Common People Pulp Intro: [C] [C] Verse 1: [C] She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge She studied sculpture at St. Martins College That’s where [G] I... caught her eye [G] [C] She told me that her dad was loaded I said "In that case I’ll have a rum and cola" She said [G] "Fine"... and then in thirty seconds time, she said |Chorus 1: |[F] "I want to live like common people, I want to do whatever common people do [C] |I want to sleep with common people, I want to sleep with... common people like you" [G] |What else could I do... I said "Oh... I’ll see what I can do" [C] 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 "Oh, you’re so funny" I said [G] "Yeah... well I can’t see anyone else smiling in here" (are you sure...) |Chorus 2: |[F] You want to live like common people |You want to see whatever common people see [C] |You want to sleep with common people |You want to sleep with... common people like me [G] |But she didn’t... understand... she just smiled and held my [C] hand Bridge (Stronger Strum): Rent a 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 3: |[F] You’ll never live like common people |You’ll never do whatever common people do [C] |You’ll never fail like common people You’ll never watch your life slide out of view [G] |And dance, and drink, and screw, because there’s nothing else to [C] do Instrumental & La La la's: [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [G] [C] [C] [C] [C] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G/////////] |Chorus 4: |[F] Sing along with the common people, Sing along and it might just get you through [C] |Laugh along with the common people |Laugh along even though they are laughing at you [G] |And the stupid things that you do Because you think that poor is cool [C] [Outro] [C] I wanna live with... common people like you x6 [C] Oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-lala-lala, oh [C] yeah!