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]
[C] I wanna live with... common people like you x6
[Outro]
[C] Oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oh [C] yeah!
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 someGwhere... 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 Gfags and play some pool... pretend you never went to school
But still you’ll Cnever get it right... ‘cos when you’re laid in bed at night
Watching Groaches 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
FSing 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
C I wanna live with... common people like you x6
Outro
C Oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oh C yeah!