[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 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 - No drums for first time round chords] [No drums] 2 bars just drums then chords come in [A/D-xx0220][C9-x32030] x 2 … One, one, one, one [A/D]One,   [A/D]two [C9]One, two, [C9]three, ow
[Riff] [A/D-xx0230][C9-x32030]
[Verse 1] [A/D] … Wake up, [C9] kids .. we got the dreamers disease [A/D] Age fourteen, [C9] they got you down on your knees [A/D]So polite, we're busy still saying please [Em7][Asus4][A]
[A/D] Fre ne [C9] emies, who when you're down ain't your friend [A/D] Every [C9] night we smash a Mercedes-Benz [A/D] First we [C9] run, and then we laugh 'til we cry [Em7][Asus4][A]
[Pre Chorus - FIRST 4 LINES HEAD VOICE] But [F#m7] when the [F#m7] night is [Bm] falling [A] You [G] cannot [G] find the light [Asus4][A] (light) You [F#m7] feel your [F#m7] dreams are [Bm] dying [A] Hold [G] tight [G] [Asus4] You've got the [A] music in you
[Chorus] [G] Don't [G] let go [Asus4] You've got the [A] music in you [F#m7] One [F#m7] dance [Bm7] left This world is [A] gonna pull through [G] Don't [G] give [Asus4] up You've got a [A] reason to live [F#m7] Can't [F#m7]for [Bm] get We only [A] get what we give [G] [Am7][G]
[A/D][C9] I'm comin' home, baby [A/D] You're tops [C9] Give it to me now
[Verse 2] [A/D] 4 A [C9] M, we ran a miracle mile [A/D] We're flat [C9] broke But hey, we do it in style [A/D] The bad [C9] rich God's flying in for your trial [Em7][Asus4][A]
[Pre Chorus] But [F#m7] when the [F#m7] night is [Bm] falling [A] You [G] cannot [G] find a friend [Asus4][A] (friend) You [F#m7] feel your [F#m7] tree is breaking [Bm][A] Just [G] bend [G] [Asus4] You've got the [A] music in you
[Chorus] [G] Don't [G] let go [Asus4] You've got the [A] music in you [F#m7] One [F#m7] dance [Bm7] left This world is [A] gonna pull through [G] Don't [G] give [Asus4] up You've got a [A] reason to live [F#m7] Can't [F#m7]for [Bm] get We only [A] get what we give [G] [Am7][G]
[Vamp] [A/D][C9] x 2
[Bridge] [A/D] This whole damn [Am7] world could [G] fall a [A/D]part You'll be o [Am7]kay, fol [G]low your [A/D]heart You're in harm's [Am7] way, I'm [G] right be [A/D]hind Now say you're mine [Em][A] [Em][A] (stop?) You've got the music in you
[Chorus] [G] Don't [G] let go [Asus4] You've got the [A] music in you [F#m7] One [F#m7] dance [Bm7] left This world is [A] gonna pull through [G] Don't [G] give [Asus4] up You've got a [A] reason to live [F#m7] Can't [F#m7]for [Bm] get We only [A] get what we give [G]
[G] Don't [G] let go [Asus4] You've got the [A] music in you [F#m7] Don't [F#m7] let [Bm7] go [A]
[G] Fly [G] high, [Asus4] high i i [A] i i [F#m7] high [F#m7] high [Bm7] high high [A] high high high … What's [G] reeee [G] allll [Asus4][A] can't [F#m7] dieeeee[F#m7]eeeeeeee [Bm7][A]
[Verse 4] [G] Health insurance, [G] rip off lying [Asus4] FDA, big [A] bankers buying [F#m7] Fake computer [F#m7] crashes dining [Bm7] Cloning while they're [A] multiplying [G] Fashion shoots with [G] Beck and Hanson [Asus4] Courtney Love [A] and Marilyn Manson [F#m7] You're all fakes Run [F#m7] to your mansions [Bm7] Come around, we'll [A] kick your asses
[Chorus] [G] Don't [G] let go [Asus4][A] [F#m7] One [F#m7] dance [Bm7] left [A] [G] Don't [G] give up [Asus4][A] [F#m7] Can't for [Bm7] get [A] [Repeat to fade or end on D]