ORDINARY PEOPLE Stephens & Adams John Legend
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| // // | //// | //// | / ~ ^Hoh oh^hoh hh.| hh hh / hoh | o^h o^h // | //// | //// |
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| ~ ^Girl Im^in love^with=you uu | ~ but=this aint^the honeymoon nn | ~ ^we’re past^the infatua a^tion|
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| phase ee // | ~ we’re=right in^the thick^of=love ee | ~ At=times we^get sick^of=love ee |
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| ~ it=seems like^we argue everyday.| yy yy ~ ^I know^Ive.| e^mis behaved d^and youve^made.|
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| e^your mistakes s^and we’ve^both.| h^still got^room m^left to^grow.| ww ww ~ ^And though^love.|
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| e sometimes ^hurts ss I^still | l^put you^first t^And we'll^make.| e^this thing^work k^but I^think.|
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| k^we should^take ee it^slow.|
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||: w^We're just^or dinary^peo.| o^ple ee // | ~ ^we dont^know which way^to | go oo // |
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| ~ ^Coz we're ordi nary^peo.| o^ple ee // | ~ ^maybe we e^should take^it |
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| slow w ~ Take it | slow w oh ~ oh.| h^h hh // | This^time ^we'll take ~ it^slow.| ww / Take it |
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| slow w oh ~ oh.| h^h hh // |
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1. | This^time ^we'll take ~ it^slow.| ww /// | ~ ^this aint^a movie=no oo |
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| No^fairy tale^con clusion y^all | ~ it=gets more^con fusing everyday.| yy / oh h^h |
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| ~ ^Some times^its heaven sent^then=we | ~ ^head back^to hell^again nn |
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| ~ We=kiss then^we make^up on^the=way.| yy yy / I^hang.| g^up you^call ll we^rise.|
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| e^and we^fall l^And we^feel.| l^like just^walk king away.| yy yy ~ ^But as^our.|
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| r^love advan ces we^take.| e second chances though^its.| s^not a^fan n^ta sy^I.|
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| I^still want^you uu to^stay. :|| to CHORUS
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2. | This^time we'll^take ee it^slow.| ww / take it^slow.| w^May be^we'll live=and^learn nn |
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| ~ ^May be^we'll crash^and burn | ~ ^May be^youll stay^may be^youll | leave maybe youll return |
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| ~ ^May be^ano ther^fight tt | ~ ^May be^we wont survive | ~ but=may be^we'll grow^we never |
| know^Ba by^you u^u and^I. :|| to CHORUS
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3. | slow w ~ Take it ||: slow w oh ~ oh.| h^h hh // | This^time we'll^take e ~ it^slow.|
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a. | ww / Take it :||
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b. | ww // take=it ~ | slow w^w ww / | ~ ^slow ww ww / | ~ this^time^we'll take ~ ^it | slow / ~ Take ^it |
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| slow w^oh hh ~ ^oh.| h^h hh // | This^time we'll^take ee ~ ^it | slow ww // | //// ||
About this song:
Ordinary People is performed by John Legend and written by Stephens & Adams.
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