Chords for Scott Avett sings, "Where have all the average people gone?" by Roger Miller

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

G

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Scott Avett sings, "Where have all the average people gone?" by Roger Miller chords
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[N] [A] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [G]
[A] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[A] [D]
People in the city call me [Bm] country,
[A] [G] cause the way I [A] walk and talk and [D] smile.
But I don't mind them [F#m]
laughing in the [Bm] city.
[A]
[G] Country folk all [A] say I'm [D] citified.
Fighting men may think that I'm a [Bm] coward, [A]
[G] cause I never [A] push no one [D] around.
Gentle people call me
[Bm] troublemaker, [A]
[G] cause I always [A] fight to stand my [D] ground.
[A] [G] It's funny I don't [F#m] fit, tell [Em] me where have all [A] the average [D] people gone?
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [G]
[A] [D]
Sometimes people point and call me [Bm] sinner,
[A] [G] cause to them I [A] never seem [D] alive.
And other people think of me as a [Bm] preacher, [A]
but [G] I'm just doing [A] what I think is [D] right.
The wealthy people think [A] that I am a [Bm] hobo, [A]
[G] leaning hungry [A] writing mournful [D] songs.
The poor, poor people think [A] I am [Bm] a rich man, [A]
[G] but really I'm just [A] trying to get [D] along.
It's [G] funny I don't [F#m] fit, tell [E] me where have all [A] the average people [D]
gone?
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [G]
[A] [D]
The government has given me a [Bm] number,
[A] [G] to simplify my [A] birth and life and death.
[D]
But still my woman thinks I'm awful [Bm] important, [A]
like [D] the moon, the stars, the [A] sea, and the sky and [D] breath.
It's
[G] funny I [F#m] don't fit, tell [E] me where have all the [A]
average people [D]
[G] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[D]
[G] [F#m]
[Em] [A] gone?
[D]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[G]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
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[N] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ People in the city call me [Bm] country, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] cause the way I [A] walk and talk and [D] smile. _ _ _
_ _ But I don't mind them [F#m]
laughing in the [Bm] city.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] Country folk all [A] say I'm _ [D] _ citified. _ _ _
_ _ Fighting men may think that I'm a [Bm] coward, _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] cause I never [A] push no one [D] around. _ _ _ _ _
Gentle people call me _ _
[Bm] troublemaker, _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] cause I always [A] fight to stand my [D] ground.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] It's funny I don't [F#m] fit, tell [Em] me where have all [A] the average [D] people gone?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ Sometimes people point and call me [Bm] sinner, _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] cause to them I [A] never seem [D] alive. _ _ _
_ _ And other people think of me as a [Bm] preacher, _ _ [A] _
_ but [G] I'm just doing [A] what I think is [D] right. _ _ _ _
_ The wealthy people think [A] that I am a [Bm] hobo, _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] leaning hungry [A] writing mournful [D] songs. _ _ _ _
The poor, poor people think [A] I am [Bm] a rich man, _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] but really I'm just [A] trying to get [D] along.
_ It's _ _ _ [G] funny I don't [F#m] fit, tell [E] me where have all [A] the average people [D]
gone? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ The government has given me a [Bm] number, _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] to simplify my [A] birth and life and death.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ But still my woman thinks I'm awful [Bm] important, _ _ [A] _
_ like [D] the moon, the stars, the [A] sea, and the sky and [D] breath.
It's _ _
_ _ _ [G] funny I [F#m] don't fit, tell [E] me where have all the [A]
average people _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] gone? _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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