C5
She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge

She studies sculpture at St. Martins College
                     G5
That?s where I caught her eye
C5
She told me that her dad was loaded

I said "In that case I?ll have a rum and coca-cola"
                  G5
She said "fine" and in a thirty seconds time she said

F5
"I want to live like common people
                                                              C5
I want to do whatever common people do

I want to sleep with common people
                                                                  G5
I want to sleep with common people like you"
                                                                                             C5
Well what else could I do?, I said "I?ll see what I can do"

C5
I took her to a supermarket
                                                                    G5
I don?t know why but I had to start it somewhere - so it started there
C5
I said "Pretend you?ve got no money"

She just laughed and said "Oh, you?re so funny"
             G5
I said "Yeah, well I can?t see someone else smiling in here

                    F5
Are you sure you want to live like common people
                                                                       C5
You want to see whatever common people see

You want to sleep with common people
                                                                       G5
You want to sleep with common people like me
                                                                                            C5
But she didn?t understand, she just smiled and held my hand

             C5
Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job
                        G5
Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend you never went to school
                          C5
But still you?ll never get it right, ?cos when you?re laid in bed at night
                     G5
watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all

F5
You?ll never live like common people
                                                                    C5
You?ll never do whatever common people do

You?ll never fail like common people
                                                                G5
You?ll never watch your life slide out of view
                                                                                                       C5
And dance and drink and screw because there?s nothing else to do

( C5  G5 )

F5
Sing along with the common people,
                                                           C5
Sing along and it might just get you thru?

Laugh along with the common people
                                                                           G5
Laugh along even though they are laughing at you

And the stupid things that you do
                                                    C5
Because you think that poor is cool

C5
Like a dog lying in a corner they will bite you and never warn you
         G5
look out, they?ll tear you insides out
C5
?Cos everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks that it?s all
               G5
Such a laugh

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

               F5
you will never understand how it feels to live your life
                    C5
With no meaning or control and with nowhere left to go
                  G5
You are amazed that they exist and they burn so bright
                                              C5
Whilst you can only wonder why

             C5
Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job
                        G5
Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend you never went to school
                          C5
But still you?ll never get it right, ?cos when you?re laid in bed at night
                     G5
watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all

F5
You?ll never live like common people
                                                                    C5
You?ll never do whatever common people do

You?ll never fail like common people
                                                                G5
You?ll never watch your life slide out of view
                                                                                                       C5
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