Tuning: E A D G B E

Hi guys - here's the chords for Common People by Pulp :- COMMON PEOPLE by PULP from the album 'Different Class' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The chords to this song are straightforward - chord change every two bars and there's only three chords in it. The keyboards on the recording play the melody line throughout (at least when you can hear it in the quiet bits) and you can mimic this on the guitar by hammering a sus4 on each of the chords. The biggest problem in playing this song is that it varies in speed as it meanders through Jarvis' moods. Lyrics are from the New Pulp Home Page (http://ns.ph.liv.ac.uk:80/~mbs/plp/pulp_home/) - thanks to Martin Smith. [Intro] C Csus4 C [Verse]

^CShe came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge She studies sculpture at St. Martins College That's where I caught^G her eye ^CShe told me that her dad was loaded

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

She said "fine" an^Gd in a thirty seconds time she said

[Chorus]

^F"I want to live like common people I want to do whatever common people do ^C

I want to sleep with common people

I want to sleep with common people like you" ^G Well, what else could I do? I said "I'll see what I can do"^C

[Verse]

^CI took her to a supermarket I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere - so it started the^Gre ^CI said "Pretend you've got no money"

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

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

[Chorus]

Are you sure you wan^Ft to live like common people You want to see whatever common people see ^C

You want to sleep with common people

You want to sleep with common people like me"^G But she didn't understand, she just smiled and held my hand ^C

[Bridge]

Rent a flat a^Cbove your shop, cut your hair and get a job Smoke some fags and play^G some pool, pretend you never went to school But still, you'll never get^C it right, 'cos when you're laid in bed at night watching roaches clim^Gb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all

[Chorus]

^FYou'll never live like common people You'll never do whatever common people do ^C

You'll never fail like common people

You'll never watch your life slide out of view ^G And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do ^C

[Instrumental] C G C G [Chorus]

^FSing along with the common people, Sing along and it might just get you thru ^C

Laugh along with the common people

Laugh along even though they are laughing at you ^G And the stupid things that you do Because you think that poor is cool ^C

[Verse]

^CLike a dog lying in a corner, they will bite you and never warn you look out,^G they'll tear your insides out ^C'Cos everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks that it's all Such a laugh ^G

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

you will never ^Funderstand how it feels to live your life With no meaning or c^Control and with nowhere left to go You are amazed tha^Gt they exist and they burn so bright Whilst you can only wonder why ^C

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

^FYou'll never live like common people You'll never do whatever common people do ^C

You'll never fail like common people

You'll never watch your life slide out of view ^G And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do ^C

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

Pulp - Common people