[Intro]
C Csus4 C
[Verse]
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
[Chorus]
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"
[Verse]
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
[Chorus]
                    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
[Bridge]
             C 
Rent a flat above your shop, cut your hair and get a job 
                        G 
Smoke some fags and play some pool, pretend 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
[Chorus]
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
[Instrumental]
C  G
C  G
[Chorus]
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
[Verse]
C 
Like a dog lying in a corner, they will bite you and never warn you 
         G 
look out, they'll tear your 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
[Bridge]
             C 
Rent a flat above your shop, cut your hair and get a job 
                        G 
Smoke some fags and play some pool, pretend 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
[Chorus]
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