Common People

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Introduction: C Csus4 C
 
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She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
 
She studies sculpture at St. Martins College
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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
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"I want to live like common people
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I want to do whatever common people do
 
I want to sleep with common people
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I want to sleep with common people like you"
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Well what else could I do', I said "I'll see what I can do"
 
C

I took her to a supermarket
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I don't know why but I had to start 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"
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I said "Yeah, well I can't see someone else smiling in her
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Are you sure you want to live like common people
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You want to see whatever common people see

You want to sleep with common people
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You want to sleep with common people like me
                                                        
But she didn't understand, she just 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
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watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all
 
F

You'll never live like common people
                                          C

You'll never do whatever common people do
 

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

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Sing along with the common people,

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Sing along and it might just get you thru'

 
Laugh along with the common people

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Laugh along even though they are laughing at you
 

And the stupid things that you do

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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
 
 
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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, pretend 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

                                          C

You'll never do whatever common people do

 
You'll never fail like common people

                                        G

You'll never watch your life slide out of view

                                                               C

And dance and drink and screw 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