Common People Tab par Pulp

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 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
                     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  G
C  G

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

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

             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
                     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