Common People by Pulp

Verse 1

[C]She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge

She studied sculpture at St. Martin’s 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 then in thirty seconds time, she said

Chorus

[F]‘I want to live like common people

I want to do whatever common people [C]do

I wanna to sleep with common people

I wanna sleep with… common people like [G]you’

Well, what else could I do? … I said ‘Oh… I’ll see what I can do’

Verse 2

[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

[C]I said ‘Pretend you’ve got no money’

She just laughed and said ‘Huh, you’re so funny’

I said, [G]‘Yeah… huh, well I can’t see anyone else smiling in here’

Chorus

Are you 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

Bridge

Rent a [C]flat above a 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… ‘cos when you’re laid in bed at night

Watching [G]roaches climb the wall… if you called your dad he could stop it all

Yeah

Chorus

[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

Instrumental (same strumming pattern as verses)

C C G G C C

G-G-G, G-G-G, G-G-G, G-G-G, G G G G, G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G

Chorus

[F]Sing along with the common people,

Sing along and it might just get you [C]through

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

Verse 3

[C] Like a dog lying in a corner, they will bite you and never warn you

look [G]out, they'll tear your insides out

[C]'Cos 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

[F]You will never understand how it feels to live your life

With no [C]meaning or control and with nowhere left to go

You are [G]amazed that they exist and they burn so bright

Whilst you can only [C]wonder why

Bridge

Rent a [C]flat above a 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… ‘cos when you’re laid in bed at night

Watching [G]roaches climb the wall… if you called your dad he could stop it all

Yeah

Chorus

[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

Outro

[C]I wanna live with… common people like you (repeat x6)

Oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oh yeah

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