Pulp – Common People (Ukulele)

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[Intro] C Csus4 C

C
She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge

She studies sculpture at St. Martins College

             G
That's where I caught her eye

C
She told me that her dad was loaded

I said "In that case I'll have a rum and coca-cola"

            G
She said "fine" and in a thirty seconds time she said

F
"I want to live like common people

                                      C
I want to do whatever common people do

I want to sleep with common people

                                        G
I want to sleep with common people like you"

                                                         C
Well what else could I do', I said "I'll see what I can do"

C
I took her to a supermarket

                                          G
I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere - so it started there

C
I said "Pretend you've got no money"

She just laughed and said "Oh, you're so funny"

         G
I said "Yeah, well I can't see someone else smiling in here

            F
Are you sure you want to live like common people

                                           C
You want to see whatever common people see

You want to sleep with common people

                                           G
You want to sleep with common people like me

                                                        C
But she didn't understand, she just smiled and held my hand

         C
Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job

                G
Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend you never went to school

                C
But still you'll never get it right, 'cos when you're laid in bed at night

             G
watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all

F
You'll never live like common people

                                          C
You'll never do whatever common people do

You'll never fail like common people

                                        G
You'll never watch your life slide out of view

                                                               C
And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do

[Interlude] C G C G

F
Sing along with the common people,

                                     C
Sing along and it might just get you thru'

Laugh along with the common people

                                             G
Laugh along even though they are laughing at you

And the stupid things that you do

                                C
Because you think that poor is cool

C
Like a dog lying in a corner they will bite you and never warn you

       G
look out, they'll tear you insides out

C
'Cos everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks that it's all

         G
Such a laugh

and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath

         F
you will never understand how it feels to live your life

            C
With no meaning or control and with nowhere left to go

            G
You are amazed that they exist and they burn so bright

                            C
Whilst you can only wonder why

         C
Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job

                G
Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend you never went to school

                C
But still you'll never get it right, 'cos when you're laid in bed at night

             G
watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all

F
You'll never live like common people

                                          C
You'll never do whatever common people do

You'll never fail like common people

                                        G
You'll never watch your life slide out of view

                                                               C
And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do

I want to live with common people like you I want to live with common people like you