Common People Chords

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Intro

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CShe came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge

She studies sculpture at St. Martins College

 That?s where I caughtG her eye

CShe told me that her dad was loaded

I said "In that case I?ll have a rum and coca-cola"

 She said "fine" anGd in a thirty seconds time she said

F"I want to live like common people

 I want to do whatever common people do C

I want to sleep with common people

 I want to sleep with common people like you" G

 Well what else could I do?, I said "I?ll see what I can do" C

CI took her to a supermarket

 I don?t know why but I had to start it somewhere - so it started theGre

CI said "Pretend you?ve got no money"

She just laughed and said "Oh, you?re so funny"

 I said "Yeah,G well I can?t see someone else smiling in here

 Are you sure you wanFt to live like common people

 You want to see whatever common people see C

You want to sleep with common people

 You want to sleep with common people like me G

 But she didn?t understand, she just smiled and held my hand C

 Rent a flat aCbove your shop, cut you hair and get a job

 Smoke some fags and playG some pool, prentend you never went to school

 But still you?ll never getC it right, ?cos when you?re laid in bed at night

 watching roaches climGb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all

FYou?ll never live like common people

 You?ll never do whatever common people do C

You?ll never fail like common people

 You?ll never watch your life slide out of view G

 And dance and drink and screw because there?s nothing else to do C

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FSing along with the common people,

 Sing along and it might just get you thru? C

Laugh along with the common people

 Laugh along even though they are laughing at you G

And the stupid things that you do

 Because you think that poor is cool C

CLike a dog lying in a corner they will bite you and never warn you

 look out,G they?ll tear you insides out

C?Cos everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks that it?s all

 Such a laugh G

and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath

 you will never Funderstand how it feels to live your life

 With no meaning or cControl and with nowhere left to go

 You are amazed thaGt they exist and they burn so bright

 Whilst you can only wonder why C

 Rent a flat aCbove your shop, cut you hair and get a job

 Smoke some fags and playG some pool, prentend you never went to school

 But still you?ll never getC it right, ?cos when you?re laid in bed at night

 watching roaches climGb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all

FYou?ll never live like common people

 You?ll never do whatever common people do C

You?ll never fail like common people

 You?ll never watch your life slide out of view G

 And dance and drink and screw because there?s nothing else to do C

I want to live with common people like you

I want to live with common people like you