A Life Less Ordinary Chords & Tabs
Life Less Ordinary, by Carbon Leaf (Indian Summer, 2004)
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Chords
G 320033
C -32010
D --0232
Am 003320
Em 022000
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Intro
G C G C ...
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Verse 1 (G C G C ...)
G
Live a life less ordinary
C
Life a life extraordinary with me
G
Life a life less sedentary
C
Live a life evolutionary with me
G
Well I hate to be a bother
C
But it's you and there's no other, I do believe
You can call me naive, but...
G
I know me very well, at least as far as I can tell
C
And I know what I need
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Chorus (D C D C ... -- Am Em C D G)
D
The night you came into my life
C
Well it took the bones of me, took the bones of me
D
You blew away my storm and strife
C
And shook the bones of me, shook the bones of me
D C D
By the way, I do know why you stayed away
Am Em C D
I will keep tongue tied next time
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Verse 2 (G C G C ...)
G
Live a life less ordinary
C
Life a life extraordinary with me
G
My face had said too much before our hands could even touch
C
To greet a "hello", so much for going slow
G
A little later on that year, I told you that I loved you dear
C
What do you know, this you weren't prepared to hear
G
I'm a saddened man, I'm a broken boy, I'm a toddler with a complex toy
C
I've fallen apart, since the ambush of your heart
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/carbon_leaf/a_life_less_ordinary_tab.html ]
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Repeat Chorus (D C D C ... -- Am Em C D G)
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Bridge
Em Em C
Honey understand, honey understand
Am Em C
I won't make demands
Em Em C
Honey understand, honey understand
Am C Em D
We could walk without a plan
Em Em C
Honey understand (honey), honey understand
Am Em C
I wont rest in stone, all alone
Em Em C
Honey understand, honey understand
Am Em D
I'm all ready to go, but you already know
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0h1-3-----1-----|--------0--------|-----3/5---3-----|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-4\--2-----0-----|-----------------|-0---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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Verse 2 (G C G C ...)
G
Live a life less ordinary
C
Life a life extraordinary with me
e|---------1p0-----|-----0h3---------|
B|-----1h3-----3p0-|-1/3-------------|
G|-0h2-------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
G
If I could name you in this song, would it make you smile and sing along
C
This is the goal, to get into your sould
G
If I could make you dance for joy, could that be the second chance decoy
C
The bird-in-hand I would need to help you understand
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Repeat Chorus (D C D C ... -- Am Em C D G)
