[Verse - Just bass drum on 1 and 3 - Csus4 follows melody] [C] She came from Greece she had a [Csus4]thirst [C]for [Csus4]know [C]ledge She studies sculpture at St. [Csus4]Mar [C]tins [Csus4]Col [C]lege ... That's where [G7add7-353463, G7-353433] I ... [Pattern - G7add7 .... G7-G7add7 G7-G7add7] ..............caught her eye [C] ......... She told me that her [Csus4]dad [C]was [Csus4]loa [C]ded I said "In that case, I'll have a [Csus4]rum [C]and coca-[Csus4]cola" .. [C]She said [G7add7 ] "fine" and in a thirty seconds time she said
[Chorus - Bass drum on 1 and 3] [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 [G] you" .... Well, what else could I do? I said "I'll see what I can do" [C]
[Vamp - Gentle drums - String slap for snare] [C]
[Verse - Straight chords - don't follow melody - downstrokes predominantly] [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 someone else smiling in here Are you sure
[Chorus - Downstrokes] [F] you want to live like common people You want to see whatever common people [C] see - You want to sleep with common people You want to sleep with common people like [G] me" But she didn't understand, she just smiled and held my [C] hand
[Bridge - bit more drums - vocals double - Downstrokes] Rent a [C] flat above your shop, cut your 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 [############Stop - Scroll #################] your dad he could stop it all
[Chorus - Downstrokes] [F] You'll never live like common people You'll never do whatever common people [C] do - You'll never fail like common people You'll never watch your life slide out of [G] view And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to [C] do
[Instrumental - Keyboard Riff - Starts to speed up here - start to strum up and down] [C][G] [C][G] (1&2 3&4, 1&2 3&4 1 2 3 4 1&2&3&4)
[Chorus] [F] Sing along with the common people, Sing along and it might just get you [C] thru - Laugh along with the common people Laugh along even though they are laughing at [G] you And the stupid things that you do Because you think that poor is [C] cool
[Outro] [C] I want to live with common people like you I want to live with common people like you I want to live with common people like you I want to live with common people like you I want to live with common people like you I want to live with common people like you Yeh ooh - la la la - Yeah eh - la la la-la-la Yeh ooh - la la la - Yeah eh - la la la-la-la Yeh ooh - la la la - Yeah eh - la la la-la-la Oh Yeah [End]
[Keyboard Riff] E -3----1-0---7----5-3-- B -1----1-1---0----0-0-- G -0----0-0---0----0-0-- D -2----2-2---0----0-0-- A -3----3-3---x----x-x-- E ------------3----3-3--
[Verse 1] Tell me do you [D] think it'd be all [E] right, If I could [F#m] just crash here [E] tonight You can see [D] I'm in no shape for [E] driving, And anyway [F#m] I've got no place to [E] go And you know it [D] might not be that [E] bad, You were the [F#m] best I'd ever [E] had If I hadn't [D] blown the whole thing [E] years ago, I [F#m] might not be a [E] lone
[Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E] Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E]
[Verse 2] And you can [D] trust me not to [E] think, And [F#m] not to sleep a [E] round If you [D] don't expect too [E] much from me, You [F#m] might not be let [E] down Cause all I really [D] want is to be with [E] you, Feeling [F#m] like I matter [E] too If I hadn't [D] blown the whole thing [E] years ago, I [F#m] might be here with [E] you
[Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place Hey jealou [D] sy,
[Guitar Solo - Play chords higher to make more interesting and some drum fills] D E F#m E x 4
[Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E] Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E]
[Verse 3] Tell me do you [D] think it'd be all [E] right, If I could [F#m] just crash here [E] tonight You can see [D] I'm in no shape for [E] driving, And anyway [F#m] I've got no place to [E] go And you know it [D] might not be that [E] bad, You were the b [F#m] est I'd ever [E] had If I hadn't [D] blown the whole thing [E] years ago, I [F#m] might not be a [E] lone
[Out Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place [D] Hey jealou [D] sy,
[Out Guitar Solo] D E F#m E x 2
[Outro] Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] She took my [F#m] heart [E] There's only [D] one thing I couldn't [E] start [F#m][E]
