Common People
by Pulp
off Different Class

Verse-		Chorus-
C G		F C G C


Verse I-
	C
	She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge,
	she studied sculpture at St. Martin's 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 then in thirty seconds time,  she said

Chorus I-
	F
	"i want to live like common people, 
					   C
	i was to do whatever common people do,
	i want to sleep with common people,
						G
	i want to sleep with common people like you"
	well what else could i do?
				     C
	i said "i'll see what i can do"
	
Verse II-

	I took her to a supermarket
	i don't know why but i had to start it
	somewhere
	so it started there,    
	i said "pretend you've got no money"
	she laughed and said "you're so funny"   i said
	"yeah? well i can't see anyone else smiling in here"

	"are you sure 
	
Chorus II-
	you want to live like common people?
	you want to see whatever common people see
	you want to sleep with common people
	you want to sleep with common people like me"
	but she didn't understand
	she just smiled and held my hand

Verse III-
	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
	'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

Chorus III-	
	"you'll never live like common people
	you'll never do what common people do
	you'll never fail like common people
	you'll never watch your life slide out of view
	and dance and drink and screw
	because there's nothing else to do"
	
Interlude-
Chorus IV-
	"sing along with the common people
	sing along and it might just get you through
	laugh along with the common people
	laugh along even though they're laughing at you
	and the stupid things that you do
	because you think that poor is cool

Verse-
	like a dog lying in a corner
	they will bite you and never warn you    
	look out
	they'll tear your insides out
	'cos everybody hates a tourist
	especially one who thinks its all such a laugh
	and the chip stains and grease
	will come out in the bath

Chorus-
	you will never understand
	how it feels to live your life
	with no meaning or control
	and with nowhere left to go
	you are amazed that they exist
	and they burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why

Verse III-  (again)
Chorus III- (again)
Outtro-
	C
	want to live with common people like you
	want to live with common people like you.....