Common People

C
She came from Greece she had a 
thirst for knowledge

She studies sculpture at St. Martins
 College
            G
That?s where I caught her eye
C
She told me that her dad was loaded

I said "In that case I?ll have a rum
 and coca-cola"
            G
She said "fine" and in a thirty 
seconds time she said

F
"I want to live like common people
I want to do whatever common people 
C
do

I want to sleep with common people
I want to sleep with common people 
      G
like you"
Well what else could I do?, I said 
                        C
"I?ll see what I can do"

C
I took her to a supermarket
I don?t know why but I had to start 
       G
it somewhere - so it started there
C
I said "Pretend you?ve got no money"

She just laughed and said "Oh, 
you?re so funny"
         G
I said "Yeah, well I can?t see 
someone else smiling in here

            F
Are you sure you want to live like 
common people
You want to see whatever common 
        C
people see

You want to sleep with common people
You want to sleep with common people
      G
 like me
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But she didn?t understand, she just 
                    C
smiled and held my hand

        C
Rent a flat above your shop, cut you
 hair and get a job
            G
Smoke some fags and play some pool, 
prentend you never went to school
                  C
But still you?ll never get it right,
 ?cos when you?re laid in bed at 
night
            G
watching roaches climb the wall, if 
you called your dad he could stop it
 all

F
You?ll never live like common people
You?ll never do whatever common 
       C
people do

You?ll never fail like common people
You?ll never watch your life slide 
        G
out of view
And dance and drink and screw 
                                C
because there?s nothing else to do

( C  G )

F
Sing along with the common people,
Sing along and it might just get you
  C
 thru?

Laugh along with the common people
Laugh along even though they are 
            G
laughing at you

And the stupid things that you do
                                C
Because you think that poor is cool

C
Like a dog lying in a corner they 
will bite you and never warn you
      G
look out, they?ll tear you insides 
out
C
?Cos everybody hates a tourist 
especially one who thinks that it?s 
all
         G
Such a laugh

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

          F
you will never understand how it 
feels to live your life
           C
With no meaning or control and with 
nowhere left to go
          G
You are amazed that they exist and 
they burn so bright
                           C
Whilst you can only wonder why

        C
Rent a flat above your shop, cut you
 hair and get a job
            G
Smoke some fags and play some pool, 
prentend you never went to school
                  C
But still you?ll never get it right,
 ?cos when you?re laid in bed at 
night
            G
watching roaches climb the wall, if 
you called your dad he could stop it
 all

F
You?ll never live like common people
You?ll never do whatever common 
       C
people do

You?ll never fail like common people
You?ll never watch your life slide 
        G
out of view
And dance and drink and screw 
                                C
because there?s nothing else to do


I want to live with common people 
like you

I want to live with common people 
like you