[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 Riff - No drums - BPM 150] [Am][C][Em][G] x 2 (drums in) [Am][C][Em][G] x 2
[Verse - Drums quiet] [Am]Honey if the [C]truth hurts, [Em]Don't look, it [G]might go a [Am]way [C][Em][G] [Am]It's easy to pre [C]tend, That [Em]life is a [G]rosey bou [Am]quet [C][Em][G] [Am]I don't need a [C]platter, I'll [Em]take it [G]straight from the [Am]shelf [C][Em][G] [Am]Give it to me [C]raw, I'll [Em]take it home, [G]cook it my [Am]self [C][Em][G]
[Chorus - Full drums] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][Em][G] [Am][C][Em][G]
[Verse] [Am] Can't afford to [C] lose touch, [Em]can't afford to [G]lose con [Am] trol [C][Em][G] The [Am]doors are open [C]wide, And the [Em]wind blows a [G]bitter [Am]cold [C][Em][G] [Am]Man holds a mys[C] tery, [Em]Someone else [G]holds the [Am] key [C][Em][G] [Am]It's a shame, [C]they're the same, The [Em]answer doesn't [G]have to be [Am][C][Em][G]
[Chorus] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a storm
[Break - IGNORE WITH TELEFONICS] [Am][C][Em][G] x 4 [Am][C][D][D] x 4
[Verse - No drums] [NC] Fire in [NC] your eyes, in [NC] your head, Fire [NC] in your (extra bar) (drums back in) [Am] touch [C] hhh [Em][G] [Am][C][Em][G] but I [Am]can't shout fire [C] , 'Cause I [Em] love you [G] too mu [Am] ch [C][Em][G] The [Am]race is [C]on, The [Em]message is [G]in your [Am] soul [C][Em][G] As a [Am]thousand [C]thoughts, a [Em]second, [G]Now ex [Am] plode [C][Em][G]
[Chorus - Drums back in] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a
[Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on......... [C][D][D]
[Telefonics change this to Am C Em G]
[Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. He's brewing up a [Am] storm