cry
                Gm (355333@1)          C9 (x3233x@1)      Dmaj (xx0232@1)Em7
Say you feel un-necessary pain  in your heart

Verse 4:

D (xx0232@1) Tell her you're glad
     Dmaj7It's (xx0222@1)over in fact
D7 (xx0212@1)                       Am7 (x02010@1)                D9
 Can she take with her the pain she brought you back
           Gm (355333@1)         C9 (x3233x@1)        Dmaj7Takin (xx0222@1)that ordinary pain  from your heart
D7sus (xx0213@1)D7 (xx0212@1)      Bb7 (x13131@1)It's  more than just
   Gm (355333@1)         C9 (x3233x@1)      Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)DAn (xx0232@1)ordinary pain  in your heart

Chorus 2:

Em7              D (xx0232@1)Don't fool your-self
    F#m (244222@1)       Bm7But (x20202@1)tell no one else
     D7sus (xx0213@1)name="chord_xx0212@1">D7        Bb7That (x13131@1)it's  more than just
   Gm (355333@1)         C9 (x3233x@1)      Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)D (xx0232@1)Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)
An ordinary pain  in your heart
D6 (xx04xx@1)D+   D (xx0232@1)  Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)In your heart
D6 (xx04xx@1)D+   D (xx0232@1)In your heart

PART II:

(Funk):

Dm7  G7  (x4)
                          Dm7   G7You're (320001@1)just a masachistic fool
Dm7          G7 (320001@1)             Dm7   G7 (320001@1)Because you knew my love was cruel
Dm7        G7 (320001@1)               Dm7   G7 (320001@1)You never listened when they said
Dm7             G7 (320001@1)            Dm7   G7 (320001@1)Don't let that girl go to your head
Dm7         G7 (320001@1)              Dm7       G7 (320001@1)But like a play boy you said no (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7          G7 (320001@1)                 Dm7         G7 (320001@1)This little girl's mind you will blow (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7         G7 (320001@1)             Dm7        G7 (320001@1)But then I blew you out the box (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7            G7 (320001@1)             Dm7         G7 (320001@1)When I put my stuff on key and lock (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7          G7 (320001@1)         Dm7         G7 (320001@1)It makes me feel kind of sick (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7           G7 (320001@1)         Dm7          G7 (320001@1)To know love put you in a trick (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7         G7 (320001@1)               Dm7        G7 (320001@1)I knew our love would have to end (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7        G7 (320001@1)              Dm7           G7 (320001@1)The day I made it with your friend (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7          G7 (320001@1)          Dm7         G7 (320001@1)Giving your love to one unreal (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7         G7 (320001@1)            Dm7         G7 (320001@1)Like a big fool I know you feel (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7          G7 (320001@1)        Dm7         G7 (320001@1)But in this lovie-dovie game (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7           G7 (320001@1)              Dm7         G7 (320001@1)With all its joy there must be pain (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7          G7 (320001@1)            Dm7         G7 (320001@1)But now the time has surely come (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7              G7 (320001@1)              Dm7        G7T (320001@1)his game don't seem like so much fun (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7           G7 (320001@1)          Dm7          G7 (320001@1)You're cryin big corcodile tears (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7              G7 (320001@1)                Dm7          G7 (320001@1)Don't match the ones I've cried for years (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7         G7 (320001@1)             Dm7        G7 (320001@1)When I was home waiting for you (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7           G7 (320001@1)                Dm7       G7 (320001@1)You were out somewhere doing the do (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7           G7 (320001@1)           Dm7         G7 (320001@1)You know I'd really like to stay (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7           G7 (320001@1)           Dm7        G7 (320001@1)But like you did I've go to play (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7             G7 (320001@1)              Dm7       G7 (320001@1)You're dumb to think I'd let you be (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7              G7 (320001@1)               Dm7       G7 (320001@1)Scott free with-out some pain from me (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7           G7 (320001@1)            Dm7           G7 (320001@1)I heard your song and took a chance (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7          G7 (320001@1)          Dm7          G7 (320001@1)But to your music I can't dance (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7           G7 (320001@1)       Dm7         G7 (320001@1)Go tell your story 'sob-sad' (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7        G7 (320001@1)            Dm7        G7 (320001@1)About you blowin what you had (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7              G7 (320001@1)            Dm7        G7 (320001@1)Since one ain't good enough for you (or*di*nary pain)
Dm7           G7 (320001@1)             Dm7       G7 (320001@1)Then do your-self see how you do (or*di*nary pain)

Dm7    G7 (320001@1) Dm7         G7 (320001@1)Or*di*nary pain, or*di*nary pain
Dm7    G7 (320001@1) Dm7         G7 (320001@1)Or*di*nary pain, or*di*nary pain
Dm7    G7 (320001@1) Dm7         G7 (320001@1)Or*di*nary pain, or*di*nary pain

(Repeat to Fade)   


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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 Bbmaj7 (x13231@1)   D (xx0232@1)   Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)  D7 (xx0212@1)    D6 (xx04xx@1)    D+     Am7 (x02010@1)    D9     
 
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  
 x13231  xx0232  xx2222  xx0212  xx0202  xx0332  x02013  x5455x  

   Gm (355333@1)    C9 (x3233x@1)    Em7     F#m (244222@1)   Bm7 (x20202@1)  D7sus (xx0213@1)  Bb7 (x13131@1)  Dm7       

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE    
 3x033x  x3233x  022030  244222  x24232  xx0213  x13131  xx0211    

   G7 (320001@1)
 EADGBE
 323000


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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