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**************** LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE ******************

written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins

performed by Waylon Jennings.

Verse 1:
         F (133211@1)Living on free food tickets

	Water in the milk from the hole in the roof
                   D# (x43121@3)Where the rain came through
                     Bb (x1333x@1)     C/G (3x555x@1)What can you do? hmm hmm


Verse 2:
         F (133211@1)Tears from little sister

	Crying 'cause she doesn't have adress (x02210@1)	                         D# (x43121@3)Without apatch (x02210@1)for the party to go
                     Bb (x1333x@1)          C/G (3x555x@1)Oh but you know,she'll get by


Chorus:
    C/G (3x555x@1)       F (133211@1)                       Bb (x1333x@1)      F (133211@1)She is living in the love of the common people
	                            Bb (x1333x@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)Smiles from the heart of afamily (x02210@1)man
         F (133211@1)                      Bb (x1333x@1)     F (133211@1)Daddy's gonna buy her adream (x02210@1)to cling to
                                                   C/G (3x555x@1)       F (133211@1)Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can,as she can


Verse 3: (a tone higher)
                G (320003@1)It's agood (x02210@1)thing you don't have bus fare

	It would fall through the hole in your pocket
                                   F (133211@1)And you'd lose it in the snow on the ground
                      C/G (3x555x@1)          D (xx0232@1)Awalkin' (x02220@1)to town to find ajob (x02210@1)

Verse 4:
          G (320003@1)Trying to keep your hands warm

	But the hole in your shoe let the snow come through
	          F (133211@1)And the chills to the bone
	                  C/G (3x555x@1)           D (xx0232@1)Oh,you better go home where it's warm


Chorus bis:
    D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)                    C/G (3x555x@1)     G (320003@1)Where you can live in the love of the common people
                                    C/G (3x555x@1)  D (xx0232@1)Smiles from the heart of afamily (x02210@1)man
         G (320003@1)                     C/G (3x555x@1)     G (320003@1)Daddy's gonna buy you adream (x02210@1)to cling to
                                                    D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can,as she can


Verse 5: (a tone higher)
         A (x02220@1)Living on dreams ain't easy

	But the closer the knit,the tighter the fit
                  G (320003@1)And the chills stay away
                            D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1)You take them in stride,family pride


Verse 6:
                        A (x02220@1)You know that faith is your foundation

	And with whole lotta love and awarm (x02210@1)conversation
              G (320003@1)And plenty of prayer
                      D (xx0232@1)              E (022100@1)Making you strong,where you belong


Chorus ter:
    E (022100@1)                A (x02220@1)                     D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)Where you can live in the love of the common people
                                        D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)Be the pride in the heart of afamily (x02210@1)man
         A (x02220@1)                      D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)Daddy's gonna buy you adream (x02210@1)to cling to
                                                    E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can,as she can

Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr