[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--
[Intro - BPM 88 - No drums - Capo 2 for original key] Em7 G D A7sus4 Em7 G D A7sus4 Em7 G D A7sus4 Em7 G D A7sus4
[Verse 1 - No drums] [Em] Today is [G] gonna be the day That they're [D] gonna throw it back to you [A7sus4] [Em] By now you [G] should've somehow Rea [D] lised what you gotta do [A7sus4] [Em] I don't believe that [G] anybody [D] Feels the way I [A7sus4] do about you now [Em][G][D][A7sus4]
[Verse 2 - Drums in on 'That the'] [Em] Backbeat the [G] word is on the street That the [D] fire in your heart is out [A7sus4] [Em] I'm sure you've [G] heard it all before But you [D] never really had a doubt [A7sus4] [Em] I don't believe that [G] anybody [D] feels The way I [A7sus4] do about you now [Em][G][D][A7sus4]
[Pre-Chorus] And [C] all the roads we [D] have to walk are [Em] winding And [C] all the lights that [D] lead us there are [Em] blinding [C] There are many [D] things that I would [G] Like to [D] say to [Em] you But I [D] don't know [A7sus4] how
[Chorus] Because [C] maybe.. [Em] ...... [G] ...You're [Em] gonna be the one that [C] saves me? [Em][G] And [Em] after [C] all ... [Em] ........ [G] You're my [Em] wonder.... [C] wall.. [Em] .... [G] .... [Em]
[Stop] [Drum fill BxSx SxBS xSSS SBSx]
[Verse 3] [Em] Today was [G] gonna be the day But they'll [D] never throw it back [A7sus4] to you [Em] By now you [G] should've somehow Rea [D] lised what you're not [A7sus4] to do [Em] I don't believe that [G] anybody [D] Feels the way I do [A7sus4] About you now [Em][G][D][A7sus4]
[Pre-Chorus] And [C] all the roads that [D] lead you there are [Em] winding And [C] all the lights that [D] light the way are [Em] blinding [C] There are many [D] things that I would [G] like to [D] say to [Em] you But I [D] don't know [A7sus4] how
[Chorus] Because [C] maybe.. [Em] ...... [G] ...You're [Em] gonna be the one that [C] saves me? [Em] ........ [G] And [Em] after [C] all ... [Em] ........ [G] You're my [Em] wonder.... [C] wall.. [Em] .... [G] ...... [Em] Because [C] maybe..(I said [Em] maybe) [G] You're [Em] gonna be the one that [C] saves me? [Em] ....... [G] And [Em] after [C] all ... [Em] ........ [G] ...You're my [Em] wonder.... [C] wall.. [Em] .... [G] ...... [Em] ....I said [C] maybe (I said [Em] maybe) [G] ... You're [Em] gonna be the one that [C] saves me? (that [Em] saves me [G] You're [Em] gonna be the one that [C] saves me? (that [Em] saves me [G] You're [Em] gonna be the one that [C] saves me? (that [Em] saves me [G] ) [Em]
