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

                                      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"

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

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

C
Rent a flat above a 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, 'cause 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

F
Sing along with the common people,

                                          C
Sing along and it might just get you through

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

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

        G
Look out, they'll tear your insides out

C'Cause 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 a 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, 'cause 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

C
I want to live with common people like you

I want to live with common people like you