Intro: C0 Csus41 C2 0 C3 1She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge 2 3She studies sculpture at St. Martins College G4 4That's where I caught her eye C5 5She told me that her dad was loaded 6 7I said "In that case I'll have a rum and coca-cola" G6 8She said "fine" and in a thirty seconds time she said 9 10 F7 11"I want to live like common people C8 12I want to do whatever common people do 13 14I want to sleep with common people G9 15I want to sleep with common people like you" C10 16Well what else could I do', I said "I'll see what I can do" 17 18 C11 19I took her to a supermarket G12 20I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere - so it started there C13 21I said "Pretend you've got no money" 22 23She just laughed and said "Oh, you're so funny" G14 24I said "Yeah, well I can't see someone else smiling in here 25 26 F15 27Are you sure you want to live like common people C16 28You want to see whatever common people see 29 30You want to sleep with common people G17 31You want to sleep with common people like me C18 32But she didn't understand, she just smiled and held my hand 33 34 C19 35Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job G20 36Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend you never went to school C21 37But still you'll never get it right, 'cos when you're laid in bed at night G22 38watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all 39 40 F23 41You'll never live like common people C24 42You'll never do whatever common people do 43 44You'll never fail like common people G25 45You'll never watch your life slide out of view C26 46And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do 47 48Interlude: C27 G28 C29 G30 49 50 F31 51Sing along with the common people, C32 52Sing along and it might just get you thru' 53 54Laugh along with the common people G33 55Laugh along even though they are laughing at you 56 57And the stupid things that you do C34 58Because you think that poor is cool 59 60 C35 61Like a dog lying in a corner they will bite you and never warn you G36 62look out, they'll tear you insides out C37 63'Cos everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks that it's all G38 64Such a laugh 65 66and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath 67 68 F39 69you will never understand how it feels to live your life C40 70With no meaning or control and with nowhere left to go G41 71You are amazed that they exist and they burn so bright C42 72Whilst you can only wonder why 73 74 C43 75Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job G44 76Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend you never went to school C45 77But still you'll never get it right, 'cos when you're laid in bed at night G46 78watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all 79 80 F47 81You'll never live like common people C48 82You'll never do whatever common people do 83 84You'll never fail like common people G49 85You'll never watch your life slide out of view C50 86And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do 87 88 89I want to live with common people like you 90 91I want to live with common people like you