G                              C
Clyde woke up real early while Edna was still asleep
    G                                    C
Got dressed and had some coffee, then found his set of keys
         Bm                  C                        C/B  Am
He pulled on his levi jacket, he headed for the door
       Am                                           D  Dsus4 D
The kitchen smelled like dinner from the night before

     G                          C
A rumbling exhaust pipe woke Edna from her sleep
     G                                  C
She stumbled like a drunkard yelling Clyde you wait for me
     Bm                            C                  C/B  Am
But Clyde was going nowhere, just sitting in his truck
     Am                                           D  Dsus4  D
Staring with a poker face, like he'd run out of luck


[Chorus]
           C  D                    G
Cause any fool would've turned and run
     C  D                 G
Any fool would've walked away
     C  D              Em
Any fool would've given up
     C           D               G
But an ordinary man, he chose to stay


[Verse 2]
      G                                      C
Now Edna, she couldn't say too much, she'd seen that look before
      G                                   C
She kept tapping on Clyde's window, till he opened up the door
      Bm                               C                C/B  Am
Then she put her arms around him, she never said a word
      Am                                            D  Dsus4  D
And Clyde turned on the radio and neither of them heard

      G                                C
He said Edna why don't you hop in, I think I'll call in sick
      G                                         C
There's three one ways to a dead end street, now you just take your pick
      Bm                                   C                         C/B  Am
And she pointed to the ballfield and the park where they first kissed
      Am                                                       D  Dsus4  D
And Clyde grinned like he found something that he had almost missed


[Chorus]
           C  D                    G
Cause any fool would've turned and run
     C  D                 G
Any fool would've walked away
     C  D              Em
Any fool would've given up
     C           D               G
But an ordinary man, he chose to stay


[Verse 3]
       G                             C
They spent that day in freedom, they hung on for many more
       G                      C
Raised up quite a family, they found what love was for
       Bm                                 C                        C/B  Am
And the aging never slowed them down, they leaned on faith, not luck
       Am                                              D   Dsus4  D
Still out taking Sunday drives in Clyde's old beat up truck

       G                                  C
You know Edna, she ain't no movie star and Clyde's a little slow
       G                                  C
The shopping mall's replaced the park where they both used to go
       Bm                                    C                                 C/B Am
But that's why they've both got each other, so they can keep their dreams alive
       Am                                                      D  Dsus4  D
The simple dreams, of the common man, still stand the test of time


[Chorus]
C          C  D                    G
Cause any fool would've turned and run
     C  D                 G
Any fool would've walked away
     C  D              Em
Any fool would've given up
     C           D               G
But an ordinary man, he chose to stay
     C           D               G
But an ordinary man, he chose to stay