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Common People

by Pulp / William Shatner · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

1 bent notes354 notesHoles 3–10Diatonic

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She came from Greece she had a thirst for

knowledge

She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College,

that's where I caught her eye.

She told me that her Dad was loaded

I said in that case I'll have a rum and coke-

cola.

She said fine & in thirty seconds time she said,

I want to live like common people

I want to do whatever common people do,

I want to sleep with common people

I want to sleep with common people like you.

Well what else could I do -

I said I'll see what I can do.

But she didn't understand, she just smiled and

held my hand.

Rent a flat above a shop, cut your hair

and get a job.

Smoke some fags and play some pool,

pretend you never went to school.

But still you'll never get it right

'cos when you're laid in bed at night watching

roaches climb the wall

If you call your Dad he could stop it all.

You'll never live like common people

You'll never do what common people do

You'll never fail like common people

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

and dance and drink and screw

Because there's nothing else to do-oo-oo.

Sing along with the common people,

sing along and it might just get you thru'

Laugh along with the common people

Laugh along even though they're laughing

at you and the stupid things that you do.

Because you think that poor is coo-oo-ool.

I want to live with common people like you, (x5)

I want to live with common people like you

I want to live with common people like you (x2)

I want to live with common people like you