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f	1	Common People	f	1	Common People
	2	Pulp		2	Pulp
	3	Intro:		3	Intro:
	4	[C] [C]		4	[C] [C]
	5			5
	6	Verse 1:		6	Verse 1:
	7	[C] She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge		7	[C] She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
	8	She studied sculpture at St. Martins College		8	She studied sculpture at St. Martins College
	9	That’s where [G] I... caught her eye [G]		9	That’s where [G] I... caught her eye [G]
	10	[C] She told me that her dad was loaded		10	[C] She told me that her dad was loaded
	11	I said "In that case I’ll have a rum and cola"		11	I said "In that case I’ll have a rum and cola"
	12	She said [G] "Fine"... and then in thirty seconds time, she said		12	She said [G] "Fine"... and then in thirty seconds time, she said
	13			13
	14	\|Chorus 1:		14	\|Chorus 1:
	15	\|[F] "I want to live like common people, I want to do whatever common people do [C]		15	\|[F] "I want to live like common people, I want to do whatever common people do [C]
	16	\|I want to sleep with common people, I want to sleep with... common people like you" [G]		16	\|I want to sleep with common people, I want to sleep with... common people like you" [G]
	17	\|What else could I do... I said "Oh... I’ll see what I can do" [C]		17	\|What else could I do... I said "Oh... I’ll see what I can do" [C]
	18			18
	19	Verse 2:		19	Verse 2:
	20	[C] I took her to a supermarket		20	[C] I took her to a supermarket
	21	I don’t know why but I had to start it some-[G]where... so it started... there		21	I don’t know why but I had to start it some-[G]where... so it started... there
	22	[C] I said "Pretend you’ve got no money"		22	[C] I said "Pretend you’ve got no money"
	23	She just laughed and said "Oh, you’re so funny"		23	She just laughed and said "Oh, you’re so funny"
t	24	I said [G] "Yeah... well I can’t see anyone else smiling in here" (are you sure...)	t	24	I said [G] "Yeah... well I can’t see anyone else smiling in here" {blue}(are you sure...){/blue}
	25			25
	26	\|Chorus 2:		26	\|Chorus 2:
	27	\|[F] You want to live like common people		27	\|[F] You want to live like common people
	28	\|You want to see whatever common people see [C]		28	\|You want to see whatever common people see [C]
	29	\|You want to sleep with common people		29	\|You want to sleep with common people
	30	\|You want to sleep with... common people like me [G]		30	\|You want to sleep with... common people like me [G]
	31	\|But she didn’t... understand... she just smiled and held my [C] hand		31	\|But she didn’t... understand... she just smiled and held my [C] hand
	32			32
	33	Bridge (Stronger Strum):		33	Bridge (Stronger Strum):
	34	Rent a flat above a shop... cut you hair and get a job		34	Rent a flat above a shop... cut you hair and get a job
	35	Smoke some [G] fags and play some pool... pretend you never went to school		35	Smoke some [G] fags and play some pool... pretend you never went to school
	36	But still you’ll [C] never get it right... ‘cos when you’re laid in bed at night		36	But still you’ll [C] never get it right... ‘cos when you’re laid in bed at night
	37	Watching [G] roaches climb the wall... if you called your dad he could stop it all yeah		37	Watching [G] roaches climb the wall... if you called your dad he could stop it all yeah
	38			38
	39	\|Chorus 3:		39	\|Chorus 3:
	40	\|[F] You’ll never live like common people		40	\|[F] You’ll never live like common people
	41	\|You’ll never do whatever common people do [C]		41	\|You’ll never do whatever common people do [C]
	42	\|You’ll never fail like common people You’ll never watch your life slide out of view [G]		42	\|You’ll never fail like common people You’ll never watch your life slide out of view [G]
	43	\|And dance, and drink, and screw, because there’s nothing else to [C] do		43	\|And dance, and drink, and screw, because there’s nothing else to [C] do
	44			44
	45	Instrumental & La La la's:		45	Instrumental & La La la's:
	46	[C] [C] [C] [C]		46	[C] [C] [C] [C]
	47	[G] [G] [G] [G]		47	[G] [G] [G] [G]
	48	[C] [C] [C] [C]		48	[C] [C] [C] [C]
	49	[G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G/////////]		49	[G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G/////////]
	50			50
	51	\|Chorus 4:		51	\|Chorus 4:
	52	\|[F] Sing along with the common people, Sing along and it might just get you through [C]		52	\|[F] Sing along with the common people, Sing along and it might just get you through [C]
	53	\|Laugh along with the common people		53	\|Laugh along with the common people
	54	\|Laugh along even though they are laughing at you [G]		54	\|Laugh along even though they are laughing at you [G]
	55	\|And the stupid things that you do Because you think that poor is cool [C]		55	\|And the stupid things that you do Because you think that poor is cool [C]
	56			56
	57	[C] I wanna live with... common people like you x6		57	[C] I wanna live with... common people like you x6
	58			58
	59	[Outro]		59	[Outro]
	60	[C] Oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-lala-lala, oh [C] yeah!		60	[C] Oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-lala-lala, oh [C] yeah!

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