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Common People by Pulp
Common People
[Intro]
C Csus4 C
[Verse]
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
[Chorus]
F
"I want to live like common people
C
I want to do whatever common people do
I want to sleep with common people
G
I want to sleep with common people like you"
C
Well what else could I do? I said "I'll see what I can do"
[Verse]
C
I took her to a supermarket
G
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"
G
I said "Yeah, well I can't see someone else smiling in here
[Chorus]
F
Are you sure you want to live like common people
C
You want to see whatever common people see
You want to sleep with common people
G
You want to sleep with common people like me"
C
But she didn't understand, she just smiled and held my hand
[Bridge]
C
Rent a flat above your shop, cut your 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
[Chorus]
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
[Instrumental]
C G
C G
[Chorus]
F
Sing along with the common people,
C
Sing along and it might just get you thru
Laugh along with the common people
G
Laugh along even though they are laughing at you
And the stupid things that you do
C
Because you think that poor is cool
[Verse]
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
[Bridge]
C
Rent a flat above your shop, cut your 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
[Chorus]
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
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version 2
You can also play the chords as just C, G and F.
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G5:
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F5:
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[Verse 1]
C5
She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at St. Martin's college, that's where I
G5
Caught her eye
C5
She told me that her dad was loaded
I said, "in that case I'll have a rum and coca cola," she said fine
G5
And then in thirty seconds time, she said:
F5
I wanna live like common people
I wanna do whatever common people do
C5
I wanna sleep with common people
I wanna sleep with common people, like you
G5
Well what else could I do?
I said "I'll see what I can do."
[Verse 2]
C5
I took her to a supermarket
I don't know why, but I had to start it somewhere
G5
So it started there.
C5
I said, "pretend you've got no money."
She just laughed and said "oh, you're so funny"
G5
I said "Yeah, well I can't see anyone else smiling in here."
Are you sure?
F5
You wanna live like common people?
You wanna see whatever common people see?
C5
You wanna sleep with common people...
You wanna sleep with common people, like me?
G5
But she didn't understand...
She just smiled and held my hand!
[Chorus]
C5
Rent a flat above a shop
Cut your hair and get a job
G5
Smoke some fags and play some pool,
Pretend you never went to school
C5
But still you'll never get it right
'Cus when you're layed in bed at night
G5
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah
F5
You'll never live like common people
You'll never see whatever common people see
C5
Never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
G5
And then dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do!
[Bridge]
C5 G5
C5 G5
[Verse 3]
F5
Sing along with the common people
Sing along and it might just get you through
C5
Laugh along with the common people
Laugh along even though they're laughing at you
G5
And the stupid things that you do
Because you think that poor's cool
[Breakdown]
C5
Like a dog lying in the corner
They will bite you and never warn you
G5
Look out, they'll tear your insides out
C5
Cus everybody hates a tourist
Especially one of those who thinks it's all such a laugh
G5
And the chip stains and grease
Will come out in the bath
[Verse 4]
F5
You will NEVER understand
How it feels to live your life
C5
With no meaning or control
And with nowhere left to go
G5
You are amazed that they exist
And they burn so bright that you can only wonder why
[Chorus]
C5
Rent a flat above a shop
Cut your hair and get a job
G5
Smoke some fags and play some pool,
Pretend you never went to school
C5
But still you'll never get it right
'Cus when you're layed in bed at night
G5
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah
F5
You'll never live like common people
Never do what common people do
C5
You'll never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life, slide out of view
G5
And dance and drink and screw, 'cus there's nothing else to do
C5
I wanna live with common people like you (repeat til end)
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version 3
strumming is constant down stroke
capo: 3rd fret
[Verse]
A
She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
E
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College, that's where I caught her eye.
A
She told me that her Dad was loaded
I said in that case I'll have a rum and coca-cola.
E D
She said fine and in thirty seconds time she said, I want to live like common people
A
I want to do whatever common people do, I want to sleep with common people
[Chorus]
E
I want to sleep with common people like you.
Well what else could I do - I said I'll see what I can do.
[Verse]
A
I took her to a supermarket
E
I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere, it started there.
A
I said pretend you've got no money, she just laughed and said oh you're so funny.
E
I said yeah? Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here.
[Chorus]
D
Are you sure you want to live like common people
You want to see whatever common people see
A
You want to sleep with common people,
you want to sleep with common people like me.
E
But she didn't understand, she just smiled and held my hand.
[Bridge]
A
Rent a flat above a shop, cut your hair and get a job.
E
Smoke some fags and play some pool, pretend you never went to school.
A
still you'll never get it right
E
'cos when you're laid in bed at night watching roaches climb the wall
If you call your Dad he could stop it all.
[Chorus]
D
You'll never live like common people
You'll never do what common people do
A
You'll never fail like common people
E
You'll never watch your life slide out of view, and dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do.
D
Sing along with the common people, sing along and it might just get you thru'
A
Laugh along with the common people
E
Laugh along even though they're laughing at you and the stupid things that you do.
Because you think that poor is cool.
D
I want to live with common people like you,
I want to live with common people like you,
I want to live with common people like you,
I want to live with common people like youuu
La La La
Oh youuu
La La La
Oh you
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version 4
I think this is played originally on an electric violin, but I find that some raging distortion
and playing with a guitar slide sounds identical.
solo
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