From:  Eddie Garcia   
Date: 2 Mar 99 
Subject: "Ordinary life"  By Chad Brock 
 
Transcribed by:  Eddie Garcia   
 
I hope I got it right, It sounds pretty good when I play it!!! 
 
 
D                                G 
Shelley's at the kitchen table, cup of coffee and the morning paper 
D                 Bm            G 
He walks in she's so surprised, to see the tears in his eyes 
D                                G 
He says I love you I'm so sorry, but bigger things are waiting for me 
D                     Bm  G  A 
And I can't take this anymore... 
 
           D          Bm              G             A 
I pay the bills, watch tv, day in day out the same routine 
           D              Bm           G       A 
I mow the grass, fix the leak just to fix it again 
          D           Bm                A               G 
We go to church go to work, so picture perfect that it hurts 
  D              Bm      A           G         D 
I feel like I'm trapped inside this ordinary life.
 
 
D                                G 
Shelley's at the kitchen table, crayons and construction paper 
D            Bm            G  
Hey mom look what I drew, it's a picture of me and you 
 D 
Then at night when she says their prayers 
G 
She runs her fingers through his hair 
     D          Bm  G  A 
So thankful for every day... 
 
(chorus) 
                D           Bm             G                 A 
They pay their bills, watch tv, day in day out it's all they need 
              D              Bm           G      A 
They mow the grass, fix the leak just to fix it again 
             D            BM        A                     G 
They go to church, go to school, everyday it's something new 
 D                Bm             A             G        D 
Precious are the days as they go by, in their ordinary lives. 
 
Bm                A                G 
Phone rings he's calling from the airport 
               A              D 
It's midnight he's all alone again 
 G          D                Bm        A 
He'says I can't believe how much I've missed 
 G                   A 
And what I wouldn't give... 
 
(chorus) 
            D           Bm             G             A 
To pay the bills, watch tv, day in day out the same routine 
            D              Bm           G      A 
To mow the grass, fix the leak just to fix it again 
          D             Bm         A                   G 
To go to church, go to work I can't tell you how this hurts 
 D              Bm      A             G        D 
I miss my son I miss my wife, and my ordinary life!