Where Have All The Average People Gone Chords by Roger Miller
Tempo:
85.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A] [Em]
[A] [D]
The people in [A] the city call me [Em] country
Because
[A] of how I walk and talk [D] and smile
Well, I don't [C#m] mind [A] them laughing in [Em] the city
But [A] the country folks all say I'm a city [D] fad
[Bm]
[D] The fighting men [A] may say that I'm [Em] a coward
Because
[A] I never push no one [D] around
Gentle people [A] call me [Em] troublemaker
Because
[A] I'll always fight and stand [D] my ground
[G]
Funny I [D] don't fit
[Em] [F#] Where have [G] all the [A] average people [D] gone?
Some biased people [A] point and call [Em] me sinner
Because
[A] to them I've never [D] seen the light
Other folks [A] think of me [Em] as a preacher
[A] I'm just doing what I think [D] is right
The wealthy [A] people think that I [Em] am a hobo
[A] Lean and hungry writing [D] mournful songs
And the poor poor people [A] think I am [Em] rich man
But [A] really I'm just trying to get [D] along
[G] Yes, it's funny.
I [D] don't fit
[E] Tell me where [F#] I've [G] all the [A] average people [D] gone
[E] [B]
[F#m] [B] [E] Had the government [G#m] has given me [F#m] a number
To [B] simplify my birth life [E] and death and still my woman [B] thinks I'm all [F#m] important
[B] Like moon and sun and sea and sky [E] and breath
Yes, [A] it's funny.
I [E] don't fit
[F#m] [G#m] Where have [A] all the [B] average people [E] gone?
[A] Funny I [E] don't fit
[F#] [G#m] Where have [A] all the [B] average people [E] gone?
[B] [F#m] [B]
[E] [C#m] [E] [B]
[A] [D]
The people in [A] the city call me [Em] country
Because
[A] of how I walk and talk [D] and smile
Well, I don't [C#m] mind [A] them laughing in [Em] the city
But [A] the country folks all say I'm a city [D] fad
[Bm]
[D] The fighting men [A] may say that I'm [Em] a coward
Because
[A] I never push no one [D] around
Gentle people [A] call me [Em] troublemaker
Because
[A] I'll always fight and stand [D] my ground
[G]
Funny I [D] don't fit
[Em] [F#] Where have [G] all the [A] average people [D] gone?
Some biased people [A] point and call [Em] me sinner
Because
[A] to them I've never [D] seen the light
Other folks [A] think of me [Em] as a preacher
[A] I'm just doing what I think [D] is right
The wealthy [A] people think that I [Em] am a hobo
[A] Lean and hungry writing [D] mournful songs
And the poor poor people [A] think I am [Em] rich man
But [A] really I'm just trying to get [D] along
[G] Yes, it's funny.
I [D] don't fit
[E] Tell me where [F#] I've [G] all the [A] average people [D] gone
[E] [B]
[F#m] [B] [E] Had the government [G#m] has given me [F#m] a number
To [B] simplify my birth life [E] and death and still my woman [B] thinks I'm all [F#m] important
[B] Like moon and sun and sea and sky [E] and breath
Yes, [A] it's funny.
I [E] don't fit
[F#m] [G#m] Where have [A] all the [B] average people [E] gone?
[A] Funny I [E] don't fit
[F#] [G#m] Where have [A] all the [B] average people [E] gone?
[B] [F#m] [B]
[E] [C#m] [E] [B]
Key:
A
D
E
Em
B
A
D
E
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
The people in [A] the city call me [Em] country
Because _
[A] of how I walk and talk [D] and smile
Well, I don't [C#m] mind [A] them laughing in [Em] the city
But [A] the country folks all say I'm a city [D] fad
_ [Bm] _
[D] The fighting men [A] may say that I'm [Em] a coward
Because _
[A] I never push no one [D] around _ _
Gentle people [A] call me [Em] troublemaker
Because _
[A] I'll always fight and stand [D] my ground
_ [G]
Funny I [D] don't fit
_ [Em] [F#] Where have [G] all the [A] average people [D] gone? _ _ _ _ _ _
Some biased people [A] point and call [Em] me sinner
Because _
[A] to them I've never [D] seen the light _
Other folks [A] think of me [Em] as a preacher _ _
[A] I'm just doing what I think [D] is right _ _
The wealthy [A] people think that I [Em] am a hobo _ _
[A] Lean and hungry writing [D] mournful songs _
And the poor poor people [A] think I am [Em] rich man
But [A] really I'm just trying to get [D] along _ _
[G] Yes, it's funny.
I [D] don't fit
[E] Tell me where [F#] I've [G] all the [A] average people [D] gone
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ [E] Had the government [G#m] has given me [F#m] a number
To _ [B] simplify my birth life [E] and death _ _ and still my woman [B] thinks I'm all [F#m] important
_ [B] Like moon and sun and sea and sky [E] and breath
_ Yes, [A] it's funny.
I [E] don't fit _
[F#m] [G#m] Where have [A] all the [B] average people [E] gone? _ _
[A] Funny I [E] don't fit
[F#] [G#m] Where have [A] all the [B] average people [E] gone?
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
The people in [A] the city call me [Em] country
Because _
[A] of how I walk and talk [D] and smile
Well, I don't [C#m] mind [A] them laughing in [Em] the city
But [A] the country folks all say I'm a city [D] fad
_ [Bm] _
[D] The fighting men [A] may say that I'm [Em] a coward
Because _
[A] I never push no one [D] around _ _
Gentle people [A] call me [Em] troublemaker
Because _
[A] I'll always fight and stand [D] my ground
_ [G]
Funny I [D] don't fit
_ [Em] [F#] Where have [G] all the [A] average people [D] gone? _ _ _ _ _ _
Some biased people [A] point and call [Em] me sinner
Because _
[A] to them I've never [D] seen the light _
Other folks [A] think of me [Em] as a preacher _ _
[A] I'm just doing what I think [D] is right _ _
The wealthy [A] people think that I [Em] am a hobo _ _
[A] Lean and hungry writing [D] mournful songs _
And the poor poor people [A] think I am [Em] rich man
But [A] really I'm just trying to get [D] along _ _
[G] Yes, it's funny.
I [D] don't fit
[E] Tell me where [F#] I've [G] all the [A] average people [D] gone
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ [E] Had the government [G#m] has given me [F#m] a number
To _ [B] simplify my birth life [E] and death _ _ and still my woman [B] thinks I'm all [F#m] important
_ [B] Like moon and sun and sea and sky [E] and breath
_ Yes, [A] it's funny.
I [E] don't fit _
[F#m] [G#m] Where have [A] all the [B] average people [E] gone? _ _
[A] Funny I [E] don't fit
[F#] [G#m] Where have [A] all the [B] average people [E] gone?
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _