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Pulp-Common People - sr - 0

[BPM 137 - Phaser? - Intro - Guitar rhythm - x&2&x&4& - bass drum on 1 and 3 later]
[C octave]
 
[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--

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Goo Goo Dolls-Slide

BPM 112                                             
Guitar  1  :  E  A  D  G  B  E    (CAPO  ON  1ST  !)
Guitar  2  :  D  A  D  G  D  D    (CAPO  ON  1ST  !)
Chords  (gtr  1)    E  (022030)    D  (000230)      
C  (032030)    G  (320030)                          
Chords  (gtr  2)    E  (220000)    D  (057000)      
C  (035000)    G  (550000)                          
[Intro]  (X2):  (gtr  1)                            
e|----------------------------|                     
                                                    
B|----3---3------3----3--3----|                     
                                                    
G|---0-0-2-2----0-0--0--------|                     
                                                    
D|--2---0---0-----------------|                     
                                                    
A|-------------3--------------|                     
                                                    
E|------------------3---2-----|                     
Intro  (X2):  (gtr  2)                              
d|-------------------------------------------|      
D|-----0---------0----------0---------0----0-|      
G|-------0---------0----------0-------0----0-|      
D|---5---------7-----0----5------------------|      
A|-7---------5----------3--------------------|      
D|----------------------------------5----4---|      
[Verse  1]  (gtr  1&2)                              
 [Em7#9]     Could  you  whisper  in  my   [D] ear                   
The  things  you  wanna  feel [C]                          
I'd  give  you  anythin'      
[Descending bass line E - 3 2]
To  feel  it  comin'                   
 [Em7#9]    Do  you  wake  up  on  your  own       [D]  
And  wonder  where  you  are?  [C]  
You  live  with  all  your  faults   
[Riff C slide to D then back to C]  
I  wanna  wake  up  where  you  are 
[Riff C slide to D then back to C]  
I  won't  say  anything  at  all    
                                                 
So  why  [D]  don't [D]   you  slide  [C]     [G]                       
[CG riff x 3 - D]                         
Yeah,  I'm  gonna  let  it  slide            
[CG riff x 3 - D]                         
[Verse  2]  (gtr  1&2)                     
 [Em7#9]    Don't  you  love  the  life  you  killed?  [D]  
The  priest  is  on  the  phone  [C]  
Your  father  hit  the  wall [C]  
[Descending bass line] 
Your  ma  disowned  you             
 [Em7#9]     Don't  supposed  I'll  ever  know  [D]  
What  it  means  to  be  a  man  [C]  
It's  somethin'  I  can't  change                
I'll  live  around  it [Descend bass then hold C]
I  wanna  wake  up  where  you  are              
[Riff C slide to D then back to C]               
I  won't  say  anything  at  all                 
So  why  [D]  don't [D]   you  slide                          
[CG riff x 3 - D] 
 Ooh,  slide        
[Bridge]  (gtr  1&2)      
And   [C] I'll  do  anything      [G]  
You  ever  dreame [C] d  to  be  complete         [G]  
Little  pie [C] ces  of  the   [G] nothin  that  fall
D  
Oh,  [Em]  May
Put  your  arms  around  [D]  me
What  you   [C] feel  is  what  you   [G] are              
And  what  you   [C] are  is  beauti [G] ful
Oh,   [Em] Ma
Do  you  wanna  get  ma [D]   rried  
Or  run  away [C] ?
[Hold C a bit longer then Solo - verse chords x 1]
[Bridge]  (gtr  1&2)                              
And   [C] I'll  do  anything      [G]                          
You  ever  dreame [C] d  to  be  complete         [G]  
Little  pie [C] ces  of  the   [G] nothin  that   [D] fall
   
Oh,  [Em]  May
Put  your  arms  around  [D]  me
What  you   [C] feel  is  what  you   [G] are              
And  what  you   [C] are  is  beauti [G] ful
Oh,   [Em] Ma
Do  you  wanna  get  ma [D]   rried  
Or  run  away [C] ?  (Hold C a bit longer)
[Riff C slide to D then back to C]  
I  wanna  wake  up  where  you  are 
[Riff C slide to D then back to C]  
Talking bit then drum fill          
And   [C] I'll  do  anything      [G]            
You  ever  dreame [C] d  to  be  complete         [G]  
Little  pie [C] ces  of  the   [G] nothin  that  fall   [D]  
And   [C] I'll  do  anything      [G]  
You  ever  dreame [C] d  to  be  complete         [G]  
Little  pie [C] ces  of  the   [G] nothin  that  fall   [D]  
"Oh may ... why don't you slide " x 2 over the top of I'll do anything - Chord C to G x 3 then D
Back to intro riff - finish on G maj                                                            
:  (gtr  1)                                                                                     
e|----------0|                                                                                  
                                                                                                
B|-----3----3|                                                                                  
                                                                                                
G|----0-0---0|                                                                                  
                                                                                                
D|-0h2---2--2|                                                                                  
                                                                                                
A|----------3|                                                                                  
                                                                                                
E|----------0|                                                                                  
:  (gtr  2)                                                                                     
                                                                                                
D|-------------------0-|                                                                        
                                                                                                
D|----------0--------0-|                                                                        
                                                                                                
G|------------0------0-|                                                                        
                                                                                                
D|--------4-----0----5-|                                                                        
                                                                                                
A|-0--3/5---------0--3-|                                                                        
                                                                                                D|-------------------0-|                                                                        

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