Common People (Pulp)

Chords used: C-G-F



[C]She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
She studies sculpture at St. Martins College
That’s where [G]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"
She said [G]"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 like [G]you"
Well what else could I do? I said "I’ll see what I can [C]do"

[C]I took her to a supermarket
I don’t know why but I had to start it some[G]where - so it started there
I said [C]"Pretend you’ve got no money"
She just laughed and said "Oh, you’re so funny"
I said [G]"Yeah, well I can’t see someone else smiling in here

Are your sure[F]you want to live like common people
You want to see whatever common people [C]see
You want to sleep with common people
You want to sleep with common people like [G]me
But she didn’t understand, she just smiled and held my [C]hand

[C]Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job
Smoke some [G]fags and play some pool, pretend you never went to school
But still you’ll [C]never get it right, cause when you’re laid in bed at night
watching [G]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 people [C]do
You’ll never fail like common people
You’ll never watch your life slide out of [G]view
And dance and drink and screw because there’s nothing else to [C]do

[C] [G] [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 laughing at [G]you
And the stupid things that you do
Because you think that poor is [C]cool

[C]Like a dog lying in a corner they will bite you and never warn you
look [G]out, they’ll tear you insides out
[C]Cause everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks that it’s all
Such a [G]laugh and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath

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

[C]Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job
Smoke some [G]fags and play some pool, pretend you never went to school
But still you’ll [C]never get it right, cause when you’re laid in bed at night
watching [G]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 people [C]do
You’ll never fail like common people
You’ll never watch your life slide out of [G]view
And dance and drink and screw because there’s nothing else to [C]do



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