Biography:
Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and rock musician. He has served stints in two successful bands, the James Gang and the Eagles. He has also experienced success as a solo artist.
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Walsh moved to Montclair, New Jersey and attended Montclair High School. He spent time in various bands playing around the Cleveland area while attending Kent State University, but came to widespread attention in 1969 after replacing Glen Schwartz as lead guitarist for the James Gang
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- Lifes Been Good
- Life’s Been Good
- Rocky Mountain Way
- A Future To This Life
- A Life Of Illusion
- Analog Man
- Birdcall Morning
- Bookends
- Comin Down
- Falling Down
- Help Me Through The Night
- Help Me Thru The Night
- In The City
- Lucky That Way
- Midnight Visitor
- One And One
- One Day At A Time
- Ordinary Average Guy
- Over And Over
- Second Hand Store
- Time Out
- Turn To Stone
- Wrecking Ball
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1991 tune from album of the same name. Times shown are elapsed time from the
start; tabbed by Marty Lurvey.
Intro: ( synthesizer ) 0:28 C / / / G / / / F / / / / / / / 0:39
Verse 1
C G
I'm just an ordinary average guy.
F
My friends are all boring, and so am I, 0:49
C F C-C-F-F ] C-C-F-F ]
We're just ordinary average guys.
C G
We all live ordinary average lives,
F
With average kids, and average wives. 1:16
Verse 2
C G
We all go bowling at the bowling lanes,
F
Drink a few beers, bowl a few frames.
C F C-C-F-F ]
We're just ordinary average guys,
C-C-F-F ]
Ordinary average guys. 1:41
Instrumental C / / / G / / / F / / / / / / / 1:53
Verse 3
C G
And every Saturday we work in the yard,
F
Pick up the dog do, hope that it's hard. (ruff ruff)
C G
Take out the garbage, and clean out the garage,
F
My friend's got a Chrysler, I've got a Dodge.
C F C-C-F-F ]
We're just ordinary average guys,
C-C-F_F ]
Ordinary average guys. 2:32
Instrumental ( bowling sound effects first, then synthesizer ) 2:48
Outro
C / / / G / / / F / / / / / / /
( no lyrics )
C G
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average guy,
C G
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average, average guys. 3:20
C G
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average guy,
C G
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average, average, average... 3:44
( fadeout )
C G
...guys.
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average guy,
C G
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average... 4:05
start; tabbed by Marty Lurvey.
Intro: ( synthesizer ) 0:28 C / / / G / / / F / / / / / / / 0:39
Verse 1
C G
I'm just an ordinary average guy.
F
My friends are all boring, and so am I, 0:49
C F C-C-F-F ] C-C-F-F ]
We're just ordinary average guys.
C G
We all live ordinary average lives,
F
With average kids, and average wives. 1:16
Verse 2
C G
We all go bowling at the bowling lanes,
F
Drink a few beers, bowl a few frames.
C F C-C-F-F ]
We're just ordinary average guys,
C-C-F-F ]
Ordinary average guys. 1:41
Instrumental C / / / G / / / F / / / / / / / 1:53
Verse 3
C G
And every Saturday we work in the yard,
F
Pick up the dog do, hope that it's hard. (ruff ruff)
C G
Take out the garbage, and clean out the garage,
F
My friend's got a Chrysler, I've got a Dodge.
C F C-C-F-F ]
We're just ordinary average guys,
C-C-F_F ]
Ordinary average guys. 2:32
Instrumental ( bowling sound effects first, then synthesizer ) 2:48
Outro
C / / / G / / / F / / / / / / /
( no lyrics )
C G
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average guy,
C G
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average, average guys. 3:20
C G
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average guy,
C G
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average, average, average... 3:44
( fadeout )
C G
...guys.
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average guy,
C G
Ordinary average guy,
F
Ordinary average... 4:05
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