Normal
Copyright 1995 Paul M. Elliott

(Based on the Word of “Bob” :
“If you act like a dumbshit, they’ll treat you as an equal.”)
[Life is like a box of chocolates...]



[4/4]
--- drum solo fade-in, 8 bars

--- verse, 16 bars
[instrumental vamp in front of each verse:  E7, Eb7, E7, Eb7 ]

E7
I’m a _fifty-percentile man.  I _play by every rule.

Eb7
I’ve _got an IQ of one-zero-zero.  I don’t _need to be a fool.

E7
_Mr. Predictabile, that’s my name.  I don’t _want to rock the boat.

Eb7
The _golden mean, that’s the goal for me.  Don’t _want to be the goat.
 

--- refrain
          1       2      3       1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4
          E       G      A       Bb  [hold Bb for 8 beats]
(But) one look at me and you can see.....

     1      2       3      4  1  2  3  4
Bb   B   E  G    A  G  E  (D) [hold D for 4 beats]
that I’m completely normal.
 

--- verse, 8 bars
[ 8 bar vamp ]

I figured this out a long time ago:  Stick your head up, get it pounded flat.
If you’re a squeaky wheel, you soon get greased.  I’ve had enough of that!

You want to be a hero, go right ahead.  I’d rather be an average Joe.
I know my place, and keep a straight face,  and act a little slow.

--- refrain
 (But) one look at me and you can see
that I’m completely normal.
 

[sleazy swing 3/4]
--- bridge [delay lyrics for instrumental bridge lead-in]
    E       (D)      (Db)      (B)  (majorish)
I’m _normal,

    Bb      (Ab)     (Gb)      (F) (minorish)
    _normal,

_just another     pea in the
_pod.

Normal, normal,
Just another face in the crowd.

[3/4, with aggressive 4/4 drum fade in]
    E          G       A       Bb
 So _don’t you fucking look at me....
 
 

[4/4]
--- drum solo fade-in, 8 bars

--- verse
Got to move around, from town to town,  Can’t seem to stay too long.
Just one little slip, and they find you out,  and it’s time for movin’ on.

If you’re the painted bird, stay with the herd.  Don’t try to spread your wings.
You strut your stuff, and the boys play rough.  That’s when the fat lady sings.

--- outro refrain
One look at me and you can see...
that I’m completely normal.
[stops cold on “normal”]
--- END
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FYI:

verse bass riff:
|        :        :        :         |         :         :         :         |
(chord E7)
E   Ab   D   Ab   E   Ab   D   Ab    E    Ab   D    Ab   E    Ab   D    Ab

(chord Eb7)
Eb  G    Db  G    Eb  G    Db  G     Eb   G    Db   G    Eb   G    Db   G