[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] [Em][Em][C][G] yeah [Em][Em][C][G]
[Verse] You are [Em] my [C] fire [G] The one [Em] desi [C] re [G] Believe [Em] when [C] I [G] say [Em] I want [Em] it [D] that [G] way (drums in) But we [Em] are [C] two [G] worlds a [Em] part Can't [C] reach [G] to your [Em] heart When [C] you [G] say That [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way
[Chorus] Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] heart [Em] ache) Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] mis [Em] take) (Tell me [C] why) I never wanna [D] hear you [G] say ( [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way)
[Verse] Am I [Em] your [C] fi [G] re Your one [Em] des [C] ire [G] Yes I [Em] know, it's [C] too [G] late But [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way
[Chorus] Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] heart [Em] ache) Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] mis [Em] take) (Tell me [C] why) I never wanna [D] hear you [G] say ( [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way)
[Bridge] [Em] Now I can see that we're fa [G/D] lling apart From the [C] way that it used to [Am] be, ye [D] ah No ma [Em] tter the distance I [G/D] want you to know That [C] deep down inside of [D] me... (Drums stop)
[Verse] You are [Em] my [C] fire [G] The one [Em] desi [C] re [G] (* higher, ** even higher) You [C] are *You are, *you [D] are, (goes higher) you [G] **are are [Em]
[Chorus] [D] (stop) Don't wanna hear you (full drums) [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] mist [F#m] take [D] I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say [F#m] I want it [E] that [A] way
[Chorus] Tell me [D] why Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache Tell me [D] why Ain't nothin' but a [E] mis [F#m] take Tell me [D] why I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say [F#m] I want it [E] that [A] way
Tell me [D] why Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] mis [F#m] take Tell me [D] why I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say (drums stop) [F#m] I want it [E] that [A] way
