Average Joe

Intro e|----------------0---0-----------|--------------------0-----------|----------------0---0-----------| B|--------0-----------0-----------|--2-----/-5----0----0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------| G|-----3-----2--------1-----------|--3-----/-6---------1-----------|-----3-----2--------1-----------| D|--------------------2-----------|--4-----/-7---------2-----------|--------------------2-----------| A|--/4-------3--------2-----------|--------------------2-----------|--/4-------3--------2-----------| E|--------------------0-----------|--2-------5---------0-----------|--------------------0-----------| I just don't *Thumb on low Verse e|--------------------0-----------|--------------------0-----------| B|--------0-------0---0-----------|---0-------------0--0-----------| G|-----3-----2--------1-----------|---3-------2--------1-----------| D|--------------------2-----------|--------------------2-----------| A|--/4-------3--------2-----------|---4-------3--------2-----------| E|--------------------0-----------|--------------------0-----------| get it. What does she see in him? They're nothing e|--------------------------------|--------0-----------0-----------| B|---------------2---/--------5---|-----------------0--0-----------| G|--------3----------/-----6------|-----3-----2--------1-----------| D|-----4-------------/--7---------|--------------------2-----------| A|--------------------------------|--/4-------3--------2-----------| E|--2----------------5------------|--------------------0-----------| like we were. Damn he's so e|----------------0---0-----------|--------------------0-----------| B|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0--------0--0-----------| G|-----3-----2--------1-----------|---3-------2--------1-----------| D|--------------------2-----------|--------------------2-----------| A|--/4-------3--------2-----------|---4-------3--------2-----------| E|--------------------0-----------|--------------------0-----------| small town. She's such a city girl. I'm abso- e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|---------------2---/--------5---|---------------2---/--------5---| G|--------3----------/-----6------|--------3----------/-----6------| D|-----4-------------/--7---------|-----4-------------/--7---------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--2----------------5------------|--2----------------5------------| -lutely sure, he's not the one for her. But still PreChorus e|-------------------2--0---------|---------------------------0----| B|----------------------------4---|--5-----------5---------------0-| G|--4-----------------------------|--6----6--------6-------2-------| D|--4-----------------------------|--6--6----------------2---------| A|--2-----------------------------|--4----------------0------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| he gets to kiss the queen. While I'm down here on my own e|------------2------2--0---------|---------------------------0----| B|----------------------------4---|--5-----------5-----------------| G|--4-----------------------------|--6----6--------6-------2-------| D|--4-----------------------------|--6--6----------------2---------| A|--2-------------2---------------|--4----------------0------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| He sits next to her like her king, While I'm in the shadows e|--------------2-----------4-----|---------------------------0----| B|--------4--------------4--------|-----------5--------------------| G|-----4--------------5-----------|--------6--------------4--------| D|--4-----------------------------|-----6--------------2-----------| A|--2--------------3--------------|--4-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-----------------4--------------| He's bland, he's ordinary, He's such a bore but everybody knows e|--------------------------------|--------------0-------/4-\2--0--| B|--2-------------2---------------|--2-----------2-----------------| G|--4------4------3---------------|--2-----------2-------/4-\2--1--| D|--4-------------4---------------|--4-----------2-----------------| A|--------------------------------|--4-----------0-----------------| E|--2-------------2---------------|--2-----------------------------| When the curtains close, He'll be kiss- Chorus e|--------0------0--(0)--/4-\2-0--| B|------0-------------------------| G|--/3-------2-------1---/4-\2-1--| D|------------------(2)-----------| x 3 A|--/4-------3-------2------------| E|--------------------------------| -ing his queen, I'll just walk home alone. He's her new everything. So that makes me the e|--------0------0---0------------| B|------0------------0------------| G|--/3-------2-------1------------| D|-------------------2------------| A|--/4-------3-------2------------| E|-------------------0------------| Average Joe. Verse e|----------------0---0-----------| B|--------0-----------0-----------| G|-----3-----2--------1-----------| D|--------------------2-----------| A|--/4-------3--------2-----------| E|--------------------0-----------| I thought we were the e|--------------------0-----------|-----------------0--0-----------| B|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------| G|-----3-----2--------1-----------|---3-------2--------1-----------| D|--------------------2-----------|--------------------2-----------| A|--/4-------3--------2-----------|---4-------3--------2-----------| E|--------------------0-----------|--------------------0-----------| real thing. We were just one wedding ring short, Of a once in a e|--------------------------------|--------0-----------0-----------| B|---------------2---/--------5---|-----------------0--0-----------| G|--------3----------/-----6------|-----3-----2--------1-----------| D|-----4-------------/--7---------|--------------------2-----------| A|--------------------------------|--/4-------3--------2-----------| E|--2----------------5------------|--------------------0-----------| life time love. Well, now that it's e|----------------0---0-----------|--------------------0-----------| B|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0--------0--0-----------| G|-----3-----2--------1-----------|------3-------2-----1-----------| D|--------------------2-----------|--------------------2-----------| A|--/4-------3--------2-----------|---4-------3--------2-----------| E|--------------------0-----------|--------------------0-----------| over I just don't understand, How she thinks they com- e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|---------------2---/--------5---|---------------2---/--------5---| G|--------3----------/-----6------|--------3----------/-----6------| D|-----4-------------/--7---------|-----4-------------/--7---------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--2----------------5------------|--2----------------5------------| -pare to us. He'll never be good enough. But still PreChorus e|-------------------2--0---------|---------------------------0----| B|----------------------------4---|--5-----------5---------------0-| G|--4-----------------------------|--6----6--------6-------2-------| D|--4-----------------------------|--6--6----------------2---------| A|--2-----------------------------|--4----------------0------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| he gets to kiss the queen. While I'm down here on my own e|------------2------2--0---------|---------------------------0----| B|----------------------------4---|--5-----------5-----------------| G|--4-----------------------------|--6----6--------6-------2-------| D|--4-----------------------------|--6--6----------------2---------| A|--2-------------2---------------|--4----------------0------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| He sits next to her like her king, While I'm in the shadows e|--------------2-----------4-----|---------------------------0----| B|--------4--------------4--------|-----------5--------------------| G|-----4--------------5-----------|--------6--------------4--------| D|--4-----------------------------|-----6--------------2-----------| A|--2--------------3--------------|--4-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-----------------4--------------| He's bland, he's ordinary, He's such a bore but everybody knows e|--------------------------------|--------------0-------/4-\2--0--| B|--2-------------2---------------|--2-----------2-----------------| G|--4------4------3---------------|--2-----------2-------/4-\2--1--| D|--4-------------4---------------|--4-----------2-----------------| A|--------------------------------|--4-----------0-----------------| E|--2-------------2---------------|--2-----------------------------| When the curtains close, He'll be kiss- Chorus e|--------0------0--(0)--/4-\2-0--| B|------0-------------------------| G|--/3-------2-------1---/4-\2-1--| D|------------------(2)-----------| x 3 A|--/4-------3-------2------------| E|--------------------------------| -ing his queen, I'll just walk home alone. He's her new everything. So that makes me the e|--------0------0---0------------| B|------0------------0------------| G|--/3-------2-------1------------| D|-------------------2------------| A|--/4-------3-------2------------| E|-------------------0------------| Average Joe. Interlude *Here I've written out the cello melody for guitar lead with the backing chords on top e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--2----2-h-4-/-6----------------|--2------2-------2------2-------| A|------------------6------6------|--------------4-----------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--2----2-h-4-/-6-------2--(1)/2-|--2------/7-------6-------------| A|------------------6------4------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bridge e|------------------------4-------|----------5-------------0-------| B|----------5-------------4-------|----------5-------------0-------| G|----------6-------------5-------|----------6-------------1-------| D|----------6-------------6-------|----------7-------------2-------| A|----------4-------------6-------|----------7-------------2-------| E|------------------------4-------|----------5-------------0-------| Now I'm a punch line, I'm the story that everyone knows. e|----------5-------------0-------|----------2-------------4-------| B|----------5-------------0-------|----------2-------------4-------| G|----------6-------------1-------|----------2-------------5-------| D|----------7-------------2-------|----------4-------------6-------| A|----------7-------------2-------|----------4-------------6-------| E|----------5-------------0-------|----------2-------------4-------| Of how even the invisible Can become an Average Joe PreChorus e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| No more kissing the queen I'll never sit on the throne e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| He sits next to her like her king, I'm in the shadows e|--0-----------------------------|-----------------0--------------| B|--0-----------------------------|--5--------------0--------------| G|--1-----------------------------|--6--------------1--------------| D|--2-----------------------------|--6--------------2--------------| A|--2-----------------------------|--4--------------2--------------| E|--0-----------------------------|-----------------0--------------| He's bland, he's ordinary, He's such a bore but everybody knows e|--------------------------------|--------------0-------/4-\2--0--| B|--------2----------2------------|--2-----------2-----------------| G|-----------4-------3------------|--2-----------2-------/4-\2--1--| D|-----4-------------4------------|--4-----------2-----------------| A|--------------------------------|--4-----------0-----------------| E|--2-------------2---------------|--2-----------------------------| When the curtains close, He'll be kiss- Chorus/Outro e|--------0------0--(0)--/4-\2-0--| B|------0-------------------------| G|--/3-------2-------1---/4-\2-1--| D|------------------(2)-----------| x 3 A|--/4-------3-------2------------| E|--------------------------------| -ing his queen, I'll just walk home alone. He's her new everything. So that makes me the e|--------0------0---0------0-----| B|------0------------0---0--------| G|--/3-------6-------1------------| D|-------------------2------------| A|--/4-------7-------2------------| E|-------------------0------------| Average Joe. ************************************ | / Slide Up | \ Slide Down | h Hammer-on | (n) Ghost note ************************************